The Edo State Muslims Pilgrims Welfare Board has set Friday, April 26, 2024, as deadline for the submission of all documents relating to the 2024 Hajj exercise in Saudi Arabia. The Board’s chairman, Sheik Ibrahim Oyarekhua, gave the deadline during the screening of 197 intending pilgrims in the state, reports Daily Trust. According to him, [&h...
•Hajj Five states; Kogi, Kebbi, Jigawa, Bauchi and Kano states, have subsidised Hajj fares for 10,260 intending pilgrims for the 2024 exercise, with a combined sum of N9,120,997,990 billion. The subsidy payments by the various states’ governments follow the announcement of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, asking already registered pilg...
As the deadline for payment of fares for the 2024 hajj elapsed by 12am today, respite has come the way of some intending pilgrims as both the federal and some state governments like Kano, Kebbi, Kogi, and Ogun have provided subsidies to offset the balance of funds for the exercise. However, some intending pilgrims have […]
Independent Hajj Reporters, a faith-based Civil Society Organization (CSO) has said that the seemingly slow progress being recorded in pre-Hajj pilgrims’ preparations and documentation ahead of this year’s holy pilgrimage calls for concern. IHR in a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Ibrahim Muhammed yesterday said intending Nigeria...
Salihu AbdulHadi Kankia, a member of the First Aid Group of Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Iqamatus Sunnah (JIBWIS), was showered with rewards for returning a lost bag containing over N100 million. The recognition came during the closing ceremony for Islamic scholars presenting this year’s Ramadan Tafsir in Bauchi. Engr Mustapha Imam Sitti, Natio...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) yesterday warned intending pilgrims for this year’s Hajj against hiding prohibited items in their luggage while departing for Saudi Arabia. Assistant Commander, Narcotic Aisha Hamisu, issued the warning while addressing prospective pilgrims in Kano at the opening of the state enlightenment exerc...
•NAHCON Chairman, Jalal Ahmad Arabi The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has fixed the final fare prices for the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage exercise. The commission had earlier in October, pegged the initial fare deposit at N4.5m, noting that the fixed amount was “in tandem with the dollar rate that will determine the final cost of […]
The National Hajj Commission has extended the deadline for payment of 2024 hajj. In a statement today, its Assistant Director on Public Affairs, Fatima Sanda Usara said the new deadline is now January 31, 2024 as against December 31, 2023. “The extension was in response to the heartfelt concerns raised by religious clerics, State Pilgrims’ [&h...
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has stated that the low turnout in payment of Hajj fares for the 2024 hajj pilgrimage will not affect its December 31 (today)deadline as it would work with the number that pays. In a statement by its Assistant Director of Press, Fatima Sanda Usara, it was noted that […]
There are strong indications that Nigerians might not be able to fill the 95,000 seats allocated to the country for the 2024 hajj. The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) had fixed December 31 as the deadline for the remittance of hajj deposits paid to Pilgrims Welfare Boards in states by intending pilgrims, reports Daily […]