•Hajj pilgrims The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has announced a new fare for intending pilgrims in the 2026 Hajj season. Recall that the commission had last month set N8.5m as the tentative fare for the 2026 Hajj exercise, pending the final announcement of the fare, reports Weekend Trust. A statement by the commission […...
•Muslims pray around the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque complex in Mecca The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has announced deadlines for the successful coordination of the 2026 Hajj exercise. Detailed in a statement showing the critical timelines on its X account yesterday, signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (M...
•Nigerian pilgrims The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has largely concluded the inbound transportation of pilgrims for the 2025 Hajj back to Nigeria. This is contained in a statement issued by NAHCON Assistant Director of Information and Publication, Hajiya Fatima Usara, in Abuja today. Usara said, “NAHCON has successfully conclu...
•Nigerian hajj pilgrims Reports said each of the 3,345 pilgrims from the state received 50 Saudi Riyals as a support during the Sallah festivities and ease their stay in the Holy Land. This was disclosed on Monday by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s representative and head of the Kano Hajj Delegation Committee, the Emir of Karaye, […]
•The hotel accommodating 484 Nigerian pilgrims in Makkah The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has said that no lives were lost in the fire incident razing an hotel accommodating 484 Nigerian pilgrims in Makkah on Saturday. NAHCON said this in a statement by its Assistant Director, Information and Publications Division, Hajiya Fatim...
•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...
•Muslim worshippers gather for prayers around the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine, in Mecca Saudi authorities have asked pilgrims performing the hajj to remain in their tents for several hours during the high point of this week’s pilgrimage, citing high temperatures. According to a report in Saudi media, Hajj Minister Tawfiq al-Rabiah has reques...
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...
•Hajj pilgrims The Kaduna State Pilgrims Welfare Agency has successfully airlifted over 3,700 intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia across 12 flights, marking a significant milestone in the Hajj 2025 operation. The airlift commenced last Wednesday with an inaugural flight flagged off by the state government, reports Saturday Tribune. In a stateme...
•Hajj pilgrims Lagos has commenced airlifting of its intending pilgrims for the Y2025 Holy pilgrimage to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with 388 pilgrims on board the inaugural flight. The intending pilgrims numbering 388, comprising 167 males and 221 females, left the Pilgrims and Cargo Terminal, Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, on...

