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Saudi Arabia’s decision to halt Umrah visas may prevent thousands of Nigerian pilgrims from participating in the 2024 Ramadan Umrah pilgrimage, sparking concern and agitation among them. The move is already causing flight cancellations and financial losses for Hajj and Umrah operators due to hotel booking cancellations in Makkah and Madinah. The new visa policy, […]
On Monday, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia revoked the visas of 264 passengers who arrived in Jeddah from Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) Kano via Nigeria’s private carrier, Air Peace. Subsequently, Saudi authorities insisted on the return of the affected passengers to Nigeria. However, following intervention by Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the […]
President-elect Bola Tinubu on Tuesday night travelled out of the country to spend some time in Paris and London. According to a statement by Tunde Rahman for the Office of the President-elect, the trip will enable Tinubu to rest and plan his transition programme ahead of his inauguration on May 29. Rahman added that the […]
Zamfara State Hajji Commission has received three thousand and eighty three 1,083 hajji seats allocated by the National Hajji Commission for the 2023 Intending pilgrims. The Executive Chairman of the Commission Lawal Isa Abdullahi disclosed this during a meeting with the Commission’s board members in Gusau, the state capital. Isah Abdullahi said the Commission had […]
The Chairman, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan, on Friday, June 3, 2022 signed Hajj airlift agreement with three successful airlines. The airlines are Max Air, Azman Air and FlyNas. The former two are Nigerian based while FlyNas is the Saudi Arabian based airline, satisfying the airlift quota sharing formula between […]
The attention of Zamfara State Government is drawn to a story circulating in some media as a report said to be sourced from the News Agency Of Nigeria (NAN) where it is reported that (lesser Hajj) to pray for peace in Zamfara State. That, however, is not the intent of the story. The report, covertly […]
Zamfara State Government has sent 97 clerics to Saudi Arabia on Lesser Hajj to pray against banditry. The government said the decision was part of efforts to restore peace and security in the State and Nigeria. The clerics are to engage in prayer sessions in strategic holy places of worship in the cities of Makkah […]