Dr Modibbo Umar, Charge De Affaires, Nigerian Embassy, Riyad, says pilgrims performing the 2025 Hajj without permit are liable to 100,000 riyals fine, 10 years ban and deportation. Umar said this at the Hajj 2025 Pre-Arafat Stakeholders’ meeting, organised by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) in Makkah on Monday. The envoy recalled that…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered and dismantled a syndicate that sponsors pilgrims to serve as couriers to move cocaine to Saudi Arabia during pilgrimage. This is contained in a statement issued by the Director of Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. He stated that…
Kaduna based Islamic cleric and scholar Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has disclosed that he was prevented from performing the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage by Saudi authorities, despite having been issued a valid visa. The popular Islamic cleric n a post on his official Facebook page said his views on global politics may have influenced the decision by…
Saudi Arabia has halted the Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, from undertaking the 2025 Hajj, and has deported him back to Nigeria. Sheikh Gumi confirmed this in a post shared on Monday, 26 May 2025, on his Facebook page. He mentioned that the Saudi government had granted him a visa to enter the country…
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has urged Nigerian pilgrims to avoid carrying money exceeding 60,000 Saudi Riyals or its equivalent to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the 2025 Hajj exercise. NAHCON gave the advice in a statement by its Principal Information Officer, Malam Shafil Mohammed, in Abuja on Wednesday. Mohammed cautioned the…
The Edo Muslim Pilgrim Welfare Board says the airlift of intending pilgrims for the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage will commence on May 14, with nearly 200 pilgrims set to depart for Saudi Arabia. The chairman of the board, Mallam Musah Muhammad Uduimoh, made the disclosure on Sunday in Benin during a media briefing. He explained that…
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Tuesday announced the arrival of its 36-member advance team, comprising staff and medical personnel, at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Madina. The team is in Saudi Arabia ahead of the first set of Nigerian pilgrims scheduled to depart on May 9, 2025. NAHCON’s Information officer, Suwaiba Ahmed,…
The Kaduna State Pilgrims Welfare Agency has announced that it would begin airlifting of 2025 intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for Hajj, May 14. The Executive Chairman of the Agency, Malam Salihu Abubakar, made the announcement in a statement by Malam Yunusa Abdullahi, its Public Relations Officer, on Tuesday in Kaduna. Abubakar disclosed that a…
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has officially commenced 2025 Hajj operations with the departure of its Advance Team to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday by Shafii Mohammed, Principal Information Officer, NAHCON. Mohammed stated that the team, comprising key operational staff and senior…
Prof Abdullahi Saleh, Chairman, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), on Wednesday expressed the commission’s readiness to provide seamless 2025 Hajj operations, beginning with the inaugural flight on May 9. Saleh said this at the National Hajj Stakeholders Summit, with the theme “Sustainable Hajj Financing: Developing a Resilient Model for Nigerian Pilgrims and Operators’’. The…
