NAHCON Commends Kogi State Muslim Pilgrims’ Commission The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer and management of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria wishes to commend the Kogi State Hajj Commission (KSHC) for its proper management of general matters pertaining to 2019 Hajj preparations. In particular, NAHCON congratulates the Kogi state commission for being the first to renew [...]
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) wishes to draw attention of Nigeria’s 2019 Muslim intending pilgrims in particular and the general public that NAHCON has not authorised any state Muslim pilgrims’ board to announce Hajj fare for 2019. The indices that determine final fare for Hajj are yet to be determined by the Commission, [...]
The Chairman of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Barrister Abdullahi Mukhtar Muhammad, today 21st March 2019, inaugurated the Medical Guidelines Review Committee for 2019 Hajj. The inauguration, which took place in the Commission’s conference room, has members drawn from Federal Ministry of Health, State Pilgrims’ Welfare Boards (SPWB) and staff of NAHCON. The Committee [...]
PRESS RELEASE BIOMETRIC CAPTURE FOR 2019 HAJJ READY FOR TAKE-OFF The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) and the Embassy [...]
PRESS RELEASE NAHCON Commends Edo State Government The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, sincerely expresses gratitude to the Edo State Executive Governor, His Excellency, Mr Godwin Obaseki, for his untiring support towards the success of the state’s Muslim Pilgrims’ Welfare Board. The feats accomplished by the state’s Welfare Board, both during [...]
Press Statement NAHCON Commences Screening of 2019 Air Carriers In continuance with preparations for a successful 2019 Hajj, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Tuesday, 5th February 2019, conducted a formal opening of application forms and screening of air carriers for 2019 Hajj airlift at the Stonehedge Hotel, Abuja. The exercise is to inaugurate [...]
Attention of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, was drawn to a video making the rounds on social media on a lady, Binta Tukur from Katsina who allegedly arrived Madinah two weeks ago but went missing with neither valid travel documents nor cash. She is said to have become stranded in a Hotel lobby [...]
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 [...]
