The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), hereby issues a travel advisory in relation to Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus disease (MERS-Cov). MERS is a deadly airborne viral infection with no known vaccine or definite medication. Sequel to a World Health Organization’s recent disclosure in Geneva that 14 cases of the viral infection have been [...]
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria is pleased to announce additional reduction of 200 Riyals from 2019 Hajj fare for pilgrims of Zamfara state. This cut followed renegotiation with the state’s home/accommodation owner in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. The amount, which is equivalent to N16, 492.08, has decreased the Zamfara state fares to N1, 467, 896.57 [...]
PRESS STATEMENT KSA SETS MEDICAL REGULATIONS Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)’s Ministry of Health has issued health regulatory guidelines for Hajj and Umrah pilgrims and other travellers into the Kingdom for the 1440 Hajj season. Based on World Health Organization’s (WHO) report of May 2019, citizens from countries exposed to the following diseases must be [...]
OPINION NAHCON: Why Mukhtar Remains a Speck in their Eyes By Fatima Sanda Usara For his inventiveness, for his focus, for tightening the purse, for his insistence on due process, the NAHCON Chairman, Barrister Abdullahi Mukhtar Muhammad, became their nightmare. He bites harder notwithstanding their debasing sentiments aimed at smothering his concentration. He persists [...]
2019 HAJJ SUMMARY OF AIRLIFT OF PILGRIMS FROM SAUDI ARABIA TO NIGERIA S/N DATE CARRIER FLIGHT NO ORIGIN STATE DEPARTURE TIME NO OF PILGRIMS DESTINATION OFFICIALS REMARKS Total Airlift 1. 17/08/2019 FLYNAS XY7434 JEDDAH LAGOS 15:00hrs 432 LAGOS 0 0 432 2. 18/08/2019 MAXAIR NGL2002 JEDDAH KATSINA, KOGI ZAMFARA 03:35hrs 499 KATSINA 5 KATSINA [...]
The Chairman National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, Barrister Abdullahi Mukhtar Muhammad today, Sunday 7th of July bade farewell to a 15 man National Medical Advance Team to Saudi Arabia. In his usual manner, the Chairman advised members to remain steadfast in the discharge of their responsibilities and to give pilgrims the best attention they [...]
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) today, 5thJuly 2019, dispatched its first team of officials to coordinate the 2019 Hajj activities in Saudi Arabia. Addressing the team at the International Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, Chairman of the Commission, Barrister Abdullahi Mukhtar Muhammad, admonished them to remember that they are travelling [...]
Update on Hajj Visa Processing The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) is happy to announce that in contrast to 2018 Hajj, the Saudi Arabian authorities, through the e-visa system have simplified visa processing for 2019 Hajj season. It would be recalled that the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Hajj and Umrah gave directives informing of [...]
By first week of July, the Saudi Arabian airspace would begin to receive pilgrims from different countries, signifying onset of 2019 Hajj season. All things being equal, NAHCON is honoured to be among those whose pilgrims will be making early entrance for the pilgrimage within the first week of the season, 10th of July to be precise. Here are few developments that pilgrims should expect [...]
Fares for the 2019 Hajj exercise have been reviewed downward by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria. The downward review was the result of re-classification of land transportation routes as well as reduction of their rates on the portal of the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Hajj and Umrah on transportation routes that will be used [...]
