Kano pilgrims risk losing Hajj seats over passport deadline
The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board has said intending pilgrims who fail to submit their valid passports by August 25 may not be allocated seats for the 2026 Hajj.
The Director-General of the board, Alhaji Abubakar Ibrahim-Matawalle, disclosed this in a statement signed by the board’s public relations officer, Sulaiman Dederi, on Saturday in Kano.
“The deadline is necessary to enable the board to complete the enrolment and documentation of registered intending pilgrims ahead of the Hajj exercise.
“The measure is in view of the anticipated closure of the Saudi Arabian Hajj registration server towards the end of August,” he said.
He urged all registered intending pilgrims “who are yet to submit their passports to do so on or before August 25.”
According to him, the board would not be responsible for any consequences arising from failure to comply with the deadline.
He urged intending pilgrims to treat the directive with urgency and ensure full compliance within the stipulated period.
(NAN)
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
States
Independence: NBA urges Nigerians to expect better future
The NBA said that ordinary Nigerians should be deriving benefit from the subsidy removal rather than hardship.
Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
Hot news Home top
France deploys 70,000 police officers to curb looting amid nationwide protests
Thousands of youths gathered at Marseille where police fired tear gas to disperse the protesters.
Sport
Nicolas Jackson’s brace for Aston Villa condemns Man City to first league defeat
Nicolas Jackson played under under Enzo Maresca at Chelsea.
Politics
APC mobilisers caution party members against mentioning Tinubu’s name during campaigns in North
The development comes as the APC kick-started its 2027 campaign rallies in Kaduna.
Africa
Ghanaian Samuel Sey detained by ICE after backing Trump’s immigration crackdown
Mr Sey moved to the U.S. in 2022 and got married in Ohio.
World
Canada defends proposed social media ban for under-16s amid free speech concerns
Countries like Australia, Malaysia and Indonesia have implemented similar restrictions.
World
UK police arrest 15-year-old boy for photoshopping local politician into rabbit
The minor was detained for over two months.
