Tag: Hajj
Hajj: 4 dead as Kaduna pilgrims return home
The Kaduna State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board says it has begun the airlift of pilgrims back home from Saudi Arabia.
Pilgrims tasked on sanitation duties in Muna
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Khadijat Ibrahim, on Tuesday called on Nigerian pilgrims to improve on their sanitation…
2017 Hajj: Katsina Moves Pilgrims To Muna
The Katsina State Pilgrims Welfare Board on Tuesday began moving its pilgrims to Muna for the commencement of the final…
Hajj: 300 Katsina Pilgrims Reject Accommodation In Makkah
About 300 Katsina State pilgrims have rejected the accommodation secured for them by the state Pilgrims Welfare Board in Makka,…
Hajj: 1.7m Pilgrims Arrive Saudi Arabia
No fewer than 1.705 million pilgrims have arrived the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to perform this year’s Hajj, according to…
Katsina Board Transports 4,920 Pilgrims To Saudi Arabia
The Katsina Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board on Saturday said that it has successfully transported all its 4,920 pilgrims for 2017…
4,026 Katsina Pilgrims Perform Lesser Hajj In Saudi Arabia
A total of 4,026 pilgrims from Katsina State have left Madina for Makkah, Saudi Arabia, where they performed the lesser…
Hajj: Sokoto Completes Transportation Of 4,859 Pilgrims
The Sokoto State Pilgrims Welfare Agency, says it has completed the transportation of 4, 859 pilgrims from the state to…
Nasarawa pilgrims touch down in Saudi Arabia
Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe-Abdullahi, Nasarawa State Amirul Hajj, said on Tuesday that the 1,120 pilgrims from the state had arrived in Saudi Arabia…
2017 Hajj: Airline transports 27,000 intending pilgrims to Mecca
Max Air limited said on Monday it had so far transported more than 27, 000 out of 33, 473 intending…
Pilgrims Transportation To Saudi Arabia Closes Aug 26
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), says transportation of pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for the 2017 Hajj will close…
Cleric educate Muslims on importance of Hajj
A Muslim cleric, Prof. Abdulraheem Lawal, has admonished Muslim faithful to proceed on holy pilgrimage to Mecca without delay, whenever…
Hajj: NASCO sponsors 3 loyal customers to Saudi Arabia
The NASCO Group of Companies has sponsored three of its loyal customers to this year’s Muslim Pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia,…
1,104 Intending Pilgrims Will Perform 2017 Hajj
A total of 1,104 intending pilgrims from Plateau will perform the 2017 pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, Alhaji Dayyabu Garga, the…
2017 Hajj: Kwara Board Disqualifies 3 Pregnant Women
Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims’ Welfare Board has disqualified three pregnant women from performing the 2017 pilgrimage.
Airlift of Hajj pilgrims begins
As the airlift of Muslim pilgrims to Saudi Arabia commences today, the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has assured…
Hajj: Sokoto State Pilgrims Welfare Agency secures 1,300 Visas
The Sokoto State Pilgrims Welfare Agency (PWA) said on Sunday in Sokoto that it had secured visa for 1,300 prospective…
Pilgrims Board begins medicals of intending pilgrims
The FCT Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board on Monday said medical screening for its intending pilgrims for this year’s Hajj in…
Kaduna pilgrims to commence medical, pregnancy test
The Kaduna State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, on Monday said it would commence medical and pregnancy test for intending pilgrims…
Hajj: NAHCON Urges Intending Pilgrims To Balance Payment
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has urged 2017 intending pilgrims, who had paid the initial deposits for the…
Hajj: Lagos Gets Awards As Best Performing State
The Lagos State Government on Friday received seven awards from the National Hajj Commission for being the best performing state…
Hajj pilgrims to pay N1.52m in Sokoto
The Sokoto State Pilgrims Welfare Agency (PWA) has announced a flat rate of N1.52 million as the fare for the…
Paul Pogba: World’s Most Expensive Footballer, Visits Mecca For Lesser Hajj
World’s most expensive player Paul Labile Pogba has ignited the internet with posts that revealed his religion as Islam.
Commission calls for improved media coverage of core hajj activities
Alhaji Abdullahi Mohammed, Executive Chairman, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), on Friday called for improved media coverage of the…
State Govt. begins public hearing on 2016 Hajj
The Katsina state government has constituted an 8-man public hearing committee to investigate and submit its reports on the anomalies…
NAHCON urges states to remit 50% hajj fare
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), has urged State Pilgrims Welfare Boards to ensure timely remittance of their 50…
Hajj Commission introduces electronic payment system
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), on Wednesday said it had introduced electronic payment system to avoid agents taking…
Rice Farmers Demand For Hajj
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says improvement in the fortunes of farmers in Kebbi and Niger has made…
Farmers turnout en masse for 2017 Hajj
Imam Hussaini Tsoho-Ikara, acting Executive Secretary, Kaduna State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board says farmers are turning out in large number…
14 travel agencies operating illegally in Kaduna – NAHCON
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), on Thursday said 14 tour operators were operating illegally in Kaduna State. The…