The governor explained that the advance payment was made by the pilgrims to the respective state pilgrims' boards, after which the requests were passed by the states to the national body.
He said that the hajj maximum fare for the Sokoto intending pilgrims had been fixed at N1, 080,400.00 for each male and N1, 083,400:00 for female pilgrims.
play (NAN PHOTO) The Lagos State Muslims Pilgrims Welfare Board says it will on May 9 commence the refund of N30 million to pilgrims from the state who performed the 2017 Hajj.
Pilgrims are expected to purchase a minimum of $750 and a maximum of $1000 per pilgrim. he circular also reveals there are a total of 65,197 Pilgrims, thus the CBN will sell as much as $65,197,000 assuming every Pilgrim buys as much as $1000
Hajiya Abdullahi was among the pilgrims from the state performing this year's Hajj. The state's Hajj Commission chairman, Shiekh Lukman Abdullahi Imam, disclosed this, on Wednesday, while giving an update of the Hajj exercise in Makkah.
Sharing her photo, the reporter wrote, "This Nigerian pilgrim Hajiya Aishatu y'an Guru Nahuce from Bungudu LGA of Zamfara State found $80,000 (N56,000,000) and handed it over to the Zamfara Pilgrims Welfare Agency official for onward return
In this holy month of Ramadan when every true muslim is expected to shun every form of sin, a pilgrim from Kwara State has been arrested for trying to smuggle cocaine to Saudi Arabia. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it arrested a 54-year
Part of our orientation before leaving Lagos was too sensitive the pilgrims on things to expect in Saudi Arabia. I have directed the Head of the Medical Team to see her and other pilgrims down with an illness.
According to FAAN, the incident happened at about 9.30am after the departure of the fourth flight that conveyed pilgrims from the airport's Hajj Terminal to Saudi Arabia.
"After detonation, it was discovered that the bag contained some copies of an Islamic guide; meant for pilgrims to guide them with regards to their journey."
Executive Secretary, Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission, Dr Tor Uja and his wife of 35 years are blessed with five girls. What however made them make the news is that all of their daughters are grown and they grew to become lawyers.