NAHCON Settles with Adillah Establishment in Madinah The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has successfully retained its previous year’s hotel accommodation in Markaziyya District of Madinah. This attainment was possible due to the early expression of interest by the Commission, because accommodation in this area are limited and in high demand, thus reserved on [...]
By Fatima Sanda Usara In continuation with activities of NAHCON’s first Pre-Hajj visit, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria’s team carried out a tripartite meeting on 13th of December 2018. The team first met with the President of General Car Syndicates, the agency in charge of pilgrims’ transportation throughout Hajj season., Abdulrahman bin Mayouf AlHarbi. Meeting [...]
Nigeria’s Minister of state, Foreign Affairs, Hon. Khadija Bukar Abba Ibrahim, today signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 2019 Hajj on behalf of the country. The agreement signing ceremony was conducted in the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, Makkah Saudi Arabia led by Dr. Muhammad Saleh bin Taher Benten, the Saudi Arabian Minister of [...]
Interested Nigerian/Foreign airlines/carriers with requisite operating authorization and capacity are hereby invited to submit applications in accordance with the prescribed application form, for the airlift of pilgrims under the State Muslim Pilgrims’ Welfare Boards/Agencies/Commissions to and fro the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for 2019 Hajj. 2. The outbound airlift of intending Nigerian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia will commence in the [...]
In line with the Excess Luggage Policy of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), all luggage in excess of the maximum allowed limit of 32kg check-in suitcase and 8kg hand luggage per pilgrim are to be air freighted by Cargo Operators/ Cargo Agents, as the designated Hajj Carriers are not allowed to carry such excess luggage. The [...]
On Monday, 22nd October 2018, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) and Licensed Tour Companies (LTCs) held a meeting to review the 2018 Hajj operations. The meeting identified some of the challenges encountered during the year’s exercise and how they were managed. In addition, the parties collectively laid out plans in preparation for a [...]
HIS EXCELLENCY, ADNAN MAHMOUD MUHAMMAD BOSTAJI On his formal assumption of office as: AMBASSADOR OF THE ROYAL KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA TO NIGERIA After the presentation of Letter of Credence to PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI, GCFR President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria On 18th October 2018. We at The Commission, and other Hajj [...]
The Chairman, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, (NAHCON) on 15th November 2018 paid a courtesy visit to the management of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. In his opening remarks, the NAHCON Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Barrister Abdullahi Mukhtar Muhammad, praised FAAN’s achievements in its operations all over the country. [...]
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Barrister Abdullahi Mukhtar Muhammad, met with members of the Association of Hajj and Umrah Operators of Nigeria (AHOUN) and some State Pilgrims Welfare Boards’ Executives on issues relating to breach of Saudi immigration laws. The meeting, which was held at the NAHCON head [...]
The Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) yesterday, 27th of June, joined his counterpart, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), Reverend Ujah Tor Ujah, in the flagging off ceremony of NCPC’s Easter pilgrimage to Jerusalem. The event took place in the GAT Wing of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, [...]
