Hajj refunds: Katsina pilgrims board disburses N768.9m
The Katsina State Pilgrims Welfare Board has refunded N768.9 million to 599 intending pilgrims for 2020 and 2021 Hajj in the state. The Executive Director […]
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Nigeria, S/Arabia boosts bilateral trade, security
The Nigerian Government and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have agreed to setup a Business Council, a platform to bring together businessmen of both countries […]
Buhari lauds Saudi Arabia for its kindness to Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari says the oil rich kingdom of Saudi Arabiahas has been quite kind to Nigeria. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman in a […]
Mass exodus of doctors and Nigeria’s health sector crisis, by Zainab Suleiman Okino
The viral video of a recruitment exercise for the employment of Nigerian doctors to work in Saudi Arabia at the peak of Nigeria’s health crisis […]
First-ever Saudi women’s national football team coach speaks
Germany’s Monika Staab hopes that religious barriers can be torn down as she starts her job as a first-ever coach of a women’s national football […]
Nigeria, Saudi Arabia strengthen partnership to fight drug trafficking
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) and Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate Of Narcotics Control (GDNC) have agreed to strengthen their partnership on the fight […]
Hajj 2021 Cancellation: The Torture of Hope and The Blessing of Disappointment
By Ibrahim Muhammed “Do not lose hope nor be sad” Quran 3:139 Finally and expectedly, Saudi Ministry of Hajj has announced the suspension of Hajj […]
Hajj cancelation : Yobe assures pilgrims of cash deposits’ safety
Alhaji Bukar Kime, Executive Secretary, Yobe Hajj Commission, has assured that the state’s intending pilgrims for the cancelled 2021 hajj of the safety of all […]
JUST IN: Saudi Arabia limits 2021 Hajj to residents
Only people already residing in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will be allowed to perform the 2021 Muslim Pilgrimage (Hajj) due to the ravaging Coronavirus […]
JUST IN: Saudi Arabia says only 60,000 pilgrims will perform 2021 Hajj
By Akeem Oyetunji The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced that only 60,000 pilgrims will be allowed to perform the 2021 (1442) Hajj from across […]