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TAJBank, NAHCON Seal Partnership to Strengthen Hajj Savings Scheme for Nigerian Pilgrims

Temitope Nlewemchi — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 13:33:19 +0000

TAJBank Limited and the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria have formalised a new partnership aimed at enhancing the country’s Hajj Savings Scheme, marking a major step toward improving the financial planning process for intending pilgrims. The agreement, signed through a memorandum of understanding, is expected to provide a more structured and transparent framework that will [...]

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Stampede Tragedy: Saudi Authorities Should Not Blame African Pilgrims – Hajj Commission

Wale Adebayo — Sat, 26 Sep 2015 08:09:40 +0000

The Chairman, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Alhaji Abdullahi Mukhtar Muhammad, on Friday called on the Saudi Arabian authorities to involve Nigeria and countries affected by Friday’s stampede in Mina, Saudi Arabia, in the probe of the tragedy. At least 747 Muslims from different countries lost their lives and 805 others sustained injuries during a [...]

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Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi II Counsels Pilgrims On Devil Stoning During Hajj

Wale Adebayo — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 06:45:27 +0000

The Emir of Kano and Amirul hajj, Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi II, has urged Nigerian pilgrims to accept the arrangement put in place by the Saudi authorities concerning the ‘stoning of the devil’ at Jamarat. The emir said performing the Islamic rite in batches and spreading the time for the stoning to include the period of [...]

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#Pilgrimage; Twenty Nigerians Reported Dead In Makkah

Wale Adebayo — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 19:28:46 +0000

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Monday confirmed the death of 20 Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia since the beginning of 2015 Hajj. The Chairman of the commission, Alhaji Abdullahi Mukhtar, disclosed this at a pre-Arafat stakeholders meeting at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He said 14 pilgrims died due to cardiac arrest and other ailments, [...]

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Nigerian Victims Of Saudi Crane Crash Buried In Mecca

Wale Adebayo — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 07:11:23 +0000

Six Nigerian Pilgrims who died in the September 11 crane crash in Mecca have been buried at the Holy land, Nigeria’s Consul-General to Saudi Arabia Ahmed Umar has said. Briefing newsmen in Jeddah, Umar said the bodies were buried on Sept. 18, in a “specially designated cemetery” in Mecca, where all victims of the crash [...]

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Federal Government To Ensure Adequate Compensation For Families Of Saudi Crane Crash Victims

Wale Adebayo — Sat, 19 Sep 2015 19:17:31 +0000

The federal government through the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has promised to ensure adequate compensation to families of the six Nigerian pilgrims who lost their lives, and the three pilgrims injured as a result of the crane crash in Mecca. The kingdom of Saudi Arabia had promised to pay N70 million each to [...]

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#Hajj > Three Nigerians Wounded In Mecca Grand Mosque Disaster – NAHCON

Wale Adebayo — Sun, 13 Sep 2015 01:30:03 +0000

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has confirmed that three Nigerian pilgrims sustained minor injuries in the crane crash in Mecca’s Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia. A huge red crane had crashed into a part of the Grand Mosque as it was filled with worshippers, less than two weeks before the annual Hajj pilgrimage. [...]

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