Tag: Pilgrims
Sanwo-Olu warns Lagos pilgrims not to embarrass Nigeria in Israel
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday flagged off the 2019 Christian Pilgrimage to Jerusalem, Israel, charging the pilgrims…
Lagos releases dates for airlifting of pilgrims to Jerusalem
The Lagos State Government has released dates for the airlifting of its pilgrims to Jerusalem in Israel for this year’s…
2019 Hajj: NAHCON to begin biometric data capturing for pilgrims
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) and the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, have finalised arrangements to…
14,417 pilgrims now back in Nigeria – NAHCON
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says a total of 14,417 pilgrims have so far been transported back to…
Lagos airlifts another 310 pilgrims back home
Another 310 Lagos pilgrims will be airlifted back to Nigeria from the kingdom of Saudi Arabia on board Medview Airline…
Thousands of Nigerian pilgrims cry to return home
Thousands of Nigerian pilgrims, who performed this year’s Hajj in Saudi Arabia are now idle in the Holy Land, waiting…
2 million pilgrims stone the devil, yet he’s still alive
About two million pilgrims have made the symbolic stoning of the devil in Mecca, the last rites of the annual…
Don’t play politics in Mecca, Nigerian Pilgrims warned
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), on Saturday in Makkah, warned Nigerian pilgrims and their officials against displaying political…
Lagos transports 1,273 pilgrims for Hajj
Dr AbdulHakeem AbdulLateef, the Lagos State Commissioner for Home Affairs says a total of 1,273 pilgrims have so far been…
Hajj: Niger transports 1,095 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia
The Niger Pilgrims Welfare Board on Monday said no fewer than 1,095 pilgrims had been transported to Saudi Arabia for…
634 Lagos pilgrims airlifted to Saudi Arabia for Hajj
No fewer than 634 Lagos pilgrims have so far been airlifted to Saudi Arabia for this year's hajj.
Hajj 2018: NAHCON transports 3,210 pilgrims in 7 flights
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) recorded seven flights involving 3,210 Nigerian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia as at Friday…
Hajj 2018: Kogi commission introduces meal tickets for pilgrims
The Kogi Hajj Commission has introduced meal tickets for its 456 pilgrims currently in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, to ensure proper…
Hajj 2018: 17,000 intending pilgrims register
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says no fewer than 17,000 intending pilgrims for this year’s Hajj in Saudi…
2018 Hajj fare: Only 500 intending pilgrims have completed payment in Oyo state
As the March 31 deadline approaches, only 500 out of over 1,200 intending pilgrims in Oyo State have completed their…
Hajj 2018: Pilgrims cautioned on 5% VAT by Saudi Govt.
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has cautioned prospective pilgrims on five per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) introduced…
Hajj: Kano state pilgrims return home – board official
The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board said on Friday that no fewer than 4,000 pilgrims from the state for the…
Hajj 2017: Pilgrims commend NAHCON for healthcare services
Nigerian pilgrims, currently in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, have commended the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) for introducing new pilgrims’…
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: Katsina State pilgrims return home
The Katsina Pilgrims Welfare Board said no fewer than 1,598 Pilgrims have so far been transported back home after performing…
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.
563 Sokoto pilgrims back home
The first batch of 563 pilgrims from Sokoto State who performed the hajj in Saudi Arabia have returned home.
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…
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…
Lord Have Mercy! Pilgrims pound devil with 49.4 million stones
The devil has come under merciless pounding by thousands of pilgrims in Saudi Arabia, as they pelted it with almost…
Nigeria to reduce number of pilgrims next year
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says it is considering reducing the number of pilgrims that would perform hajj…
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…
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…
Jigawa Completes Transportation Of Intending Pilgrims To Saudi Arabia
The Jigawa Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board says it has completed the transportation of the intending pilgrims from the state to…
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…