Tag: SAUDI ARABIA
Five Nigerian pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia
Five Nigerian pilgrims have died in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Premium Times has reported.
Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Abdullahi Mohammed, reportedly...
3 Sokoto pilgrims die in Mecca
Three pilgrims from Sokoto State lost their lives during this year’s Hajj in Saudi Arabia, Director-General of the Pilgrims’ Welfare Agency, Ibrahim Umar, has...
Saudi investments in Nigeria too low, Tambuwal laments
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has decried the low investments of Saudi Arabian businessmen in the state and Nigeria in general.
Tambuwal said this...
Sokoto to deepen economic, cultural ties with Saudi, Qatar, Kuwait
Sokoto is deepening economic and cultural ties with Arab and Middle East countries in order to tap from shared values and ensure rapid development...
2016 hajj: Airlifting begins in Sokoto
The flag off ceremony for the airlifting of hajj pilgrims in from Sokoto and Zamfara states took place at the Sultan Abubakar Airport, Sokoto...
Suicide bombers hit major Saudi Arabia cities
Two explosions have struck near a mosque in the eastern Saudi Arabian city of Qatif, residents say.
Saudi-owned al-Arabiya TV also reported a suicide explosion...
Sokoto’s last hajj stampede victim to leave hospital
Governor Aminu Tambuwal Thursday visited Hajiya Fatima Isa, popularly known as Dammu, the last Sokoto's patient in hospital from the September 2015 hajj stampede...
Naira weakens against dollar at parallel market
The Naira on Monday depreciated by 0.8 per cent to exchange at N265 to the dollar at the parallel market.
The News Agency of Nigeria...
Oil prices rise after Saudi Arabia cuts ties with Iran
Oil prices rose Monday on Middle East supply risks after Saudi Arabia cut diplomatic ties with Iran.
At about 1230 GMT, US benchmark West Texas...
Hajj tragedy: The last flight and its attendant pain, by Imam...
The tragedy that befell the Islamic world during last Hajj may now be a fading memory to majority of people; but to the families...