Crime NDLEA busts cocaine trafficking syndicate exploiting pilgrims for Hajj Alagbe Shenayon Jun 1, 2025 The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled a criminal syndicate trafficking cocaine to Saudi Arabia under the…
News 75-year-old Edo Pilgrim dies during Hajj in Saudi Arabia Alagbe Shenayon May 27, 2025 A 75-year-old woman from Edo State, Adizatu Dazumi, has passed away during the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. Dazumi,…
News Hajj: “They’re uncomfortable about my presence after granting… Oluwadamilare Emmanuel May 27, 2025 A Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has confirmed that the Saudi Arabian authorities barred him from performing the…
News [FULL LIST] Saudi Arabia suspends visa for Nigeria, Egypt, 12 other… Alagbe Shenayon Apr 8, 2025 Saudi Arabia has announced a temporary suspension of certain visa categories for citizens from 14 countries, including Nigeria,…
News Hajj: Bauchi announces compulsory polio vaccination for 2025 pilgrims Khadijat Adelani Mar 18, 2025 The Bauchi State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has declared that all aspiring pilgrims must have a polio vaccination for the year …
News Saudi Arabia sponsors 20 Nigerian on pilgrimage Olusegun Kugbayi Jan 22, 2025 Twenty Nigerians will perform this year’s lesser hajj (Umrah) in Saudi Arabia on the sponsorship of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.…
News NAHCON sets 2025 Hajj fare, southern pilgrims to pay N8.7m Alagbe Shenayon Jan 20, 2025 The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has released the fare for the 2025 Hajj. In a statement issued on Monday, the…
News FG approves four airlines for 2025 Hajj operations Alagbe Shenayon Jan 13, 2025 The Federal Government has approved four airlines to serve as official carriers for pilgrims participating in the 2025 Hajj. In…
News NAHCON to end Dollar payments for Hajj to lower costs Toyibat Ajose Dec 20, 2024 The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has revealed plans to eliminate the use of the dollar for Hajj-related payments,…
News Alleged N90bn hajj subsidy mismanagement: Tinubu fires NAHCON chairman,… Oluwadamilare Emmanuel Aug 20, 2024 President Bola Tinubu has appointed Abdullahi Usman as the chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). Ajuri…