The Forum of Chief Executive Officers of State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Boards, Agencies, and Commissions has raised an alarm that thousands of Nigerian intending pilgrims may not perform the 2025 Hajj because the Chairman of the National…
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A Nigerian pilgrim, who was on his way to Jamrate to perform the rite of throwing stones, collapsed and eventually died due to heatstroke. Head of Nigeria’s Medical Team for the 2024 Hajj, Dr Abubakar Adamu, confirmed this in an…
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The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has stopped pilgrims from proceeding to the Jamarat Bridge for the ritual of throwing stones from 11a.m. to 4p.m. due to extreme heat. The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, Dr Abdulfattah bin…
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The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says a group of 43 Advance Team of the commission will on Sunday depart Abuja for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to mark the commencement of the 2024 pilgrimage. Malam Mousa Ubandanwaki,…
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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has restored 95,000 Hajj slots to the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), ahead of the 2023 Holy pilgrimage. Assistant Director, Information and Publications, NAHCON, Mousa Ubandawaki, said this in a…
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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has refunded the sum of N107 million to the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) for the poor feeding services rendered by the company of Mutawwifs for pilgrims from African Non- Arab Countries. The…
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‘’Most of us have to borrow money to pay for our hotel accommodation and for other issues which is not the tradition, ‘’the staff complained bitterly. ‘’You can ask from anybody that is conversant with the system, we are supposed to be…
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National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a businesswoman, Mrs Olayinka Adisa, a Saudi Arabia-bound passenger who ingested 80 pellets of cocaine. She was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, while…
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The Consul-General, Royal Consulate General of Saudi Arabia, Kano, Khalil-Ahmed Admawi, said prominent Saudi universities would build strong collaborations with the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, to strengthen research and…
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Saudi Arabia has appointed two female assistants for the management of the Two Holy Mosques in a historic first for the kingdom. Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, the imam of the Grand Mosque in Makkah and head of the General Presidency of…
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