Saudi Arabia said on Saturday it would limit the annual Muslim pilgrimage to people already residing inside the kingdom due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.... Read More
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The Osun government on Monday started the vaccination of 800 intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia against the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Mr Tajudeen Lawal, the... Read More
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says no hajj seats have been allocated to Nigeria for 2021 hajj by the authorities of... Read More
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... Read More
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.... Read More
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... Read More
Hajj: Katsina government doles out over N30,000 each to 3,086 pilgrims
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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... Read More
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... Read More
How female airport official was caught with $600 belonging to pilgrim
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A female staff member of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Ramatu Luka, has been arrested at the Yola Airport for alleged stealing 600... Read More
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... Read More
Over 23,000 Nigerian pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia for Hajj – NAHCON
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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... Read More
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... Read More
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,... Read More
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.... Read More
Man takes loan for Hajj in Osogbo, refuses to pay back after six years
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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... Read More
As intending Pilgrims across the 36 states of Nigeria and FCT prepare for the 2019 hajj exercise, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) gave... Read More
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.... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
2019 Hajj: FCT board warns intending pilgrims against fraudulent acts
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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... Read More
Court sentences activist to 12 years imprisonment over social media comments
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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... Read More
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... Read More
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,... Read More
2019 Hajj: NAHCON to begin biometric data capturing of intending pilgrims
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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... Read More
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... Read More
The Nigerian pilgrimage mission in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday recorded double tragedy following the death of two pilgrims. A pilgrim from Niger had earlier, in... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
Thousands of Nigerian pilgrims, who performed this year’s Hajj in Saudi Arabia are now idle in the Holy Land, waiting anxiously for their return journey... Read More
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... Read More
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