Nigeria, March 1 -- As the sun goes down during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, many Muslims will reach for a date, a sweet brown fruit, to break their fast.

During the 29 or 30 days, observing Muslims abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and sexual relations during daylight hours to achieve greater "taqwa" or consciousness of God.

As part of its annual humanitarian relief efforts to mark the holy month of Ramadan, the Consulate General of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Kano distributed 50 tons of dates to the Kano State Government on Friday.

In a statement from the Consulate, the Saudi Embassy said this initiative was facilitated by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief), which aims to support vulnerable fam...