Admin The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) and the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah. have signed the 2024 Hajj Memorandum of Understanding. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar and Malam Jalal Ahmad Arabi, Chairman/CEO of NAHCON, signed the agreements on behalf of Nigeria in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Prior to […]
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AdminThe Federal government has approved only three airlines for the airlift of intending pilgrims for the 2023 hajj exercise. The approved airlines are Airpeace, MaxAir and FlyNas, a statement said. The statement from the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) Assistant Director on Public Affairs, Farima Sanda Usara, Friday said, “the Federal Government of Nigeria […]
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As part of efforts to industrialise Nigeria through the steel industry, the Federal Government has commenced discussions with renowned Chinese Company, Luan Steel Holding Group to build a new steel plant in Nigeria and commence the building of military hardwares in Ajaokuta Steel Plant. This formed the crux of the visit by a delegation led […]
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AdminTHE Federal Government has banned and suspended more universities from Ghana, UK and US operating campuses in Nigeria. This move followed the Federal Government’s suspension of accreditation and evaluation of degree certificates from Benin Republic and Togo after an investigative report by Daily Nigerian Newspaper titled “How Daily Nigerian reporter bagged Cotonou varsity degree in […]
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Admin The National Hajj Commission has extended the deadline for payment of 2024 hajj. In a statement on Tuesday, its Assistant Director on Public Affairs, Fatima Sanda Usara said the new deadline is now January 31, 2024 as against December 31, 2023. This newspaper had reported that the commission was in dilemma over low turnout […]
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AdminThe Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has warned all government Ministries, Agencies, Embassies and High Commissions as well as Diaspora groups to beware of phoney diaspora groups with apparent sinister and political ulterior motives, parading as authentic diaspora group. A statement by the Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit of NIDCOM, Abdur-Rahman Balogun […]
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AdminThe Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has said that the automation of the passport application process will begin from January 8, 2024, and Nigerians will be able to apply and complete their passport application process online without human contact. “We are good to go live,” Tunji-Ojo said Monday in Abuja during an inspection of facilities […]
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Admin The Nigerian government has suspended the evaluation and accreditation of degree certificates from universities in neighbouring Benin and Togo. The Federal Ministry of Education disclosed this in a statement Tuesday morning. The announcement comes a few days after an undercover report by a newspaper which exposed certificate racketeering from a university in Benin. Augustina […]
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AdminHajj 2024: Nigeria faces low turnout There are strong suggestions that Nigerians might not be able to fill the 95,000 seats allocated to the country for the 2024 hajj. The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) had fixed December 31 as the deadline for the remittance of hajj deposits paid to Pilgrims Welfare Boards in […]
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Admin Russia reopens embassy in Burkina Faso Russia has reopened its embassy in Burkina Faso after it was shut more than 30 years ago, officials have said. Burkina Faso was a close ally of former colonial power France, but has pivoted towards Russia since the military seized power in a coup in 2022. The junta […]
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