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The Federal Government has granted approval to three airlines – Air Peace, Flynas, and Max Air – to exclusively serve as carriers for the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage. In addition, three cargo companies – Cargo Zeal Technologies Limited, NAHCO Aviance, and Qualla Investment Limited – have been approved to handle the airfreight of pilgrims’ excess luggage, […]
President Bola Tinubu has taken decisive action by removing Barrister Zikirullah Kunle Hassan from his position as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). In a significant move, President Tinubu has approved the appointment of Alhaji Jalal Ahmad Arabi as the new Chairman and CEO of the commission, initially […]
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has announced that intending pilgrims must pay a ₦4.5 million deposit within the next three weeks. The commission will use this time to negotiate with service providers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Fatima Sanda Usara, NAHCON’s Assistant Director of Public Affairs, issued a statement on Thursday, highlighting […]
In anticipation of the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has revealed that intending pilgrims will need to deposit a minimum of N4.5 million, signaling an increase in the cost of the pilgrimage for the upcoming year. Furthermore, NAHCON has indicated that it is currently reviewing the reports from the committees […]
National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has attributed the slow pace of home-bound airlift of Nigerian pilgrims that performed the just ended 2023 Hajj rituals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia back to Nigeria to logistics challenges. The commissioner of operations, Alhaji Abdullahi Magaji Hardawa, made this known while addressing journalists in Makkah, saying the […]
Zamfara State Hajji Commission has received three thousand and eighty three 1,083 hajji seats allocated by the National Hajji Commission for the 2023 Intending pilgrims. The Executive Chairman of the Commission Lawal Isa Abdullahi disclosed this during a meeting with the Commission’s board members in Gusau, the state capital. Isah Abdullahi said the Commission had […]
The Chairman, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan, on Friday, June 3, 2022 signed Hajj airlift agreement with three successful airlines. The airlines are Max Air, Azman Air and FlyNas. The former two are Nigerian based while FlyNas is the Saudi Arabian based airline, satisfying the airlift quota sharing formula between […]
Zamfara State Hajj Commission has shared the 2022 hajj seats to the 14 local government areas in the state. The Executive Chairman Zamfara State Hajj Commission Alhaji Lawal Isah Abdullahi while addressing Local Government Councils’ Sole Administrators in his office said Anka Local Government with allocation of 43 hajj seats in 2019 will get 27 […]
Intending Pilgrims who have made deposit for the forthcoming hajj with the Federal Capital Territory Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board have till Friday 13th May to top up their deposit before the announcement of the actual Hajj fare by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria. The Director of the Board, Mallam Muhammad Nasiru Danmallam disclosed this […]