Hajj

Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi has set up a  committee to refund Hajj deposits to intending pilgrims who could not travel to Saudi Arabia for the 2020 exercise.The Special Adviser to the governor on Media, Mr Yahaya Sarki, said this in a…

Saudi Arabia said it will restrict the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca this year to a “very limited” number of Muslims to contain the spread of the coronavirus, a historic decision that will reverberate in an economy already reeling from low oil…

Saudi Arabia has banned international visitors from making the Islamic pilgrimage, known as Hajj, this year in a bid to curtail the spread of coronavirus.Only a few number of people presently living in the kingdom of Arabia may…

The Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has allayed fears of prospective pilgrims on cancellation for this year’s Hajj (pilgrimage) to Saudi Arabia.The board is reacting to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic which has paralysed…

Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, has doled out cash gift of 300 Saudi Arabian riyals, equivalent to N30,000, to each of  the 3,086 pilgrims from the state currently in Saudi Arabia for Hajj.Alhaji Muntari Lawal, Leader, Katsina…

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Tuesday announced the completion of 2019 hajj outbound transportation of Nigerian pilgrims expected to participate in the 2019 hajj in Saudi Arabia.The announcement is contained in a…

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Thursday said it had transported 32,402 pilgrims to  Madinah, Saudi Arabia.Pilgrims from parts of the world are expected to leave Madinah to Makkah on Aug. 7,  and on Aug. 8 , they…

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says it has so far carried out 48 flights involving 23,467 pilgrims from Nigeria to Madinah since the inaugural flight of the pilgrims in Katsina on July 10.The commission’s Command and…

Rashida Tijani, a female pilgrim from Oyo State, who lost her purse containing $800 and other valuables, was saved from the trauma of her loss when a review of the hotels CCTV footage identified where she left the purse.The News Agency…

Gombe State has transported its first batch of 560 intending Pilgrims from Lawanti International Airport Gombe to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Alhaji Sa’adu Hassan, Executive Secretary,  Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, told newsmen that…

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has contracted the transportation of 35,000 Nigerian pilgrims from Madinah to Makkah to a Madinah-based transport company, Hafil.The Commission’s Coordinator for the 2019 Hajj in Madinah,…

A 57-year-old Muslim, Khalil Babalola, appeared before an Osun State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo for refusing to pay back the loan he took for lesser hajj in 2013.Babalola, who is facing two counts of stealing and obtaining…

FCT Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board says it will conduct compulsory medical screening for 2019 intending Muslim pilgrims on Saturday, June 15, and Sunday, June 16.The Public Relations Officer of the board, Muhammad Lawal Aliyu, made this…

Figures of the 2019 Hajj Fares started emerging last week with the announcement by Yobe State of N1,522,475 For the average Nigerian and especially the intending pilgrim, long-awaited information is now available. While some were irked that…

The Kaduna State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board (SMPWB), on Saturday, announced N1.5million as 2019 Hajj fare for intending pilgrims in the state.The board’s Public Relations Officer, Malam Yunusa Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement…

The FCT Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, on Sunday warned 2019 intending pilgrims against exhibiting fraudulent behaviour that is capable of tarnishing the image of Nigeria in Saudi Arabia.Director of the Board, Malam Muhammad Bashir,…

An Abuja court has sentenced Ibrahim Garba Wala, a well-known social media activist to 12 years imprisonment for charges bordering on public incitement and criminal defamation.The verdict was passed by Justice Yusuf Halilu at a High…

The Kaduna State Muslim Welfare Board has captured no fewer than 2,200 intending pilgrims of 2019 Hajj through its Biometric data.The Board’s Public Relations Officer, Malam Yunusa Abdullahi, made this known to newsmen in Kaduna on …

Alh. Abdullahi Muhammad, the Executive Chairman, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has inaugurated a Medical Guidelines Review Committee for the 2019 Hajj.The Head, Public Affairs Division of NAHCON, Mrs Fatima Usara, said in…

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) and the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, have finalised arrangements to kick off biometric capturing of the 2019 intending pilgrims soon.The Head, Public Affairs Division of…

The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hon Khadija Abba Ibrahim, has now signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 2019 Hajj. In the ceremony at the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Arabian Minister of Umrah, Dr.…

The Chairman National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Abdullahi Muktar on Sunday urged Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia to pray for peace and harmony in Nigeria as they get set to depart for home.Muktar made the appeal in an…

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Saturday warned this year’s Hajj airline operators not to transport criminal elements in Hajj flights from Saudi Arabia back to Nigeria.NAHCON Chairman Abdullahi Muhktar sounded the…

Saudi authorities say two million Muslims from around the world are expected to converge on Islam’s holiest city of Mecca and nearby sites in Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj pilgrimage, which starts Sunday.The hajj, one of the five…

The arrival of Kano State’s 540 pilgrims in Madinah on Saturday has raised the number of Nigerians currently on pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia to 2,480.The state’s first batch, comprising 292 males, was transported by Max Air…