By Salisu Sani-Idris Gov. Umar Bago of Niger has promised to build a first-class Hajj transit camp for the state pilgrims to ease their movement to Saudi Arabia. Bago made the promise in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at Muna, an outskirts of the holy cityContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has advised Nigerians to imbibe the spirit of sacrifice and extend love for one another irrespective of tribe, religion and political affiliations. Mohammed, who is one of the 95,000 Nigerian pilgrims currently performing Hajj in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, gaveContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang Rep. Philip Agbese (APC-Benue), says the 10th House of Representatives under its current Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, will be a vibration and active one. Agbese representating Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo Federal Constituency of Benue, said this while speaking with newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja. Agbese, who described the emergence of AbbasContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Wednesday inspected the additional 10,000 tents provided to Nigerian pilgrims by the Company of Mutawwif for African Non-Arab pilgrims. The Chairman of NAHCON, Alhaji Zikrullah Hassan, while conducting management team of the commission and journalists round the tents, explainedContinue Reading
By Ruth Oketunde Former Director-General of National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Julie Okah-Donli, has urged Rotary clubs in the country to carry out more humanitarian projects. She said this at the Valedictory Fellowship and Formal introduction of the President-Elect, Rotary Club of Abuja, Aso-Golf, inContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal Stakeholders in the health sector have called for the integration of the public and private sectors to reduce maternal mortality, noting that such an integration is an effective strategy for reducing the incidence in the country. They said this at a webinar on Tuesday, organised by theContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Director-General, National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT), Dr Usman Aliyu, has called on the Federal Government to fund the institute to be able to achieve its mandate. Aliyu made the appeal on Monday in Abuja, during a media conference. According to him, getting theContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Federal Government says it is concerned that in spite of efforts to curb drug abuse, the menace has reached an epidemic proportion and thus requires concerted efforts by all to curb it. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, Mr Olufunso Adebiyi, said this on MondayContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Saudi authorities have agreed to relocate about 10,000 Nigerian pilgrims to an additional site in order to decongest the present tent in Muna. Malam Mousa Ubandawaki, Deputy Director, Information and Publication, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) disclosed this in a statement in Makkah on Monday. UbandawakiContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris The Independent Hajj Reporters (IHR), a Civil Society Organisation, has called on the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to screen all tents in Muna to weed out fake pilgrims. The National Coordinator of the CSO, Malam Muhammad Ibrahim, made the call in a statement isdued onContinue Reading
