The Islamic festival, Eid-el-Fitri, will be celebrated on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar following the non-sighting of the crescent moon on Monday.
The Saudi Supreme Court declared Tuesday as the final day of Ramadan and Wednesday as Eid-el-Fitri, Al-Arabiya reported. Authorities in the UAE and Qatar also made similar pronouncements.
In Nigeria, millions of Muslims, as of the time of this report, still await an announcement by the Sultan of Sokoto, Saad Abubakar, who heads the Nigeria Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs.