•Muslim pilgrims gather around Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma (Mount of Mercy) in Mecca Thousands of pilgrims, including Nigerians, have defied the heat wave and stormed mount Arafat for prayer and reflection for the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage. Saudi Arabia’s minister of Hajj had issued an advisory for pilgrims to stay in their tents [&h...
Hajiya Jamila Muhammad, a pilgrim from Plateau has died in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Mr Daiyabu Dauda, the Executive Secretary of the State’s Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen today in Jos. Dauda said that the pilgrim died yesterday at the King Abdul’aziz hospital, Makkah due to complications from diabe...
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), yesterday, revealed the arrest of two individuals who attempted to smuggle cocaine while posing as pilgrims en route to Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj. Speaking during the opening ceremony of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on...
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), yesterday, intercepted a suspected kidnap kingpin identified as Sani Galadi at Sultan Abubakar International Airport, Sokoto. It was learnt that Galadi, who was arrested at about 11:15am at the airport during a screening exercise for pilgrims, was trailed by the intelligence officers and fi...
•Hajj pilgrims The Kebbi State Government yesterday evening flagged off the 2025 Hajj exercise with the successful airlift of the first batch of 420 intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia. The pilgrims departed the Sir Ahmadu Bello International Airport, Birnin Kebbi, aboard a Flynas aircraft, which took off at approximately 5:50 PM Nigerian time,...
•NAHCON 36-member advance team The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) today announced the arrival of its 36-member advance team, comprising staff and medical personnel, at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Madina. The team is in Saudi Arabia ahead of the first set of Nigerian pilgrims scheduled to depart on May 9, 2025. NAHCON’...
•King of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud The Saudi Ministry of Interior has announced strict new penalties targeting individuals who violate Hajj permit regulations, including a heavy fine of $26,661 on those who apply for visit visas on behalf of people attempting to perform Hajj without proper authorisation. The new measures, rele...
•Hajj The Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has extended the deadline for payment of Hajj fare from January 31 to February 10, 2025 in line with the directive of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). The extension was made public by the Board Secretary, Mr. Saheed Onipede, in a statement released by the […]
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Abuja, has announced January 30, 2025, as the new deadline for the registration of intending pilgrims for this year’s Hajj. In a statement issued by the Board’s spokesperson, Mohammed Lawal Aliyu, the deadline adjustment aligns with directives from the National Hajj Commission ...
•NAHCOM chairman, Professor Abdullahi Saleh (L) and Emir of Argungu The National Hajj Commission (NAHCON) has announced plans to abolish the use of the dollar for Hajj-related payments, a move aimed at reducing the skyrocketing cost of Hajj fares. This was disclosed by the Commission’s Chairman, Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman, during a courte...
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