By Kadiri Abdulrahman Makkah, May 29, 2026 (NAN) Members of the National Assembly Joint Committee on Hajj on Thursday night inspected facilities and welfare services provided to Nigerian pilgrims in Mina. This forms part of its oversight activities for the 2026 Hajj operations. The delegation, led by Sen. Ali Ndume,Continue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) says a total of 1.70 million pilgrims performed the 2026 Hajj pilgrimage, an increase from the figures recorded in 2025. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that GASTAT is the Saudi government agency responsible for compiling theContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has organised a special prayer session for Nigeria as part of its activities to mark the day of Arafat. This is as pilgrims all over the world converged on Mount Arafat on Tuesday, signalling the peak of the 2026 HajjContinue Reading
By Deji Abdulwahab The Federal Government says it remains committed to ensuring that the compendium containing economic and tourism comprehensive profiles of all the states and the FCT receives the endorsement of President Bola Tinubu. Hannatu Musa Musawa, Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism, and the Creative Economy, stated this duringContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has advised Nigerian pilgrims to purchase Hady and Adahi vouchers only through officially approved sales outlets under the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Project for the Utilisation of Hady and Adahi. NAHCON gave the advise in a statement by its Head,Continue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman Nigerian pilgrims have successfully completed the Madinah leg of their spiritual journey and have been transported to the holy city of Makkah. According to a statement by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) in Makkah on Saturday, this marks the end of the first phase ofContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), on Thursday carried out an inspection of key facilities in four sacred sites (Masha’ir) in Makkah. The sites inspected were in Muna, Arafat, Jamrat and Munzilifat, in preparation for the commencement of the Hajj rites. Dr Aliu Tanko, NAHCONContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says it has successfully concluded the 2026 Hajj outbound airlift of Nigerian pilgrims to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The NAHCON management said in a statement in Makkah that the airlift was concluded at 10:44 a.m Thursday. According to theContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman Jeddah, May 20, 2026 (NAN) Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, Wednesday held its 50th Grand Hajj Symposium in Jeddah with the participation of distinguished group of ministers, scholars, thinkers, researchers, and specialists from across the Islamic world. The symposium comes as an extension of theContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Special Adviser on Religion (Islam) to the Lagos State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Jebe, has commended President Bola Tinubu for setting a high standard and refining the state’s Hajj operations. Jebe gave the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday inContinue Reading
