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 […]
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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 National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has fixed N4.9million as fare for the 2024 Hajj exercise. This was revealed in a statement on Saturday by Fatima Sanda Usara, Assistant Director, Public Affairs, NAHCON. Diplomat Nigeria had reported that the commission had fixed N4.5million as the deposit for the year. The statement noted that intending […]
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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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