Boma Achenimie
A Nigerian pilgrim from Gumi Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Muhammad Na’Allah has returned the sum of €1,750 (One thousand, seven hundred and fifty Euros) which he found at the Haram in Makkah, Saudi…
Boma Achenimie
The Lagos chapter of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) has described the death of its Welfare Secretary, Alhaja Ramota Bankole as unfortunate and shocking. New Telegraph reports that Alhaja Bankole, one of the Lagos APC…
Boma Achenimie
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has warned the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union of Nigeria (TUC) against disrupting the ongoing transportation of Nigerian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia due to its industrial…
Boma Achenimie
President Bola Tinubu on Friday approved three airlines to serve as exclusive carriers for the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage. The Assistant Director of Public Affairs at the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Fatima Sanda-Usara, made this…
Mariam Adebukola
At least six out of the 95,000 Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia for this year’s 2023 Hajj exercise have died of cardiac arrest. The head of the Nigerian Medical team of the Pilgrimage at the…
Mariam Adebukola
The Sultan of Sokoto and the President, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa‘ad Abubakar has declared Monday 19th June 2023 as the 1st day of Zul-Hijjah 1444 AH. This follows the…
Boma Achenimie
In order to participate in this year’s Hajj exercise, one of the authorized airlines transporting Nigerian pilgrims to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aero Contractors, has guaranteed that it will finish airlifting the 8,033 intending…
Mariam Adebukola
An 18 passengers bus conveying prospective pilgrims from Nasarawa State to Abuja for their flight to Saudi Arabia on Thursday ahead of the 2023 Hajj was involved in a road crash. New Telegraph reports that…
Mariam Adebukola
Zikrullah Hassan, the Chairman of the National Hajj Commission (NAHCON) has stated that four local airlines, identified as Air Peace, Azman, Max Air, and Aero Contractors, have requested a sum of $250 increase in the…
Mariam Adebukola
The Kaduna State Pilgrims Welfare Agency Executive Secretary, Dr Yusuf Yaqubu Alrigasiyu, has declared that the agency will demand additional 500 hajj seats for this year’s pilgrimage. He said the request was to meet the…
