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Published on 21:18 GMT

2025 Hajj: NAHCON signs agreement with Saudi service provider for tour operators

The Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman, has signed an agreement with the service provider selected by the leadership of private tour operators to cater to their pilgrims for this year’s Hajj. …

Source: Tribune Online - Center-right
Published on 14:14 GMT

2025 Hajj: Kaduna govt issues January 31 deadline for fare payment

The Kaduna State Pilgrims Welfare Board has issued a deadline of January 31 for intending pilgrims to settle their Hajj fare payments in full. The directive was announced in a statement released Monday by the board’s Public Relations Officer, Yunusa …

Source: Premium Times - Neutral
Published on 18:34 GMT

NAHCON issues deadline for full payment of 2025 Hajj fare

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria NAHCON, has issued a deadline of 31 January for intending pilgrims to pay their 2025 Hajj fare in full. The Chairperson of the commission, Abdullahi Usman, issued the deadline in an audio broadcast in Hausa monitored …

Source: Premium Times - Neutral
Published on 18:33 GMT

NAHCON’s pre-hajj preparatory visit: A testament to commitment and excellence, by Shafii Sani Mohammed

As preparations for the 2025 Hajj season gather momentum, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has set a commendable standard with its meticulously planned and executed pre-Hajj preparatory visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Led by the Chairman, …

Source: Eagle Online - Neutral
Published on 20:54 GMT

Reflections on the 4th Hajj Conference and Exhibition in Jeddah, by Muhammad Ahmad Musa

I followed the 4th Hajj Conference and Exhibition from a distance, watching with growing fascination as Saudi Arabia showcased a bold vision for reshaping the Hajj experience. Although I was not physically there, but I felt the pulse of the event through …

Source: Eagle Online - Label Pending
Published on 14:49 GMT

FCTA Approves N8.45 Million As Hajj Fare For 2025 Pilgrims

ABUJA: The Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has announced the approved fare for the 2025 Hajj as N8,457,685.59k for intending pilgrims from Abuja. In a statement issued by the Board’s Public Relations …

Source: Independent - Label Pending
Published on 16:39 GMT

Kano Pilgrims Board commences 2025 Hajj induction course

1 hour ago The Social Orientation and Safety Corps of Ogun state popularly known as ‘So Safe’ has apprehended an ex-convict, a 54-year-old-man, Adelani Oriyomi in Kere, Obada-Oko area of Abeokuta for allegedly attempting to exhume a human skull. Soji …

Source: The Guardian (Nigeria) - Uncategorized
Published on 09:55 GMT

Meet Bollywood actress who was once addicted to... divorced her husband..., changed completely after performing Hajj

Source: Bollywood Life - Label Pending
Published on 08:18 GMT

Low turnout as NAHCON announces 2025 Hajj fare

The announcement of the 2025 Hajj fare by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) was yesterday greeted with mixed reactions from stakeholders and intending pilgrims, Daily Trust can report. This is just as there is a low turnout of people …

Source: Daily Trust - Label Pending
Published on 08:18 GMT

NIGERIA DAILY: Only A Few Nigerians May Travel FOr The 2025 Hajj

More Podcasts Download Here It’s now two weeks until the deadline for intending pilgrims to pay this year’s Hajj fare, but reports from some parts of Nigeria indicate that only a few can afford to. At more than N8 million, it appears that the fare for the …

Source: Daily Trust - Label Pending