By Tosin Kolade The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says Nigeria will need to build no fewer than 3.9 million toilets annually to meet the open defecation-free target by 2025. Dr Jane Bevan, UNICEF Chief of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), said this on Monday at the opening of aContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris The Bayelsa Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has appealed to the State Government to deploy more personnel to the board to ease its operations. The board’s Executive Secretary, Amirah Dokubo-Asari, who made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said there are justContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Stakeholders in the Hajj Industry have commended the performance of the Aero Contractors on the outbound movement of pilgrims from Nigeria to Saudi Arabia. They made the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Makkah, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Continue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), on Sunday decried the invasion of Mina and Arafat by fake pilgrims which resulted in inadequate tents. The Chairman of NAHCON, Alhaji Zikrullah Hassan, stated this during a working visit to Mutawif for Pilgrims from African non-Arab countries, in Makkah,Continue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Malam Shehu Ahmed, the Executive Secretary, Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) says the FCT Administration would demolish all structures on waterways across the nation’s capital. Ahmed made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He said some structures were preventing water from flowing freely throughContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has emphasised the need for governors to have a peer review mechanism on Hajj management with a view to promoting good governance. Mohammed, who is currently performing Hajj in Makkah, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, made the call while answering questionsContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris The Saudi Arabian Ministry for Hajj and Umrah, on Friday in Makkah unveiled a roadmap for the 2024 Hajj. The Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Dr Tawfiq Al Rabiah, unveils the roadmap at a ceremony attended by the Heads and Representatives of Hajj Missions in theContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris A female pilgrim from the FCT, Hajiya Amina Yunusa, passed away in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Malam Abubakar Evuti, the Director of the Federal Capital Territory Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, confirmed the sad incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Friday in Makkah. ” With totalContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Alhaji Saidu Abdullahi, a member of the House of Representatives says the National Assembly will engage the appropriate Saudi Arabian authorities to provide improved services to Nigerian pilgrims in 2024. Abdullahi, who represents Gbako/ Bida/Katcha Federal Constituency of Niger, made this known at an interactive session withContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Gov. Umar Bago has expressed his dissatisfaction over inadequate tents and poor facilities at the Niger pilgrims camp in Mina, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Bago, who stated this while addressing newsman shortly after inspecting the tents for Niger State pilgrims tent. He threatened to report theContinue Reading
