Hajj: Fire breaks out in Mecca hotel by Patrick Akpu August 21, 2017 0 A hotel in the Saudi city of Mecca, where two million Muslims will perform the annual hajj pilgrimage, was evacuated ...
Saudi Arabia opens border with Qatar for hajj pilgrims by Patrick Akpu August 17, 2017 0 Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has ordered the reopening of the land border with Qatar to facilitate the annual hajj pilgrimage, ...
Oyo sets June 8 deadline for 2017 Hajj registration by Patrick Akpu May 26, 2017 0 The Oyo State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has set June 8 as the deadline for payment, registration and submission of ...
Iranians are not Muslims, Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti says by Patrick Akpu September 7, 2016 0 Saudi Arabia's top cleric has declared that Iran's leaders are not Muslims and regard Sunni Muslims as their enemy. Grand Mufti ...
Emefiele explains “N197 forex subsidy” for Hajj pilgrims by Patrick Akpu August 9, 2016 0 Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele, has said that neither the bank nor the federal government subsidised foreign exchange ...
Stop prioritizing religion over economy, Afenifere cautions FG by Patrick Akpu August 6, 2016 0 The Afenifere Renewal Group has warned the federal government of Nigeria against its policy of subsidising pilgrimage. In a statement ...
BREAKING: CBN withdraws circular on Hajj forex subsidy by Patrick Akpu August 5, 2016 0 Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday reacted to the outrage over its N197 exchange rate subsidy for pilgrimage by ...
CBN blows N8 billion in Hajj forex subsidy by Patrick Akpu August 5, 2016 1 A circular from the CBN’s Trade and Exchange Department on Thursday authorised the sale of dollars to pilgrims to the ...
Saudi Arabia bans pilgrims from bringing in kola nuts during 2016 Hajj by Patrick Akpu July 14, 2016 0 Saudi Arabia is prohibiting the importation of kola nuts, popularly called “goro”, into the Kingdom during the 2016 Hajj. The ...