Speaking at the meeting of Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Ambassador Lawal said the demand for hajj seats by Nigerian Muslims had increased in recent years.
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The Public Relations Officer, CSP Gambo Isah, Zone 14, made the disclosure in a statement Friday in Katsina.
Recall that on Saturday, the NAHCON has announced an increase of $250 in the flight tickets of the 2023 Hajj intending pilgrims due to the closure of Sudan airspace because of the ongoing war in the North African country.
The Chairman of NAHCON, Alhaji Zikrullah Hassan, gave the assurance at the opening of a one day workshop, organised by the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, in collaboration with NAHCON in Abuja.
The board Chairman, Prof. Sayed Malik, made this known at the Hajj Camp, Olodo in Ibadan, on Saturday.
The four- day event, tagged Hajj Expo 2023, kicks off Monday January 9 to Thursday January 12 under the patronage of Makkah Governor, Prince Khaled Al-Faisal.
The Governor spoke on Friday when he received the 2022 Hajj reports from the Muslim Pilgrimage Board in Ibadan.
The court had earlier convicted Abdullahi of Kurmawa Quarters, Kano, on a one-count charge of culpable homicide.
In a statement, on Wednesday, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) said the gesture was a sense of relief for the 3000 Nigerian pilgrims who are yet to be airlifted to Saudi Arabia for this year’s Hajj.
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Assistant Director, Public Affairs Division, Fatima Usara, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja.
Recall that the National Hajj Commission had fixed N2.5 million as the 2022 Hajj Fee, inclusive of $800 BTA per pilgrim.
The protest comes about five days after the pilgrims had been waiting for the state government to release the money
Dr Obafemi Hamzat, Deputy Gov. of Lagos State, made the appeal at a One-Day seminar and special prayer for year 2022 Hajj intending pilgrims, organised by the Lagos State Government Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, held on Sunday at Blue Roof, Agidingbi, Lagos.
Hajia Habiba Zubair, an official of the agency, gave the warning in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Sunday.
The rules cover all airlines working in the kingdom’s airports, including private airlines, regarding the health requirements that should be met by passengers arriving in Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj.
This is contained in a statement by the board’s Public Relations Officer, Alhaji Badaru Bello-Karofi in Katsina.
The CSO gave the advice in a statement issued by its National Coordinator, Malam Ibrahim Muhammad, Wednesday in Abuja.
The Executive Secretary of the State’s Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji AbdulGaniyi Ahmed, confirmed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in llorin, the State’s capital Monday.
Alhaji Badaru Karofi, the Public Relations Officer (PRO), Katsina State Pilgrims Welfare Board, announced this in a statement issued to newsmen on Monday in Katsina.
The Government of Saudi on June 12 said no foreign pilgrims would be allowed to perform the Hajj once again this year after Saudi Arabia restricted the annual pilgrimage to citizens and residents.