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The Kaduna State Pilgrims Welfare Agency plans to upscale Christains pilgrimage to Jerusalem by introducing installment savings as part of arrangements to enable Christians to save at approved banks for flexible payment At a one day sensitisation meeting on Jerusalem Pilgrims with Christian stakeholders on Thursday in Kaduna Executive Secretary of the Agency Dr Yusuf Arrigasiyyu said the event was aimed at addressing the low patronage of Christians to Jerusalem for pilgrimage Lamenting on the low patronage of such pligrims to Jerusalem Rome Vatican and Jordan he said only eight Christains went for the 2022 pligrimage He explained that the Kaduna State Government which in its wisdom merged the Muslim and Christian pligrimage Welfare Board together as an Agency was aimed at making ease and efficient the discharge of the Agency s duties Arrigasiyyu added that the Agency s meeting with the Christain leaders was also to solicit advice on possible ways of upscaling the Christians participantion in the exercise He also said the meeting was for the Agency to educate the Christian leaders on the need to sensitise their followers to the need for pligrimage to Jerusalem and other holy cities We want them to educate the people that visit holy places for worship to increase their faith and knowledge because one will understand and practically see some of the things he or she has been reading in the holy book Even the Muslims are allowed to visit the holy Mosque Baitul Mukaddas in Jerusalem for them to also see and pray inside for some religious reasons Jerusalem and the other holy cities are also visited for tourism most importantly for religious rites despite the two reasons the cities have low patronage he said Also Rev Sunday Ibrahim said the Christian Pilgrims were sleeping and they wanted to know why Speaking as a participant he added that the meeting would sensitise them and unravel the problems behind the low participantion He commended the Agency for introducing installment payment for intending pilgrims noting that it would solve one of the problems associated with complete payment at once where many intending pilgrims may not afford Many of us have advocated for this in a very long time it is a wellcome idea he said NewsSourceCredit NAN
Agency plans to upscale Christian pilgrimage, introduces installment payments
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Agency plans to upscale Christian pilgrimage, introduces installment payments

The Kaduna State Pilgrims Welfare Agency plans to upscale Christains pilgrimage to Jerusalem by introducing installment savings as part of...

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Most Rev Mathew Audu the Catholic Archbishop of Jos has inaugurated some newly completed projects at the St John Vianney Minor Seminary Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau Inaugurating the projects Audu commended the rector staff and students of the institution for the giant strides The archbishop who promised that the church would continue to provide quality education added that its schools would not relent in instilling good morals on students and pupils across it schools Audu however appealed to goverment to return all missionary schools to the originals owners While we call on government to invest more on the education of our children we want to strongly appeal that goverment should return all missionary schools to us the original owners he appealed Earlier Rev Fr Gideon Pwakim the Rector of the seminary said that the completed facilities included a block of four classrooms and two offices as well as a block of hostels He said that funds for the projects largely came from the archdiocese the old students association of the school Parents Teachers Association and spirited individuals He said that the block of classrooms was named after Rev Fr Martin Macneerly SMA the first rector of institution while the hostel is named after the St Raphael the Archangel On her part Lady Rose Agur the Education Secretary of the archdiocese said that the new facilities would enhance teaching and learning in the school She noted that physical and social environment played key roles toward improved teaching and learning particularly that the students are young people When the environment is clean and conducive it entices the students and when they are comfortable they can assimilate better So this will positively improve learning in this school in great deal she said The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the archbishop also laid foundation for the construction of a modern library in the seminary NewsSourceCredit NAN
Catholic archbishop of Jos inaugurates projects in minor seminary
Most Rev Mathew Audu the Catholic Archbishop of Jos has inaugurated some newly completed projects at the St John Vianney Minor Seminary Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau Inaugurating the projects Audu commended the rector staff and students of the institution for the giant strides The archbishop who promised that the church would continue to provide quality education added that its schools would not relent in instilling good morals on students and pupils across it schools Audu however appealed to goverment to return all missionary schools to the originals owners While we call on government to invest more on the education of our children we want to strongly appeal that goverment should return all missionary schools to us the original owners he appealed Earlier Rev Fr Gideon Pwakim the Rector of the seminary said that the completed facilities included a block of four classrooms and two offices as well as a block of hostels He said that funds for the projects largely came from the archdiocese the old students association of the school Parents Teachers Association and spirited individuals He said that the block of classrooms was named after Rev Fr Martin Macneerly SMA the first rector of institution while the hostel is named after the St Raphael the Archangel On her part Lady Rose Agur the Education Secretary of the archdiocese said that the new facilities would enhance teaching and learning in the school She noted that physical and social environment played key roles toward improved teaching and learning particularly that the students are young people When the environment is clean and conducive it entices the students and when they are comfortable they can assimilate better So this will positively improve learning in this school in great deal she said The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the archbishop also laid foundation for the construction of a modern library in the seminary NewsSourceCredit NAN
Catholic archbishop of Jos inaugurates projects in minor seminary
General news5 months ago

Catholic archbishop of Jos inaugurates projects in minor seminary

Alhaji Isa Lawal Doro the Commissioner for Religious Affairs Katsina State has urged Qur anic reciters not to relent in their efforts in praying for Nigeria Lawal Doro made the call on Wednesday in Kankia at the closing ceremony of the Quranic Recitation Competition Katsina North Senatorial District He was represented by the State Coordinator of the Quranic Recitation Competition Malam Abubakar Abdullahi Allah answers your prayers whenever you have opportunity like this you should not forget the situation of insecurity challenge we find ourselves in this state and other parts of the country in general Anytime you read Qur an use that opportunity to pray for our country so that Allah will bring an end to such problems he said He also urged them to act in accordance with the teachings of the Holy Qur an in all their affairs The coordinator said that the competition had seven categories with memorisation of the complete Quran with Tafseer as the first category He noted that those who emerged first second and third positions in each category would participate at the state level of the competition According to him those who will represent the state at the National Quranic Recitation Competition will emerge He further revealed that the competition at the national level would hold before the end of the year During the competition Adam Hamisu from Daura Local Government emerged first position on recitation of the whole Qur an with Tafseer while Hafsat Yusuf from Kusada won first position from female category Also the Chairman Kankia Local Government Alhaji Musa Maikudi thanked the organisers for the successful conduct of the competition Represented by the Supervisory Counsellor Education Malam Lawal Nasiru Malwa he gave assurance that his administration would continue to support the competition to enable youths to embrace the habit of reading Qur an He noted that it would prevent them from indulging in social vices NewsSourceCredit NAN
Commissioner tasks Qur’anic reciters on praying for Nigeria
Alhaji Isa Lawal Doro the Commissioner for Religious Affairs Katsina State has urged Qur anic reciters not to relent in their efforts in praying for Nigeria Lawal Doro made the call on Wednesday in Kankia at the closing ceremony of the Quranic Recitation Competition Katsina North Senatorial District He was represented by the State Coordinator of the Quranic Recitation Competition Malam Abubakar Abdullahi Allah answers your prayers whenever you have opportunity like this you should not forget the situation of insecurity challenge we find ourselves in this state and other parts of the country in general Anytime you read Qur an use that opportunity to pray for our country so that Allah will bring an end to such problems he said He also urged them to act in accordance with the teachings of the Holy Qur an in all their affairs The coordinator said that the competition had seven categories with memorisation of the complete Quran with Tafseer as the first category He noted that those who emerged first second and third positions in each category would participate at the state level of the competition According to him those who will represent the state at the National Quranic Recitation Competition will emerge He further revealed that the competition at the national level would hold before the end of the year During the competition Adam Hamisu from Daura Local Government emerged first position on recitation of the whole Qur an with Tafseer while Hafsat Yusuf from Kusada won first position from female category Also the Chairman Kankia Local Government Alhaji Musa Maikudi thanked the organisers for the successful conduct of the competition Represented by the Supervisory Counsellor Education Malam Lawal Nasiru Malwa he gave assurance that his administration would continue to support the competition to enable youths to embrace the habit of reading Qur an He noted that it would prevent them from indulging in social vices NewsSourceCredit NAN
Commissioner tasks Qur’anic reciters on praying for Nigeria
General news5 months ago

Commissioner tasks Qur’anic reciters on praying for Nigeria

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