Tag: pilgrims
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NAHCON airlifts 20,515 Nigerian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia in one week
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says it has transported 20,515 Nigerian pilgrims to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the 2025 Hajj in one week. NAHCON disclosed this in a statement by its Principal Information Officer, Malam Shafil Mohammed, in Abuja on Friday.
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CBN approves cash-based BTA for 2025 Hajj
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has approved the request by the 2025 Hajj intending pilgrims to be granted cash transactions for the holy pilgrimage to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This followed the intervention of Vice-President Kashim Shettima, who appealed to President Bola Tinubu on behalf of the pilgrims through the National Hajj Commission…
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Adamawa commission refunds N157.9m to pilgrims
The Adamawa State Muslim Pilgrims’ Welfare Commission has refunded N157,952.880 million to 2,586 pilgrims who performed the 2023 pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. This was contained in a statement signed by Aisha Sa’ad, the commission’s information officer on Monday in Yola.
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1,301 pilgrims died in 2024 Hajj- Saudi Arabia Authority reveals
Saudi Arabia has announced that 1,301 pilgrims died during this year’s hajj. The country’s minister of health, Fahd Al-Jalajel, in an interview on Sunday, said 83 per cent of the 1,301 fatalities were unauthorised pilgrims who walked long distances in high temperatures to perform the hajj rituals. The minister said 95 pilgrims were being treated…
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Exchange rate: NAHCON advises pilgrims on how to pay hajj fare
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has advised intending pilgrims to pay the Hajj fare according to the prevailing dollar exchange rate on the day of payment. Mrs Fatima Sanda-Usara, the Assistant Director, Public Affairs, NAHCON, said this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday.
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2023 Hajj: Nigeria loses 14 pilgrims in Saudi Arabia
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), has revealed that Nigeria lost 14 pilgrims in Saudi Arabia from the beginning of ongoing 2023 hajj operation to date. Dr Usman Galadima, Chief of Operations and Head of the NAHCON National
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Christian Pilgrims boss warns Christians against absconding during pilgrimage
The Executive Secretary, Plateau State- Christian Pilgrims Board, Rev. Fr. George Gorap, has warned pilgrims undergoing the 2023 Christian pilgrimage to Jordan and Israel to shun any plan to abscond while performing the pilgrimage. Gorap issued the warning on Sunday while pilgrims from Plateau, Ekiti, Osun and Kwara states were undergoing the pilgrimage exercise in…
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Helicopter carrying pilgrims’ crashes, killing 6
A helicopter carrying pilgrims to Kedarnath in India’s Himalayan region crashed on Tuesday, killing all six on board, a police official said. Two pilots and four pilgrims died in the crash in the northern state of Uttarakhand, its police chief, Ashok Kumar, told Reuters by telephone, adding
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Delta transports 312 Christian pilgrims to Jordan
No fewer than 312 Christian pilgrims from Delta were on Monday transported to the Holy land, Jordan in Israel through the Port Harcourt International Airport.
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150 intending pilgrims denied visa for 2022 Hajj
About 150 intending pilgrims from Oyo State has been denied visa to perform 2022 Hajj by Saudi authorities. The Chairman, Oyo State Pilgrim Welfare Board (Muslim Wing), Prof Sayed Malik disclosed this while addressing newsmen on Monday, in Ibadan. According to him, the denial of visa to the affected intending pilgrims by the Saudi authority…