Contrary to the general acceptance of Thursday as 1st Shawwal across major countries  of the world, the government of the Republic of Niger has announced the sighting of the Shawwal moon.

This however brought the month of Ramadan fasting to an end, ROYAL NEWS reports.

Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Malaysia, United Arab Emirate and Nigeria have since disclosed that new moon of Shawwal was not sighted in any part of the their regions.

Menawhile, Prime Minister Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou who made the announcement on Tuesday night said the crescent was sighted in three different regions of the country.