Tag: pilgrims
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Be good ambassadors in Saudi Arabia – Gov. Bala urges pilgrims
Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has called on intending pilgrims departing to Saudi Arabia for the 2022 holy pilgrimage to be good ambassadors of Nigeria. Mohammed made the appeal during his farewell address to the 2022 Bauchi intending pilgrims on Tuesday night. He said this is necessary in order to make the state and…
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Hajj Commission announces cost of airfare for intending pilgrims
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has announced the cost for intending pilgrims to the 2022 Hajj. The commission announced this on Saturday in Abuja, adding that the cost of airfare is responsible for the different prices to be paid. According to the commission, pilgrims departing from the southern part of Nigeria will pay…
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Saudi Arabia issues Hajj rules for airlines transporting pilgrims
The Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has issued new rules for airlines transporting pilgrims during the upcoming Hajj season, local media reported. 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.
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COVID-19: S/Arabia to allow only ‘Immunised’ pilgrims to Mecca
Saudi authorities said yesterday only people immunised against COVID-19 will be allowed to perform the year-round umrah pilgrimage from the start of Ramadan, the holy fasting month for Muslims. The hajj and umrah ministry said in a statement that three categories of people would be considered “immunised” – those who have received two doses of…
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Nigerian pilgrims embrace other Muslims from across the globe
Nigerian pilgrims in Madinah have embraced other Muslim nationals from across the world in the course of observing their religious rites. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that many pilgrims were spotted at the Prophet’s mosque and other places in Madinah exchanging taking pictures with one another and exchanging addresses. Al-Haj Nasir Uddin, from…
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NAHCON urges pilgrims to be security conscious
Nigerian pilgrims to the 2019 Hajj have been advised to be security conscious as their movement from Madinah to Makkah entered second day on Friday. The Head of Civic Orientation, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Alhaji Bala Umar, gave the advice while sensitising the pilgrims in Madinah. He stressed the need for the pilgrims…
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2019 Hajj: 1,529 pilgrims depart for Saudi Arabia
A total of 1,529 Muslim pilgrims have so far been airlifted from Kano, Lagos and Kaduna airports for this year’s Hajj to Saudi Arabia. The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) disclosed this on Saturday through its tweeter handle in Abuja. The information contained in the tweet explained that the Kaduna pilgrims were airlifted through…
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Saudi simplifies visa for Nigerian pilgrims – NAHCON
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says the Saudi Arabian authorities has simplified visa processing for 2019 hajj season through its e-visa. The head of Public Affairs Division of NAHCON, Fatima Usara, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Usara said the introduction of the new system of processing and obtaining e-Visa…
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2018 Hajj: Gov. Obaseki charges intending Muslim pilgrims of good behaviour
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Thursday charged the 130 Edo State’s intending pilgrims, comprising 77 females and 53 males, to be good ambassadors of the state and country in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Obaseki, who gave the charge in his farewell message to the pilgrims at the Hajj Camp Ground in Benin City, the…
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Lagos State Muslim pilgrims board to refund N30m to 2017 pilgrims
The Lagos State Muslims Pilgrims Welfare Board says it will on May 9 commence the refund of N30 million to pilgrims from the state who performed the 2017 Hajj. Mr Musbau Okoya, Executive Secretary of the board, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos. Okoya said…