2025 Hajj: FCT Pilgrims Board To Commence Medical Screening

By: Ahmad Saleh

The FCT Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Abuja, will commence the medical screening of all intending pilgrims wishing to perform the 2025 pilgrimage through the Board.

This mandatory programme is scheduled to take place on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th April, 2025 at the Board’s Permanent Hajj Transit Camp, Bassan-Jiwa, near Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, begining from 9:00am.

Accordingly, intending pilgrims from the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Bwari and Kuje Area Councils and the Hajj Savings Scheme ( HSS) are to report on Saturday 12th April for the programme, while the intending pilgrims from Abaji, Kwali and Gwagwalada Area Councils and the Headquarters of the Board (HQ) are expected to report on Sunday 13th April for the programme.

Thus, the Board has advised intending pilgrims report to the venue early with their original receipts of payments, as it has devised the principles of first come, first served.