Tag: Hajj
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Hajj 2025: NAHCON explains why there’s delay in pilgrims return flights
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has appealed to Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia yet to be airlifted back home to be patient. The commission said it is doing everything alongside other stakeholders to increase the speed of the return leg. In a statement issued on Wednesday, NAHCON’s spokesperson, Fatima Usara, cited high demand…
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NAHCON begins inbound transportation, returns 1,310 pilgrims
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has begun the inbound transportation of Nigerian pilgrims, with 1,310 of them already returned back home from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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Why 2025 Hajj was successful – NAHCON
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has attributed the successes recorded in the 2025 Hajj operation to teamwork, hard work and dedication by all stakeholders.
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Hajj: Saudi govt begins distribution of 2.5m Holy Qur’an to pilgrims
The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance on Monday, began the distribution of 2.5 million copies of Holy Qur`an from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, to pilgrims performing Hajj this year.
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Hajj will not fall in summer until 2050 – NCM
Hussein Al Qahtani, Spokesman of the National Centre for Meteorology (NCM), has said this year’s Hajj season marks the end of the Hajj season coinciding with the summer months.
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Saudi Arabia announces end of 2025 Hajj pilgrimage
Prince Saud bin Mishaal, Deputy Emir of the Makkah Region, has announced the successful completion of Hajj 1446, declaring it incident-free in terms of security, health, and services.
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Good news: No casualty recorded as fire engulfs hotel harbouring 484 Nigerian pilgrims in Mecca
After a fire incident at a hotel accommodating 484 Nigerian pilgrims in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has confirmed there was no casualty. A statement by the spokesperson for HAHCON, Fatima Sanda Usara, said that the fire at the hotel located at Shari Mansur Street in Mecca, occurred…
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Hajj: 12.9m pilgrims flock to Prophet’s Mosque
No fewer than 12.9 million Muslim faithful from different parts of the world visited the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, between Dhul Qada 15 and Dhul Hijjah 1.
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Hajj: NAHCON relocates Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has said that no lives were lost in the fire incident razing an hotel accommodating 484 Nigerian pilgrims in Makkah on Saturday.
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Hajj: Fire guts hotel housing 484 Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has disclosed that fire gutted a hotel housing 484 Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia on Saturday.