By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Chief Imam, Area 10 Jumaat Mosque, Abuja, Yahya Alyolawi, has urged Muslims to take useful lessons of obedience and steadfastness from the “battle of Uhud” Alyolawi gave the advice in Madinah, when took some pilgrims on visitation to the Mountain of Uhud, where the battle tookContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman Lagos State Pilgrims Welfare Board says no fewer than 343 intending pilgrims have landed at the King AbdulAzeez International Airport, Madinah, Saudi Arabia, for the 2026 Hajj exercise. According to a statement by the board’s Director of Public Affairs, Taofeek Lawal, the intending pilgrims comprised 169 malesContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has dismissed reports suggesting that the newly inaugurated Gateway International Airport, Iperu, Ogun, was rejected by Saudi airlines carrier, Flynas for Hajj operations. In a statement made available to newsmen on Friday, the NAHCON Chairman, Amb. Ismail Yusuf, described theContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman Nigerian pilgrims in Madinah have begun their movement to Makkah on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that an update by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) stated that the movement to Makkah commenced after the pilgrims had spent four days in Madinah. TheContinue Reading
Cleric tasks Nigerian pilgrims on proper conduct, disciplin Pilgrims By Kadiri Abdulrahman Madinah, May 7, 2026 (NAN) An Islamic Cleric, Imam Yahya Alyolawi, has advised Nigerian pilgrims performing the 2026 Hajj to conduct themselves responsibly and obey the laws of their host country, Saudi Arabia. Alyolawi, who is the ChiefContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says no fewer than 9,000 Nigerian pilgrims have arrived the city of Madinah for the 2026 Hajj operations. According to information from the NAHCON officials in Saudi Arabia, the number has been transported since the commencement of the Hajj airlift operationsContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike Dr Adebowale Adedokun, Director-General (D-G), Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), has charged foreign missions to follow Nigeria’s procurement law to the letter. Adedokun gave the charge in a statement by Zira Nagga, BPP’s Head of Press and Public Relations, in Abuja on Wednesday. Adedokun gave the chargeContinue Reading
By kadiri abdulrahman Abuja, May 3, 2026 (NAN) The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Sunday held an inaugural flight for the 2026 Hajj operations with the transportation of 473 Nigerian pilgrims from Kogi to Saudi Arabia. The pilgrims, who were transported through UMZA flight UMZ3501, departed Abuja toContinue Reading
By Adeola Akinbobola Many car owners in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), now prefer commuting in public vehicles to using their cars due to hike in pump price of petrol. Also, low-income earners, who cannot afford the high costs of transportation, walk trekkable distance to work in order to surviveContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam (NAN) The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), says the indicative gantry price for aviation fuel released by Dangote Refinery will ensure market stability and compliance by marketers. Mr George Ene-Ita, the Director, Public Affairs, NMDPRA made this known in an interview with the NewsContinue Reading
