Tag: Nigerian Pilgrims
Analysis: 2026 Hajj Fare should be N6.8m
Last year, pilgrims from the Northern part of the country paid N8, 457,685.59, while those from the South paid N8,…
Alleged drug trafficking: NDLEA disowns purported photos of freed Nigerian pilgrims
NDLEA noted that following reports on the release of the three innocent Nigerian pilgrims by Saudi authorities, some media outlets…
NAHCON fixes date to begin transporting pilgrims to Nigeria
The first flights would include pilgrims from Imo with Air Peace, Bauchi state with Max Air, and Kebbi and Sokoto…
2025 Hajj: 1,622 Nigerian pilgrims leave for Madinah
Shettima had while launching the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage, urged the intending pilgrims to be good ambassadors of the country.
NAHCON approves 4 airlines for 2025 hajj operation
The NAHCON boss stated that the airlines were screened and shortlisted by a team of 32 members that were inaugurated…
Nigerian pilgrim Ismaila Musa dies in Saudi Arabia
The death of Musa was announced in a statement by Alhaji Daiyabu Dauda, the Executive Secretary of Plateau Muslim Pilgrims…
NAHCON: Max Air will continue Hajj airlift despite suspension
NAHCON said the aircraft being used for airlift of Nigerian Pilgrims by MAX aIR is not the same as the…
2023 Hajj: How 14 Nigerian pilgrims died in Saudi Arabia
According to the NAHCON medical team, seven pilgrims died before Arafat, six died during the five-day Mashair (core Hajj period)…
Saudi authorities move 10,000 Nigerian pilgrims to new tents
The decision was sequel to the complaint lodged by NAHCON to the Muttawwif of African Non Arabs on inadequate tents,…
65,000 Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia:NAHCON
No fewer than 65,000 Nigerians are in Saudi Arabia for the 2019 Hajj, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON)…
Nigerian female pilgrim from Sokoto dies in Madinah
An elderly female Nigerian pilgrim from Sokoto State has died in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, few days to the commencement of…
2019 Hajj: Clerics advise Nigerian pilgrims to be good ambassadors
Some Muslim clerics in Omu-Aran, Kwara, have advised Nigerian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia to be good ambassadors of Nigeria throughout…
Nigerian pilgrims begin return journey Monday.
The return journey of Nigeria’s 55,000 pilgrims who performed this year’s Hajj in Saudi Arabia begins on Monday, the National…
Hajj 2018: Nigerian pilgrims set to return home
Some Nigerian pilgrims on Thursday said they were excited after completing the Hajj rites and looked forward to returning home.
Hajj 2018: 1st batch of Nigerian pilgrims arrive Madinah
The first batch of 445 pilgrims from Kogi on Saturday arrived in Madinah on board the inaugural flight for this…