The Lagos State Government has commenced medical screening for all intending pilgrims scheduled to perform the 2026 pilgrimage to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through the state.
The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday by Taofeek Lawal, Deputy Director, Public Affairs, Lagos State Ministry of Home Affairs.
According to the statement, the medical screening exercise, coordinated by the Board’s medical team headed by Dr. Mazeedat Erinosho, is scheduled to run from Wednesday, January 14 to Saturday, January 24, 2026, across 10 designated centres in the state.
“Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the screening exercise will commence on January 14 and end on January 24, 2026, as scheduled by the medical team,” Lawal said.
He explained that the Local Government Areas were grouped under designated screening centres to ensure accessibility and operational efficiency. The centres include Agege and Ifako-Ijaiye at Agege Local Government Secretariat/General Hospital, Orile-Agege; Ikeja and Oshodi-Isolo at Ikeja LGA Secretariat and BT Diagnostic Centre, LASUTH; Shomolu and Mushin at Mushin LGA Secretariat and Bukyano Medical Diagnostic Centre; as well as Eti-Osa, Epe and Ibeju-Lekki at General Hospital, Ibeju-Lekki.
Other centres include Badagry and Ojo at General Hospital, Badagry; Amuwo-Odofin, Apapa and Ajeromi-Ifelodun at Ajeromi LGA Secretariat and Bukyano Diagnostic Centre; Surulere, Lagos Mainland and Lagos Island at Surulere LGA Secretariat and Bukyano Diagnostic Centre; Ikorodu and Kosofe at Ikorodu LGA Secretariat and General Hospital, Ikorodu; Alimosho at Alimosho LGA Secretariat and Bukyano Diagnostic Centre; while government officials will be screened at Adeyemi-Bero and BT Diagnostic Centre, LASUTH, Ikeja.
Lawal warned that attendance at the screening exercise is mandatory for all intending pilgrims.
“Any intending pilgrim who fails to present himself or herself for the medical screening will automatically be denied an entry visa by the Saudi Embassy,” he cautioned.
Meanwhile, the statement announced the appointment of Local Government Schedule Officers to coordinate and oversee the welfare of pilgrims both in Nigeria and in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Those appointed include Sanusi-Alaka Hajara (Agege); Kadiri Kudirat Oluwatoyin (Ajeromi-Ifelodun); Bello Aminat Yetunde (Alimosho); Oladipupo Sherifat Abeni (Amuwo-Odofin); Mumeen Rabiu Adebayo (Apapa); Gafar Mojeed (Badagry); Gatta Tajudeen Abiola (Epe/Eti-Osa); Adeoye Rohimot (Ifako-Ijaiye); Ige Rasaq Kolade (Ikeja); Murtador Morenikeji Saudat (Government Officials); Shitta Riskat O. (Ikorodu); Hassan Sikirat Temitope (Kosofe); Lawal Abubakar Abolore (Lagos Island); Muhammed Rukayat (Lagos Mainland); Oshile Mudirat Bukola (Mushin); Akinyemi Suraju (Ojo); Famosa Olabisi Ibironke (Oshodi-Isolo); Coker Esther (Shomolu); Ganiu Ridwan Abiola (Surulere); and Hassan Taofeek (JAIZ/NIA/ROYAL).
Lawal noted that the appointments were approved by the Commissioner for Home Affairs, Hon. Olanrewaju Layode, during a meeting with the coordinators at the Secretariat in Alausa, Ikeja, which was also attended by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Islamic Matters, Hon. Abdullahi Jebe.
He urged the schedule officers to demonstrate commitment and professionalism in the discharge of their duties, stressing that the state government remains committed to ensuring the comfort, safety and spiritual fulfilment of all pilgrims.
