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Ahead of the 2024 Hajj season, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has sent a 43-man advance team of 35 NAHCON officials and eight medical personnel to finalize preparations to receive Nigerian pilgrims. The team is to organize and coordinate the reception, accommodation, feeding and transportation, health and general welfare of the pilgrims in the […]

The governor of Kebbi State, Nasir Idris, has approved the appointment of a former governor, Saidu Dakingari, as 2024 Amirul Hajj and leader of the state delegation for the Hajj exercise in Saudi Arabia. This is contained in a statement signed by the Executive Chairman of the Kebbi State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Faruku Aliyu-Enabo, which […]