Tag: 2016 Hajj
Hajj 2016: Sokoto State loses 3 pilgrims
The Director-General, Sokoto State Pilgrims’ Welfare Agency (PWA), Alhaji Ibrahim Umar,said the state had lost three pilgrims during the just…
3,770 Sokoto State pilgrims return home- DG
No fewer than 3,770 pilgrims from Sokoto State have been transported back to Nigeria after successfully performing the 2016 Hajj.…
2016 Hajj: 22 Nigerian pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says 22 Nigerians have died during this year’s pilgrimage. Dr Ibrahim Kana, Head,…
4,369 Kaduna pilgrims return home—official
Kaduna State Pilgrims Welfare Board says it has so far transported 4,369 pilgrims for the 2016 Hajj back home. A…
First batch of Kano pilgrims return home
The first batch of 499 pilgrims from Kano state have returned home after performing the 2016 Hajj in Saudi Arabia.…
2,535 Kaduna pilgrims return home
A total of 2,535 pilgrims from Kaduna State have arrived home after performing the 2016 Hajj in Saudi Arabia. Abdullahi…
2016 Hajj: Saudi Authority commends Nigerian Pilgrims
A Saudi minister in charge of Hajj on Thursday commended Nigerian pilgrims to this year’s pilgrimage for their discipline and…
1,265 Kaduna State Pilgrims return- Official
A total of 1,265 pilgrims from Kaduna State have arrived home after performing the 2016 Hajj in Saudi Arabia. The…
2016 Hajj: Jigawa loses 2 pilgrims
The Jigawa State Pilgrims Welfare Board has confirmed the death of two pilgrims from the state in Saudi Arabia during…
Kebbi lose 2 pilgrims in Saudi Arabia
Kebbi Pilgrims Welfare Board has announced the death of two pilgrims from the state during the just concluded 2016 Hajj…
Kebbi completes transportation of pilgrims to Saudi Arabia
Alhaji Bala Sakaba, the Kebbi Chairman of Pilgrims Welfare Agency, on Friday, said the state had completed the transportation of…
Hajj 2016: Security agencies tasked on vigilance
The Independent Hajj Reporters (IHR), an NGO, has called on security agencies to be more vigilant throughout the Hajj operations…
Hajj: Nasarawa Pilgrims Board drops 9 pregnant women
The Nasarawa State Pilgrims Welfare Board said it stopped nine pregnant women from performing this year’s hajj to Saudi Arabia.…
3 Nigerian pilgrims arrested in Saudi Arabia for drug trafficking
The Saudi Arabian authorities have arrested three pilgrims from Kwara for alleged possession of substance suspected to be cocaine. Hajia…
2016 Hajj: Kano transports 1,466 intending pilgrims
The Kano State Government says it has transported 1,466 out of its 5,808 intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for the…
2016 Hajj: 3,500 depart from Sokoto
Alhaji Abubakar Kaoje, the Sokoto Zonal Coordinator of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), said on Monday that a…
Hajj: Kano transports 486 intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia
The Kano State Government has transported the first batch of 486 intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for the 2016 Hajj.…
16 Kano pregnant women barred from Hajj
The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board on Thursday said that 16 female intending pilgrims, discovered to be pregnant, had been…
Hajj: Minister advises pilgrims to be good ambassadors
The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, has advised FCT intending Muslim pilgrims for the 2016 pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia to…
NAHCON commends embassy on visa application process
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has commended the Saudi Arabia Embassy in Nigeria for making visa application process…
2016 Hajj: FG has not given forex waiver- NAHCON
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says the Federal Government has not given foreign exchange waiver to Nigerian pilgrims…
2016 Hajj: Cleric urges intending pilgrims to pray for Nigeria
Sheik Yusuf Alibawa, a Sokoto state-based Islamic cleric, on Thursday urged intending pilgrims for 2016 Hajj to Saudi Arabia to…
2016 Hajj: Board to begin orientation for intending pilgrims
The FCT Muslims Pilgrims Welfare Board on Wednesday said it would soon commence the orientation for the 2016 intending pilgrims.…
2016 Hajj: Govt approves 6 airlines for pilgrims
The Federal Government has approved six air carriers to transport intending pilgrims for the 2016 hajj operation, a statement said…