The Chairman of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, (NAHCON) Barrister Abdullah Muktar Muhammad has said the commission would source virtually all ingredients for preparing meals for Nigerian pilgrims as from next year. Barrister Mukhtar disclosed this in Makkah recently while inspecting the kitchens used in preparing meals for Nigerian pilgrims. The inspection was meant to […]
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The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), says 10,687 Muslim faithful are performing the 2018 Hajj in Saudi Arabia. Statistics made available by NAHCON on Friday in Abuja indicated that the pilgrims were transported between July 21 and Aug. 3. Giving a breakdown of the figures, he said 6,477 of the pilgrims are males, while […]
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The second batch of 382 prospective Nigerian pilgrims from Nasarawa State arrived in Madinah on Wednesday for 2018 Hajj in Saudi Arabia. Their arrival in the Holy land had increased the number of Nigerian pilgrims to 828, since the first batch from Kogi landed on Friday. The Nasarawa pilgrims, transported by Max Air limited, comprised […]
Read More Foreign exchange black market operators are making brisk business from Nigerian pilgrims in Madinah, since the arrival of the first batch from Kogi for this year’s Hajj in the Holy land. The operators, mainly Nigerians resident in Madinah, transact their businesses in secret as they approach pilgrims in their hotels in groups or individually to […]
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A total of over two million Muslims from across the globe are converging on Mecca in Saudi Arabia for the hajj pilgrimage, a religious duty and for some pilgrims the journey of a lifetime. This year sees the return of pilgrims from Shiite Iran, regional rival to Sunni powerhouse Saudi Arabia, and comes with the […]
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Nigerian Muslim leaders on Wednesday in Abuja proposed that the National Hajj Commission should adopt the Malaysian system of Hajj operations as the Federal Government would no longer fund pilgrimages in the country. Under the Malaysian system, intending pilgrims are said to be registered 30 years ahead of the year of their intended Hajj while […]
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