The Ministry of Aviation has kicked against plans by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON ) to prevent Skypower Express Airways ; an indigenous charter operator from participating in the ...

The Head, Public Affairs Division of NAHCON, Mrs Fatima Usara, made the disclosure in a statement on Thursday night in Abuja. Usara said the decision to commence the exercise was reached after a ...

Independent Hajj Reporters, a civil society organisation that monitors and reports hajj/Umrah activities has constituted a five-man committee to monitor the process of executing Hadaya (animal ...

The Oyo State Pilgrims Welfare Board on Wednesday began the vaccination and orientation progrmme for intending pilgrims for the 2019 hajj exercise in the state. 2019 Hajj: NAHCON to begin biometric ...

CAIRO (AP) — More than 1,300 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, Saudi ...

Once a year, Muslim pilgrims flowing into Saudi Arabia unite in a series of religious rituals and acts of worship as they perform the Hajj, one of the pillars of Islam. As they fulfill a religious ...