As the preparation is underway for this year’s hajj, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has reiterated the ban on pregnant women travelling to Saudi Arabia to perform hajj. Alhaji Jalal Ahmad Arabi, the Commission’s Chairman, while disclosing this on Wednesday in a Hausa programme aired by a private radio station in Kaduna, said…
The first batch of 3,102 people, which will be performing this year’s hajj from the state, will be airlifted from Babatunde Idiagbon International Airport, Ilorin, to Saudi Arabia on May 20, 2024. Abdulsalam Abdulkadir, the executive secretary of Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, while disclosing this on Saturday in Ilorin during an enlightenment programme…
The inaugural flight of the Nigerian pilgrims to Saudi for this year’s hajj will take place on May 15, 2024, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has said. According to a statement by NAHCON Chairman/CEO, Malam Jalal Ahmad Arabi, in his opening remark at the first National Stakeholder Summit of Nigeria’s Hajj and Umrah…
No fewer than 100 intending pilgrims from Kwara State will miss this year’s Hajj exercise, the State Pilgrims Welfare Board has said. Alhaji AbdulSalam Abdulkadir, the agency’s executive secretary, while disclosing this on Sunday during a sensitisation programme held for the intending pilgrims, said the affected persons were those who could not complete the additional…
Mohammed Ali Ndume, the Senate’s Chief Whip on Wednesday, opposed the increase in fare for the 2024 Hajj by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), describing it as unfair and a deliberate plan to deny Nigerian Muslims, especially first timers, the opportunity to participate in the exercise. Ndume, in a statement issued in Abuja,…
The deadline for the payment of the 2024 hajj has been extended, according to the National Hajj Commission. According to Fatima Sanda Usara, the Assistant Director on Public Affairs, in a statement issued on Tuesday, the new deadline is now January 31, 2024, as against December 31, 2023. According to Daily Trust’s report, the commission…
2024 Hajj for Nigerian pilgrims might not exceed the N4.5m deposit intending pilgrims were to pay, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has said. According to a statement released on Friday, the commission said the fare may stay at that price due to measures implemented by its Acting Chairman, Jalal Ahmad Arabi, and his…
Like 2023, Nigeria has once again been allocated a total number of 95,000 slots by the Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah for the forthcoming 2024 Hajj. This was made known on Tuesday during a virtual meeting which held between the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) and the Saudi’s Ministry of Hajj and…
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has directed state pilgrim welfare boards to collect deposits of N4.5 million from prospective hajj pilgrims for the year 2024. The Chairman of NAHCON, Zikrullah Hassan, made this announcement following a meeting with chairpersons and executive secretaries of the state’s pilgrim boards in Abuja on Tuesday. He cited…
