Tag: 2017 Hajj
2017 Hajj: Kano to investigate non-payment of pilgrims’ deposits
The Kano State Government has constituted a six-man committee to find out why the state Pilgrims Welfare Agency failed to…
Buhari updated on 2017 Hajj, NCC activities
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday received a briefing on 2017 Hajj operation from the Executive Chairman of National Hajj Commission…
Bauchi female pilgrim abandoned in Saudi Arabia
A female pilgrim from Bauchi has been left in Saudi Arabia following the loss of her Passport, according to Alhaji…
Hajj: Max Air returns 23,000 Nigerian pilgrims
Max Air Limited said it had so far returned no fewer than 23,000 pilgrims to Nigeria since the commencement of…
Hajj: 3,937 Kaduna State pilgrims return -Official
Kaduna State Pilgrims Welfare Board on Monday said a total of 3,937 pilgrims have so far returned from the Holy…
Hajj: 6,090 pilgrims return to Nigeria
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has so far transported 6,090 Nigerian pilgrims from Saudi Arabia to Nigeria in…
Sallah: Katsina donates N147.9m to pilgrims
The Katsina State Government has announced the donation of N147.9 million equivalent to SRA1.5 million (Saudi Riyals) to its 4,930…
2017 Hajj: Cleric urges pilgrims to pray for Nigeria
Sheikh Hamza Safana, an Islamic scholar from Katsina State, has urged Nigerian pilgrims performing the 2017 Hajj in Saudi Arabia…
2017 Hajj: 2,332 Lagos pilgrims arrive Mecca
A total of 2,332 pilgrims from Lagos State have arrived Mecca, Saudi Arabia for the 2017 hajj. This is after…
2017 Hajj: 58% intending pilgrims transported – NAHCON
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, (NAHCON) said 37,388 out of the 65,271 intending Nigerian pilgrims for the 2017 hajj…
5,571 Kaduna pilgrims depart to Saudi Arabia
A total of 5, 571 pilgrims from Kaduna State have been transported to Saudi Arabia, the State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare…
Niger transports 2,909 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia
Alhaji Shehu Danyaya, leader of 2017 pilgrims (amir hajj) in Niger, on Tuesday, said that about 2,909 pilgrims from the…
2017 Hajj: First batch of Kano pilgrims transported to Holy land
The first batch of 549 Kano State intending pilgrims were on Monday night transported to Saudi Arabia for the 2017…
Clerics urge pilgrims to pray for peace, economic recovery
Muslim pilgrims to Saudi Arabia have been advised to take advantage of the pilgrimage to offer prayers for the nation’s…
Missing Hajj fares: Yobe Pilgrims Board officials in police net
The Yobe State Police Command has arrested officials of the state’s Pilgrims Welfare Board and Potiskum Local Government Council over…
2017 Hajj: 1,353 Lagos State pilgrims arrive Saudi Arabia
The Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, says 1,353 pilgrims from the state have been transported to Saudi Arabia for…
4,437 Kaduna pilgrims now in Saudi Arabia – Spokesman
The Kaduna State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board on Wednesday says a total of 4,437 pilgrims from the state are now…
2017 Hajj: Akeredolu tells pilgrims to pray for Buhari, Nigeria
Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has urged intending pilgrims for the 2017 hajj to pray for the quick recovery…
2017 Hajj: NAHCON inaugurates feeding committee
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), on Thursday constituted a 21-member Feeding Committee to monitor and oversee the feeding…
2017 Hajj: Kano pilgrim board secures 3,200 visas
The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board says it has secured visas for 3,200 out of the 6,607 state’s intending pilgrims…
Osinbajo inaugurates airlifting of pilgrims to Saudi Arabia
The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Sunday, inaugurated the airlifting of Nigerian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for the 2017…
2017 Hajj: NAHCON explains hike in Hajj fare
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Monday attributed the hike in Hajj fare to the current economic depression…
Gombe to commence transportation of hajj pilgrims Aug. 2
The Gombe State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board (MPWB), says transportation of pilgrims from the state to Saudi Arabia for the…
175 Intending Pilgrims From Katsina To Perform Hajj
No fewer than 175 intending pilgrims from Daura Local Government Area in Katsina State are expected to perform the 2017…
Ondo pilgrims get 302 slots for 2017 Hajj
The Ondo State Muslim Welfare Board on Saturday said that 302 slots had been allotted for intending Muslim pilgrims in…
Hajj: Board warns Kwara pilgrims against drug trafficking
The Kwara Pilgrims Welfare Board has warned intending pilgrims for the 2017 Hajj from Kaiama and Baruten Local Government Areas…
Check out 2017 Hajj fares announced by NAHCON
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has commenced the announcement of the 2017 Hajj fares with a call on…
2017 Hajj: Oyo board sets June 8 registration deadline
The Oyo State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has set June 8 as the deadline for payment, registration and submission of…
2017 Hajj airlift begins July 24 – NAHCON
The airlift for the 2017 Hajj will commence on July 24, Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON),…
2017 Hajj: Saudi to introduce new standard for pilgrims’ accommodation
The Saudi Arabian Authority says it will introduce new standards for pilgrims’ accommodation in the forthcoming 2017 Hajj exercise. Malam…