The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) today, 28th May 2019, had a strategic planning meeting with top management of Ja’iz Bank of Nigeria (JBN) to review previous engagements and strategize on how best to consolidate operations for payment, slaughter, delivery of Hadaya meat to pilgrims who require it, monitoring of the sacrifice and cost [...]
Screening and orientation of 2019 Hajj National Medical Team (NMT) members were concluded over the weekend, 26th May 2019 in Abuja. The NMT composition is shared on a ratio of 60/40% between states and the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) respectively, while funding is on the reverse order. NAHCON’s mode of nomination follows a [...]
Three airlines have been approved by the presidency for 2019 Hajj operations. They are Max Air Ltd, Medview Airlines Plc, and FlyNas of Saudi Arabia. During an Airlift Signing Agreement held today, 20th May, 2019 at the Nigerian Hajj Commission’s Head Office in Sokoto House Abuja, the Chairman of the Commission, Barrister Abdullahi Mukhtar Muhammad [...]
The Honourable Chairman of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Barrister Abdullahi M. Muhammad, on 14th of May 2019 inaugurated a central security monitoring team for 2019 Hajj. The 10- man group draws membership from the country’s security agencies namely, National Intelligence Agency (NIA); Department of State Security Service (DSS); the Nigerian Police Force (NPF); the [...]
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) inaugurated the Aviation Monitoring Committee for 2019 Hajj. The team is expected, among other duties, to evaluate status of different airports from where Muslim pilgrims will be airlifted to the holy land. They are to make recommendations to NAHCON as well as other air transport agencies on state [...]
The Chairman, Chief Executive Officer of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, (NAHCON), on behalf of management and entire staff of the Commission, felicitates with Nigerian government over the safe release from prison of Zainab Habib Aliyu, the innocent Umrah pilgrim from Kano who was implicated in a drug trafficking related issue in Saudi Arabia. The [...]
