2025 Hajj: NAHCON completes return airlift of Nigerian pilgrims

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has announced the conclusion of the return airlift of Nigerian pilgrims from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the 2025 Hajj exercise.… In…

NAHCON praises Saudi Arabia for smooth 2025 Hajj arrangements

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has commended Saudi Arabia’s authorities and Daleel Al Maalim Transportation Company for their unwavering support and hospitality extended to Nigerian pilgrims during the 2025…

NDLEA busts Hajj drug ring, arrests kingpins, seizes ₦9.3bn opioids

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has busted a major drug trafficking syndicate that sponsored Nigerian pilgrims to smuggle cocaine to Saudi Arabia under the guise of Hajj pilgrimage.…

Saudi Arabia bars Gumi from 2025 Hajj

Saudi authorities have barred Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, from participating in the 2025 Hajj, despite issuing him a valid visa. In a post on his Facebook page on…

Hajj 2025: Kano to begin airlifting of pilgrims May 13

The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board has confirmed that the airlift of intending pilgrims for the 2025 Hajj will commence on May 13, 2025. This was disclosed in a statement…

CBN bows, approves cash BTA for 2025 Hajj pilgrims

The Central Bank of Nigeria has approved the request of 2025 intending pilgrims to be granted cash transactions for the holy pilgrimage to Mecca. This followed the intervention of Vice-President…

2025 Hajj airlift to begin May 9, end by May 24– NAHCON

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), in collaboration with State Muslim Pilgrims’ Welfare Boards, has set May 9, 2025, as the start date for the 2025 Hajj airlift, with…