Tag: Hajj
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…