Lagos District of The Companion, an association of Muslim men in business and the professions, has mourned the passing of one of its leaders, Prof. Muhammad Olatunde Ya’qub. A Professor of Arabic linguistics, Ya’qub was, until his death, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Foreign Languages, Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo. He died after Tawaf last Sunday Mecca, the …

The former governor of Yobe State, Senator Bukar Abba Ibrahim died in Saudi Arabia on Sunday after a protracted illness, according to a source. He was 73. Another source close to the family posted on his Facebook page: “Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi rajiun. “Sen. Bukar Abba Ibrahim has passed away just now in Makkah. May Allah grant him peaceful …

The Saudi Arabia Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has increased the 2024 Hajj slots of Tour Operators from 10 to 40. This development came following the Federal Government’s demand for an increase in the 2024 Hajj tour operators. In September, Saudi Arabia announced that only 5% of each Hajj-participating country’s Licensed Tour Operators would be permitted to conduct the 2024 …

President Bola Tinubu, on Saturday, commiserated with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman of Saudi Arabia, and the Royal House of Saud on the passing of Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz bin Bandar Al Saud who died in a jet crash Thursday. The Saudi Royal Court announced that Prince Talal Bin Abdulaziz died when the Saudi Arabian Air …

Marine and Blue Economy Minister Adegboyega Oyetola yesterday continued bilateral discussions with ministers and representatives from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Brazil and Jamaica. According to his media aide, Ismail Omipidan, the minister expressed Nigeria’s interest in learning from their knowledge and experiences. On Monday, Oyetola held bilateral meetings with representatives of Greece, Qatar and Mexico on the sidelines …

President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja from his one-week engagements in Saudi Arabia and Guinea Bissau. The Boeing 737 jet conveying the President and his entourage arrived at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, minutes past 7 p.m. (local time). President Tinubu departed Abuja for Riyadh, the Saudi capital, on Thursday, 9th November to attend …

Saudi Arabian authorities have cancelled the visas of 264 passengers airlifted by Air Peace. The travellers discovered their fate on arrival in Jeddah from Kano; the authorities insisted the airline must return to Nigeria. Only 87 of the 264 passengers were cleared after Nigerian embassy officials intervened. The flight took off from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos via the …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, assured potential investors of the free flow of their funds in and out of Nigeria, saying the bottlenecks that created the impasse were long gone. President Tinubu premised his assurances on reforms by his administration, particularly the discontinuance of petrol subsidy and the unification of the exchange rate. “Your money …

Nigeria and the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have signed a pact on oil and gas sector investments. The cooperative framework outlined in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) encompasses joint research and development initiatives, knowledge-sharing platforms and capacity-building programmes. Minister for State Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, signed on Nigeria’s behalf; Saudi’s Energy Minister, Prince Abdulaziz bin …

President Bola Tinubu will, this week, depart Abuja for Riyadh, capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to attend the Saudi-Africa summit and the Arab African summit both scheduled to hold on 10th and 11th November respectively. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, who briefed State House correspondents on Sunday, at the Presidential …