Tag: Pilgrims
Jigawa Intending Pilgrims To Pay N1.518m
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has approved N1,518,683.33 as the 2017 Hajj fare for Jigawa intending pilgrims.
NCPC solicits FG’s support, targets independence in 5years
Rev. Tor Uja, Executive Secretary, Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), has appealed to the Federal Government to support pilgrimage financially…
2017 Pilgrimage: NCPC opens bid for air carriers, ground handlers
The Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) has commenced its 2017 bid opening for Air Carriers and Ground Handlers for the…
Kaduna Board registers 5,000 Pilgrims
The Kaduna State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board says it has so far registered 5,000 intending pilgrims for the 2017 pilgrimage…
Jigawa Pilgrims Board directs pilgrims to deposit N1m
The Jigawa State Pilgrims Welfare Board has directed prospective pilgrims in the state to deposit N1 million for 2017 Hajj.…
Board records high turnout of prospective pilgrims
Kaduna State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board on Sunday said it had recorded high turn out of prospective pilgrims making deposits…
Lagos sets to begin airlifting of Jerusalem, Rome pilgrims
The Lagos State Government says it is set to begin the airlifting of year 2016 intending pilgrims to the Holy…
1,000 Sokoto pilgrims back
No fewer than 1,000 pilgrims from Sokoto State have been transported back to Nigeria through the Sultan Abubakar III International…
Medview transports over 3,000 pilgrims back to Nigeria
Three Thousands (3,000) pilgrims, who performed the 2016 Hajj in Saudi Arabia, have arrived on Medview flights to Lagos, Kaduna…
12,680 pilgrims return to Nigeria, says NAHCON
A total of 1,2680 pilgrims to this year’s hajj have so far been transported back to Nigeria five days since…
Hajj: 1,560 Sokoto, Zamfara pilgrims return to Nigeria
No fewer than 1,560 pilgrims from Sokoto and Zamfara states were on Tuesday transported back to Nigeria through the Sultan…
FCT Minister receives 424 first batch of pilgrims from Mecca
The first batch of 424 pilgrims from the Federal Capital Territory contingent to the 2016 Hajj in Saudi Arabia have…
Kano State loses 2 pilgrims in Saudi Arabia
The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board has confirmed the death of two pilgrims from the state in Saudi Arabia during…
2016 Hajj: 3m pilgrims pray at plains of Arafat
No fewer than three million pilgrims converged at the plains of Arafat on Sunday to mark the climax of 2016…
3 Nigerian pilgrims die in Mecca
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has confirmed the death of three Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia. The Commission…