The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria on Tuesday disclosed that no fewer than 65,000 Nigerian pilgrims are in Saudi Arabia for the 2019 Hajj.
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The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has identified four common diseases afflicting Nigerian pilgrims presently in Saudi Arabia for the Hajj.
Abdulmalik Sani, who conducted the pilgrims round various sections of the centre, said it received not fewer than 7,000 visitors on daily basis seeking to learn more about the Holy Qu’ran and Islam in general
The Commission’s Coordinator for the 2019 Hajj in Madinah, Alhaji Ahmed Maigari, announced this to journalists while inspecting the buses (Ankai 2019/2020 model) on Wednesday in Madinah
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday in Makkah, Saudi Arabia commended the decision of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to support the Inter-Basin Water Transfer project aimed at recharging the Lake Chad.
Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, confirmed this development in a statement in Abuja on Monday
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday in Makkah had Iftar dinner (a fast-breaking meal), a daily ritual during the holy month of Ramadan, in the company of Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara State and the Emir of Maradun, Alhaji Garba Tambari.
A team of clerics from Makkah, Saudi Arabia are in Nigeria to organize workshops for Shariah Court judges and lecturers of Islamic Studies in Nigeria Universities.
A two-day International conference on unifying the stance of scholars and preachers has been opened in Makkah, Saudi Arabia under the auspices of the Muslim World League.
Salisu Ado, Chairman of the board, told the pilgrims in Makkah that they would be evacuated aboard Max Airline in four batches between September 13 and September 16.
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his continued support to the activities of the commission and paving the way for it to conduct successful Hajj operations.
Zamfara state government has donated food items and cash to families of three All Progressives Congress local government chairmen from the state who died on Friday as a result of auto crash in Saudi Arabia.
Katsina State Government says all its 2,810 pilgrims are in good condition of health in the Holy Land.
A pilgrim from Niger was on Wednesday feared dead in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, after mistakenly falling into the pit of an elevator under repair.
Alhaji Muhammadu Modibbo, Nigeria’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, has urged the Federal Government to ban unemployed Nigerians from traveling to the Kingdom in search of jobs, to save Nigeria’s image.
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria on Saturday in Makkah, warned Nigerian pilgrims and their officials against displaying political symbols during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia.
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has confirmed the death of a female Nigerian pilgrim in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
The figures were provided in a National Hajj Commission of Nigeria flight statistics obtained by NAN on Monday in Madinah
The second batch of 382 Nigerian pilgrims from Nasarawa State on Wednesday joined their Kogi counterparts to formally begin this year’s Hajj rites in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
The warning was issued in a circular to the agencies on Friday in Madinah, Saudi Arabia.