The Executive Director of the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC),Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, has praised the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for initiating an investigation into the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) over allegations of misappropriating N90 billion in Hajj subsidies. In a statement, Rafsanjani described the widespread looting during the recent Hajj exercise as …

The first and second batches of 845 pilgrims from Ogun State led by officials of the Ogun State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board have arrived in Medina, Saudi Arabia, to perform this year’s holy pilgrimage. The first batch of the pilgrims landed at Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Airport on Sunday at about 11.15am while the second batch touched down on Monday …

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) and the Forum of State Executive Secretaries of Pilgrims’ Welfare Boards, Agencies, and Commissions have agreed to peg the minimum deposit for the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage exercise at N4.5 million. NAHCON’s Assistant Director of Public Affairs, Fatima Usara, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. The commission said the decision became necessary to …