2021 Haj pilgrimage’ll be expensive – Minister
Hajj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia are going to pay more in 2021, the Union Minister for Minority Affairs, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has said. He said that the cost of pilgrimage in 2021 will be higher.…
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2021: Katsina Pilgrims Board holds strategy meeting
The Executive Director of the Kastina State Pilgrims Board Alhaji Suleiman Nuhu Kuki has held a meeting with the Management of the Board as Part of Measures towards ensuring Successful Hajj Operation towards preparations for…
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Scores cheat death as tanker falls on MMI Airport Road
Muritala Ayinla Scores of residents, motorists and pedestrians cheated death at the Hajj Camp along Murtala Muhammed International Airport as a tanker loaded with 33,000 litres of diesel lost control and fell on the…
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Crowd management system a big success as over 400,000 pilgrims perform Umrah
Hope has risen for a big comeback for Hajj operations in 2021. Foreign pilgrims from outside Saudi were barred from the 2020 Hajj due to the novel Coronavirus. The General Department for Crowd Management at…
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NAHCON visits NITDA, prepares for digital switch
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) led by Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan, the NAHCON’s Chairman, paid an appreciation and consolidation visit to NITDA (National Information Technology Development Agency) in company of Commissioner Planning, Research,…
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#EndSARS: Inter-Faith clerics launch 21-day warfare against agents of destabilisation
The National Inter-Faith and Religious Organization for Peace (NIFROP), on Thursday, began a 21-day warfare and intercessory prayers against agents of destabilisation troubling the country. The group officially launched the campaign to cleanse Nigeria of the demonic…
Read MoreForeign pilgrims complete 3-day quarantine, begin Umrah
Pilgrims who came from outside the Kingdom have started performing Umrah on Wednesday at the end of their three-day mandatory quarantine period. The first batches of foreign pilgrims who came from Indonesia and Pakistan stayed…
Read MoreDevelopment finance institutions pledge to sustain COVID-19 mitigation
Multilateral development finance institutions have pledged to continue to collaborate in their efforts to mitigate the adverse impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and accelerate the recovery of economies and livelihoods. At an extraordinary virtual…
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Saudi issues 200,000 Umrah permits, records zero COVID-19 case
The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah declared it recorded no COVID-19 case after resuming Umrah operations. The Kingdom has earlier issued over 200,000 permits for Umrah. The Ministry of Hajj also declared the success…
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Lagos: Curious scramble for Sanwo-Olu’s job
A former Commissioner for Home Affairs in Lagos State, Dr. Abdulhakeem Abdullateef, last week, declared his intention to vie for the state’s governorship seat in 2023. In this report, WALE ELEGBEDE x-rays the timing, potential…
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