The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, has secured a reduction in the charges for 2024 Hajj from the Saudi Arabian Government. The reductions, according to Fatima Sanda Usara, the Commission’s Deputy Director of Public Affairs, were attained in the cost of air fare, accommodation and Masha’ir packages. Usara noted that the achievement was made […]
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The Southwest states of Nigeria have appealed to the new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Mr Jalal Ahmed Arabi, to release their 2022 hajj refunds withheld by his predecessor Mr Zikirullah Kunle Hassan. The states are: Lagos, Ogun, Osun, Ondo, Oyo and Ekiti. The Southwest states revealed […]
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The Managing Director (MD)/CEO of Hajj Mabrur, Alhaji Abdul Hameed Solate, has expressed optimism that the new Saudi Arabian policy on Hajj 2024 would sanitise the hajj industry and reduce fraudulent activities perpetrated by unregistered private operators. Solate charged intending pilgrims to patronise either the qualified licenced private operators or those in collaboration with them. […]
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AdminThe Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission, Rev Yakubu Pam, has said that the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas has necessitated the change from visits to Biblical sites in Palestine and Jordan to sites in Greece and Rome. Pam made this known on Wednesday while addressing journalists in Abuja and emphasised that […]
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AdminThe National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has called for the inclusion of Nigeria in countries the kingdom of Saudi Arabia source for animals used for sacrifice during the Hajj festival. In a statement yesterday, the Chairman of NAHCON, Aliyu Jalal, who made the demand during a visit to Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), urged the […]
Continue ReadingAdminPresident Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new board and management team for the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), pending confirmation by the Senate. This was announced in a statement on Wednesday by the presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale. “The President, in his resolve to ensure hitch-free and seamless 2024 Hajj operations, appointed […]
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Admin The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) and the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah. have signed the 2024 Hajj Memorandum of Understanding. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar and Malam Jalal Ahmad Arabi, Chairman/CEO of NAHCON, signed the agreements on behalf of Nigeria in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Prior to […]
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AdminThe Federal government has approved only three airlines for the airlift of intending pilgrims for the 2023 hajj exercise. The approved airlines are Airpeace, MaxAir and FlyNas, a statement said. The statement from the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) Assistant Director on Public Affairs, Farima Sanda Usara, Friday said, “the Federal Government of Nigeria […]
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Admin The National Hajj Commission has extended the deadline for payment of 2024 hajj. In a statement on Tuesday, its Assistant Director on Public Affairs, Fatima Sanda Usara said the new deadline is now January 31, 2024 as against December 31, 2023. This newspaper had reported that the commission was in dilemma over low turnout […]
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AdminHajj 2024: Nigeria faces low turnout There are strong suggestions that Nigerians might not be able to fill the 95,000 seats allocated to the country for the 2024 hajj. The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) had fixed December 31 as the deadline for the remittance of hajj deposits paid to Pilgrims Welfare Boards in […]
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