World’s largest Muslim majority country cancels Hajj again amid concerns over COVID-19 pandemic
Muslim News Nigeria Indonesia has cancelled the Hajj pilgrimage for people in the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation for a second year…
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Hajj2021: NAHCON urges stakeholders, intending Pilgrims to remain calm, says Saudi Hajj ministry yet to make formal pronouncement
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has called on all Hajj stakeholders particularly intending pilgrims to be…
BREAKING: Saudi Arabia limits total #Hajj2021 slots for pilgrims at 60,000
Nigeria, which hirtherto got 95,000 Hajj quota, will share just 45,000 slots with over 60 countries of the…
We’re optimistic Saudi Arabia will allow Pilgrims from Nigeria, other countries to perform #Hajj2021 – NAHCON Chair
Chairman, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Alhaji Zikrullahi Olakunle Hassan has expressed optimism that the Kingdom of…
Talks underway with Nigeria, other international Pilgrims for #Hajj2021 – Report
• Strict health and precautionary measures in place to guarantee people’s safety, ministry says • Health authorities are…
It’s official: Saudi Arabia to hold Hajj 2021 under ‘special conditions’ amid COVID-19
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will hold the Hajj pilgrimage under “special conditions” to protect against the spread…
Hajj 2021: Lagos vaccinates 1,700 intending pilgrims in two days
In fulfilment of its earlier pledge to ensure hitch-free vaccination, the Lagos State Government has vaccinated about 1,700…
Hajj 2020 begins on Wednesday
Hajj Day 1 (Day of Tarawiyah- Wednesday, 8 Dhul Hijjah) 1. Hujjaj will break Quarantine and leave for…
Hajj 2020: Miqat Qarn Al-Manazel runs solo this year for the first time in history
For the first time in history, pilgrims performing this year’s Hajj are to pass through just one Miqat…
Big Sallah: Sultan urges Muslims to observe COVID-19 protocols, says Eid congregation not compulsory
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has urged Muslim faithful to comply with the government’s COVID-19…
HAJJ 2020: Khutbah to be translated into Hausa, Turkish, Urdu, English, 6 other languages – Al Sudais
The chairman of the General Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque, Sheikh Dr. Abdul Rahman…
What missing Hajj 2020 means to me, by Rasheed Abubakar
I was overwhelmed with an aura of joy and nostalgia, when sometime last year, September precisely, I was…
Mixed reactions trail Saudi Arabia’s Hajj limitation plan over COVID-19
Muslims expressed disappointment Tuesday at Saudi Arabia’s decision to scale back this year’s hajj pilgrimage, but many accepted…
95,000 Nigerians to miss Hajj2020 as NAHCON promises refund
Eligible Muslims from outside Saudi Arabia, who have prepared for the hajj exercise, will not observe the spiritual…
Saudi Arabia to allow 1,000 pilgrims perform hajj
▪︎ Medical cadres will also accompany pilgrims throughout their journey Hajj pilgrim numbers could be limited to less…