The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has imposed new penalties targeting individuals who violate Hajj permit regulations. The Ministry of Interior made this known on Thursday saying the sanctions include a heavy fine of $26,661 on those who apply for visit visas on behalf of people attempting to perform Hajj without proper authorisation. The new measures, released via the Saudi Press …

The Director General of the Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Lamin Rabi’u Danbappa has said that the Board would work in synergy with the state transport authority (Kano Line). Receiving the management and committee of the Kano State Transport Authority in his office, Danbappa said: ‘Before assuming office, we made a commitment in the presence of His Excellency, the …

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) frequently finds itself in the media spotlight, and for good reason. As the body responsible for organising the Hajj pilgrimage for Nigerian Muslims, its operations naturally draw significant public and media interest. Hajj is not just a religious obligation for Muslims but one of the largest annual gatherings in the world. For Nigerian …

The Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Prof. Abdullahi Saleh Usman has appealed to the Federal Government to direct the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to waive the two per cent charge imposed on Hajj fare. According to him, the move would significantly reduce Hajj fares and alleviate the financial burdens on the pilgrims, who are already …

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) failed to properly account for how the N90 billion subsidy paid by the Federal Government for the 2024 Hajj exercise was spent. This was at a hearing organised by the Adhoc Committee of the House of Representatives probing the NAHCON and the Federal Capital Territory Administration Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board in Abuja. NAHCON’s …

Tour Operators under the aegis of Association of Hajj and Umrah Operators in Nigeria (AHUON) has urged the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to stop misleading Nigerians about the Saudi 2025 Hajj calendar, to portray AHUON as the body frustrating the preparation of the upcoming Hajj. In a statement by its national president, Alhaji Abdullateef Ekundayo Yusuf, the private …

Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has voiced strong dissatisfaction with the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), condemning the organisation’s management of the 2024 Hajj exercise. Mohammed, therefore, insisted that most of the Hajj services must be decentralised in a manner that would allow state governments to take full control of affairs, to ensure adequate welfare of pilgrims who paid …

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has granted an additional 100 Saudi Riyals as “pocket money” to each of the state’s 1,868 Hajj pilgrims. The pocket money comes a few days after the governor gave the pilgrims $186,800  to make up for the shortfall in their Travel Basic Allowance for the Hajj pilgrimage. The gift of the additional 100 Saudi …

A Lagos resident who travelled on a holy pilgrimage to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the year 2024 annual Hajj pilgrimage, Oloshogbo Idris, has reportedly died on Tuesday. According to the information made available to newsmen on Wednesday, the pilgrim gave up the ghost while eating, a few minutes after returning from the circumambulation of the Holy Kaaba in …

The Kano State Governor, Mallam Abba Yusuf, has released another N376 million to supplement the shortfall in Basic Travel Allowance for state intending pilgrims. The governor has also announced the appointment of the Deputy Governor, Aminu Abdulsalam, as head of the government delegation and Amir Hajj for the 2024 pilgrimage. Yusuf’s intervention was contained in a statement issued by the …