Tag: Pilgrims
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…