Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced the calendar for the upcoming Umrah season, outlining key dates and electronic visa services.
Mr Dauda thanked Governor Caleb Mutfwang for his support and commitment towards the welfare of the pilgrims.
Mr Eranga said about 100 persons who paid after the deadline believing they would reopen the application missed this year’s exercise.
Mr Yusuf recalled that Kaduna State Pilgrims Welfare Agency was honoured for its high quality accommodation for pilgrims in 2023.
The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board says it has screened and immunised 1,253 intending pilgrims as part of the preparations for the 2026 hajj exercise.
She stated that guarantors of pilgrims who failed to return would be held legally accountable.
Mr Saleh urged the first batch of pilgrims to be ready for their return trip and prayed for a smooth return leg operation for all pilgrims.
Saudi banned pilgrims from taking photographs or recording videos within Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Masjid an-Nabawi in Madinah, and at key hajj locations.
The commission’s assistant director of information and publications division, Fatima Sanda-Usara, said this in a statement on Wednesday.
Jigawa State Pilgrims Welfare Board says it has concluded arrangements to refund over N95 million to 1,572 pilgrims who performed the 2023 Hajj exercise.
