The Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Malam Jalal Ahmad Arabi, has commenced engagement with the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Nigeria to explore potential solutions to the serious shortage of Umrah Visas which results in many not performing Lessa Hajj. Fatima Usara the Commission Assistant Director of Public Affairs, said in […]
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The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has increased the fare for this year’s pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia by N1,918,032.91, setting a deadline of March 28, 2024. This was contained in a statement signed by the Commission’s spokesperson, Farima Sanda Usara, on Sunday. The commission attributed the development to the forex crisis, which Nigeria has […]
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The inability of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to secure the remaining funds to pay service operators in Saudi Arabia for the 2024 Hajj is hindering the preparation of Nigeria’s contingent for the holy pilgrimage. NAHCON had on January 3 disclosed that the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Hajj and Umrah had slated February […]
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NAHCON Chairman, Jalal Arabi The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), says preparations for the 2024 Hajj exercise has reached about 70 per cent. Its Chairman, Alhaji Jalal Ahmad-Arabi, told journalists in Birnin Kebbi on Sunday, that the commission would ensure a successful Hajj exercise. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ahmad-Arabi […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettima has inaugurated the newly constituted board of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) with a call on the new management to introduce innovations in hajj operations in Nigeria. Speaking during the inauguration of the new board at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Wednesday, the Vice President urged […]
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Amid the economic hardship in the country, the Saudi Embassy in Nigeria has enjoined 25 Nigerians sponsored to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for umrah (lesser hajj) to pray for the country. The Religious Attaché at the embassy, Nami Ibn Jarullah Ash-Shammari, made the call at a farewell event for the pilgrims. Ambassador Faisal Ibrahim […]
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The House of Representatives has asked the federal government to subsidize the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage to allow intending pilgrims to partake in the annual Islamic ritual. This resolution was adopted Thursday during a plenary session following a motion moved by Umar Ajilo. The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) recently increased the fare for the […]
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President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to confirm Chairman and Board Members of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). The President’s request, is “in accordance with the National Hajj Commission Act 2006 was conveyed in a letter addressed to Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and read at plenary on Tuesday. “I am pleased to present […]
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Nigeria might not be able to fill all the 95,000 hajj seats allotted to it for 2024 pilgrimage to Makkah as many would-be pilgrims were yet to either deposit the fare or pay the balance. The devaluation of the Nigerian currency, Naira, has upped the hajj fare to N4.9 million for this year’s intending pilgrims […]
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The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission, Bishop Stephen Adegbite, has sought the cooperation of the Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria, Michael Freeman, to facilitate the issuance of visas to intending pilgrims for the 2024 pilgrimage exercise. Adegbite made the appeal when he paid a courtesy visit to the office of the Ambassador in […]
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