Tag: Hajj News
All the latest Hajj news updates and articles in Ghana and elsewhere in the Muslim world.
Ghana’s Pilgrims Affairs Office ditches Stanbic for GCB Bank
Accra: Alhaji Abdul Rauf Ibrahim Tanko, Chairman of the Pilgrims Affairs Office of Ghana, says the hajj management body has decided to engage GCB Bank as its new banker. According
Read MoreAmin Lamptey returns to Hajj management as communications director for Ghana Pilgrims Affairs Office
Accra: The Pilgrims Affairs Office of Ghana has appointed Alhaji Mohammed Amin Lamptey, a media personality, as its director of communications. He returns to hajj management as a refined personality
Read MoreHajj 2026: Ghana sets 2026 Hajj fare at GHS60,000
Accra: Ghanaian Muslims intending to embark on Hajj next year will be required to pay GH¢60,000. This marked a GH¢2,000 reduction from the previous Hajj fare of GH¢62,000. Also, the
Read MoreSaudi’s Hajj and Umrah ministry approves 25 new initiatives for 2026 Hajj season
Jeddah: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has approved the implementation of 25 innovative initiatives for the 2026/1447 AH Hajj season. These initiatives, approved during the Hajj preparatory Hajj
Read MoreTamale Muslims welcome GCB Hajj savings account
Tamale: Muslims in Tamale, the capital of the Northern region, have expressed delight with the innovative Hajj savings account, a product introduced by the largest bank in Ghana, GCB Bank.
Read MoreHajj 2025: Hajj agents want participation in contract negotiations
Accra: The Ghana Hajj Agents Association is calling on the government to involve hajj agents in the negotiation of contracts relating to accommodation, transportation, catering and welfare services of hajj
Read MoreHajj 2025: “Dead” Ghanaian pilgrim returns home alive
Accra: Hajia Fatimatu Kassim, a Ghanaian Hajj pilgrim believed to be dead and buried in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia while performing Hajj, has made a shocking return home. The
Read MoreHajj 2025: Last return flight of Ghanaian pilgrims arrives
Accra: The government has, through the Ghana Hajj Taskforce, completed the exercise of returning Ghanaian Hajj pilgrims in Saudi Arabia to their home country. The exercise ended on Friday, June
Read MoreHajj 2025: Ghana’s pilgrims to start returning home on June 20
Accra: After a month-long stay in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ghana’s Hajj pilgrims are expected to start returning home on June 20, 2025. The Ghana Hajj Taskforce is making
Read MoreHajj 2025: Ghana’s Hajj death toll rises to seven
Accra: Alhaji Collins Dauda, the Head of the Ghana Hajj Taskforce, an interim committee tasked with Hajj management in Ghana, has disclosed that seven Ghanaians have lost their lives while
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