Tag: Pilgrimages
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Lassa fever: FG replies Saudi Arabia over threats to ban Nigerian pilgrimages
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, says Nigeria is no longer constitute a Lassa fever threat to global health as the country recorded only one case in the past one week. The minister said this on his Twitter handle @IsaacFAdewole. Recall that the Saudi Arabia authorities had threatened to ban Nigerian pilgrimages for this…
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2018 Hajj: Saudi Arabia threatens to ban Nigerian pilgrimages over Lassa fever epidemic
The Saudi Arabian authorities has threatened to ban Nigerian pilgrimages for the 2018 Hajj spiritual exercise if the lingering Lassa fever outbreak is not curtailed. However, following the threat, the Federal Government has summoned Commissioners for health to a session with top officials of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). The meeting will be…