Category: Religion Watch (ISLAM)

NAHCON fixes 2024 Hajj Fare amidst unstable Dollar ….. urges intending Pilgrims to balance payment by Monday Feb 12

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The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON),has announced the 2024 Hajj Fare,in a statement signed by Fatima Sanda Usara,Assistant Director,Public Affairs,the commission said that the Chairman,Malam Jalal Ahmad Arabi had initially aimed to maintain the 2024 Hajj fare at N4.5 million that was charged as initial deposit.   According to NAHCON “The prospects had remained high until the well-known Naira crash that occurred mid-week. Regrettably, the recent instability in the Dollar exchange rate compelled a necessary adjustment despite commendable efforts by NAHCON Chairman, Jalal Ahmad Arabi to maintain cost of…

HAJJ PREPARATIONS ON COURSE By Fatima Sanda Usara

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From 7th of January 2024 to the end of the pre-Hajj visit, the Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) Malam Jalal Ahmad Arabi led his team in making preparatory arrangements for the 2024 Hajj with focus on cost reduction on services to be renderd to pilgrims from Nigeria. For over 10 days, the team shut down their normal lives, working late into the wee hours of the night while new tasks heralded their mornings. The end was a monumental success. The visit was carried out jointly with…

A JOURNEY TO MAKING HISTORY By Mousa Ubandawaki

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When the new NAHCON helmsman, Malam Jalal Ahmad Arabi assumed office on the 18″ of October, 2023, he made a solemn pledge to pursue the acronym mantra of T.S.A (Trust, Sacrifice and Allah sees everything) in the administration of Hajj. According to him, he has not come to overturn everything achleved by the former Board of the Commission but to tinker with areas that needed improvement and build on the achievement in other aspects of the exercise. Now, four months down the line, Malam Jalal Arabi – a tested bureaucrat…

NAHCON meets Tour Operators’ Service Provider

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In response to recent developments emerging from the Private Tour Operators sector of Nigerian Hajj industry, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) today Friday 26th January,2024 held a crucial meeting with Private Tour Operators at Hajj House Headquarters in Abuja. Participants at the meeting were drawn from operators under the aegis of Association of Hajj and Umrah Operators in Nigeria (AHUON) inclusive of the 40 Hajj travel agencies approved by the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah to operate in the coming pilgrimage. The backdrop of the meeting was…

Friday Sermon: O Politicians, Indeed There’s Goodness In Dialogue And Debating In The Best Manner! By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all creation—may He extol the Messenger in the highest company of Angels and send His peace and blessings upon him—likewise upon his family, Companions, and true followers. Dear brothers and sisters! Thanks be to Allah the Almighty, as two warring parties, Dauda Lawal, governor of Zamfara State, and Bello Matawalle, minister of state for defence, have expressed their readiness to work together to fight insecurity in their state. Governor Dauda…

Muslims reject non-inclusion of muslims into vacant positions of Ondo State Deputy Governor, SSG ,Chief Protocol

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The leadership of Ondo State Council for Islamic Affairs (ODSCIA) has condermned the exclusion of Muslims in the political arithmetics of the Sunshine State,as the Ondo State Governor,Hon Lucky Orimisan Ayedatiwa announced nominees for vacant positions of Deputy Governor, SSG and Chief Protocol. . ODSCIA said that the Muslims in the State has a large percentage of Voters population, which could not comprehend the criteria for selecting people into political positions which does not recognise the numbers of group of people or the religious balance in the State. “The Muslims…

2024 Hajj: NAHCON disowns online advert on recruitment of Volunteer Nursing staff

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The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has distanced itself from information circulating on social media regarding the invitation for recruitment of volunteer nursing staff for the 2024 Hajj services, stating that Applications and CVs are to be sent through Sultan Bello Mosque in Kaduna and through a google link that was provided.   NAHCON in a release signed by Fatima Sanda Usara, Assistant Director, Public Affairs said NAHCON has not registered any organization for the recruitment of volunteer nurses during Hajj, warned members of the public against falling victim…

Friday Sermon: We Are Saddened By Your Death, O Abdur-Rahman! By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all creation—may He extol the Messenger in the highest company of Angels and send His peace and blessings upon him—likewise upon his family, Companions, and true followers. Dear brothers and sisters! Wallahi the pain of losing a child is unnatural and indescribable. There is a hole in your heart that will never close and never heal. I painfully lost my son Abdur-Rahman on Saturday, January 13, 2024. Abdur-Rahman was magnanimous,…

NAHCON enters agreement with Ithraa Al Khair Tawafa Company for pilgrims’ services By Fatima Sanda Usara

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Malam Jalal Ahmad Arabi, the Chairman of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) signed Hajj 2024 agreement with Ithraa Al Khair Company yesterday Sunday 14th January at the Hilton Convention Hotel, Jabal Umar, Makkah. This agreement contains details of service delivery expected from the group and the cost of each service along with penalties in case of violation by any party. Signing of this agreement followed careful survey of packages offered by other Mutawwif companies thet met with the NAHCON team and others during the just concluded Hajj and Umrah…

Friday Sermon: Let’s Show Compassion In Times Of Hardships! By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all creation—may He extol the Messenger in the highest company of Angels and send His peace and blessings upon him—likewise upon his family, Companions, and true followers. Dear brothers and sisters! In the midst of life and its hardships, and the scramble of people to gather the debris of this worldly life and chase its scraps, people are most in need of coming together rather than drifting apart, of…