•Ras Tanura’s oil production plant near Dammam in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia’s economy has shown resilience in the face of headwinds triggered by the Middle East war thanks in part to energy and logistics infrastructure that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz, the IMF said today. The Gulf has borne much of the brunt of the […]
•Pilgrims The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has concluded the 2026 Hajj outbound airlift of Nigerian pilgrims to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This comes ahead of the deadline for inbound Hajj flights into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia before commencement of the Hajj rites, reports Daily Trust. In a statement today, the Commission ...
•Pilgrims during hajj Three pilgrims from Jigawa State participating in the 2026 Hajj exercise in Saudi Arabia have reportedly lost money and valuables to suspected thieves in separate incidents. One of the victims, an elderly Fulani pilgrim identified as Baba Katanga from Katanga village in Kiyawa Local Government Area, said he lost 400 US do...
•Hajj A Nigerian pilgrim, Mallama Aishatu Muhammadu, has died in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, days after arriving for the Hajj exercise. The 73-year-old from Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa State suffered a fatal cardiac arrest en route from Jeddah to the holy city of Madinah on Saturday, reports The Nation. The Chairman, National [&hel...
The Federal High Court in Abuja today granted Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance, Yakubu Adamu, permission to travel to Saudi Arabia for the 2026 Hajj pilgrimage and undergo surgery abroad. Justice Emeka Nwite, while delivering ruling in suit number FHC/ABJ/CR/694/2025, also ordered the temporary release of the defendant’s international pas...
•Hajj Kwara State government today flagged off the 2026 Hajj exercise with the airlift of the first batch of 374 pilgrims, alongside two National Hajj Commission of Nigeria officials and one state official, to Saudi Arabia. A statement signed by Rafiu Ajakaye, chief press secretary to the governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, today said a total of ...
•Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State (right, with mic) bids farewell to the pilgrims The first batch of Muslim pilgrims from Ogun State has safely arrived in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the 2026 Hajj exercise, marking a historic milestone for the state’s aviation and pilgrimage operations. The pilgrims touched down at King Abdulaziz [&he...
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has reduced Nigeria’s Hajj slots, forcing the Zamfara Hajj Commission to drop 456 pilgrims from this year’s holy pilgrimage. The Commission’s Chairman, Alhaji Musa Mallaha, announced this in an interview yesterday in Gusau, the state capital, reports NAN. Mallaha said the reduction lowered Zamfara’s allocation from ...
Saudi Arabia has expelled five Iranian diplomats, giving them 24 hours to leave the country. The development comes amid escalating tensions in the ongoing conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel, with Saudi authorities saying it has faced repeated attacks on civilian locations and energy facilities lately, reports AFP. According ...
•Muslims faithful observing the Eid-el-fitir prayer The Saudi Arabian authorities have declared Friday, March 20, 2026, as the day for the celebration of Eid-el-Fitr after confirming that the crescent moon was not sighted. This announcement was made known on the HaraminInfo handles across all social media platforms today. “The crescent moon ha...
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