HSS: The Start of a new Journey By: Mousa Ubandawaki There are various ways to achieve a dream. For the 4th Board of NAHCON, the aspiration to bring down the cost of Hajj and make it affordable for the Muslims was a pull factor to pursue the actualization of Hajj Savings Scheme. [...]
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) commiserates with the family, friends and Muslim world over the loss of one of our own, the learned Sheikh Adam Idoko who died yesterday, 14th October 2020 in Abuja. In his lifetime, he had been a patron of the Nigerian Muslim pilgrimage to Makkah and a champion [...]
Management of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, today, 14th October 2020 visited the Comptroller General of Immigration Service, Muhammadu Babandede in his office. The visit was to facilitate smooth coordination and eventual realisation of the Makkah Route Initiative (MRI) aspiration of the NAHCON. Thus far, the NAHCON Chairman, Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan has held [...]
By Ahmad Mu’azu A team from Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah is expected in Nigeria to assess level of preparedness and the possibility of including Nigeria in the Saudi Arabian Makkah Route Project initiative. The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan stated this when he [...]
By Ahmad Mu’azu The minister of interior Rauf Aregbesola, has promised to support the National Hajj commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) in its move to implement the Makkah Road Initiative. The minister made the promise when he received NAHCON’s Chairman/CEO Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan and his management team at the Ministry of Interior for a [...]
By now, it is no longer news that NAHCON’s delegation under the leadership of its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan has been traversing the country to shore up support for Hajj Savings Scheme and Hajj Training Institute. In addition to visiting state governments and royal fathers for this purpose, the team [...]
The NAHCON (National Hajj Commission of Nigeria) in collaboration with JAIZ Bank launched the much awaited HSS (Hajj Savings Scheme). The programme or initiative is a unique and creative way to reduce the cost of Hajj and make seamless preparation towards Hajj. Though contained in the NAHCON Establishment Act 2006, the Commission over the last [...]
The Chairman, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan, on behalf of Board Members, Management and staff of the Commission, mourns the sudden but honourable exit of the revered Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Dr. Shehu Idris, a celebrated peoples’ Emir. The demise of Alhaji Shehu Idris came at a time dignified royal [...]
The National Hajj Savings Scheme creates an avenue for intending Nigerian Muslim pilgrims to save towards fulfilling one of the pillars of Islam; going on Hajj (pilgrimage to the holy lands of Makkah and Madina). The scheme provides for intending pilgrims to go for Hajj from Nigeria, irrespective of their income, locality and status. The [...]
Launching of the Hajj Savings Scheme (HSS) is a historic milestone in the masterplan of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). It is a scheme that has taken years to build. Although the Commission has not reached the desired destination yet, the launching and signing of agreement were important steps towards a long [...]
