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 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…
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…
Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), on Tuesday, asked to proceed on 3-months pre-retirement leave by the Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a statement which looks as though the president sacked the former NAHCON CEO, issued by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Presidential spokesman,…
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria on Saturday, confirmed the deaths of five Nigerian pilgrims partaking in the ongoing 2023 Hajj in Saudi Arabia. According to Usman Galadima, the head of NAHCON Hajj medical team, who made this known during a meeting of the commission in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, said that 30 patients also have…
Alhaji Zikrullah Hassan, the chairman, Chief Executive Officer, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) NAHCON, on Wednesday said that transportation of the 2023 Nigerian pilgrims to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will begin on May 21, 2023. Alhaji Hassan disclosed this during the opening of application forms as well as the inauguration of Aviation Monitoring…
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has assured the General Authority on Civil Aviation (GACA) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia of smooth airlifting of Nigerian pilgrims for this year’s Hajj operations. The commission gave the commitment during a visit to the GACA head office yesterday. Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan, the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NAHCON,…
Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, Saudi Arabia has removed the age limit and cancelled Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test for the next year’s pilgrimage. This is announced by the Director General in charge of Hajj Missions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, Bahauddeen bin Yusuf Alwani, during a preparatory meeting…
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has revealed that the first set of Nigerians to depart the country for the 2022 hajj in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia would begin their journey on June 9. The Chairman of NAHCON, Zikirullah Hassan, made the announcement on Friday in Abuja while speaking at the signing of…
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, has condemned the trend where Nigerian politicians display posters of their candidates for the forthcoming presidential election in the grand mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, waring against such practice. The Commission, in a statement issued on Thursday by its Assistant Director, Public Affairs, Hajiya Fatima Sanda Usara, also…
