The FCT Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has announced the commencement of registration for the 2025 Hajj exercise. The Board is calling on all intending pilgrims to deposit a minimum of ₦8.4 million via a bank draft from any commercial bank, made payable to the FCT Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Abuja, to secure a spot for […]
•Nigerian pilgrims To ease financial pressure on pilgrims, who took part in the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, the federal government and no fewer than eight states spent N100.642 billion on the pilgrims as subsidies and allowances. The 2024 Hajj lasted from June 14 to June 19, reports Vanguard. Coming at a time when no […]
There is grumbling among airlines participating in the 2024 Hajj following the delay in payment of air fare by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) as contained in the contract signed with them. It was gathered that the development is threatening the return airlift of pilgrims after the completion of the 2024 Hajj exercise, [&helli...
•Bago Niger State Governor Umaru Bago yesterday called for the review of activities of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). Bago, who called for the probe of the N90 billion subsidy paid by the federal government for the Hajj operations, vowed to lead a committee of governors to meet relevant authorities to champion the […]...
The Health Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Fahd al-Jalajel, has disclosed that 1,301 pilgrims died during the 2024 hajj. Speaking on the state television, Jalajel said 83 percent of the deceased made the pilgrimage without the necessary permits. Al-Jalajel said these unauthorized pilgrims walked long distances under the intense sun. “...
•Muslim pilgrims use umbrellas to shade themselves from the sun at Mount Arafat base The death toll from this year’s hajj has exceeded 1,000, more than half of them unregistered worshippers who performed the pilgrimage in extreme heat in Saudi Arabia. The new deaths reported today included 58 from Egypt, according to an Arab diplomat […...
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...
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