Tag: NAHCON
NAHCON issues travel alert against Saudi’s MERS
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has issued a travel alert to Nigerian pilgrims against the spread of an…
2019 Hajj: More than 2,000 pilgrims in Madinah — Coordinator
More than 2,000 Muslim pilgrims arrived in Madinah for the 2019 Hajj as at Friday, July 12, Alhaji Ahmed Maigari,…
‘No controversy in NAHCON over tenure renewal’
Reports of alleged controversy in the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has been dismissed as the handiwork of mischief…
NAHCON launches suggestions, complaints portal for pilgrims
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has launched a Communication portal to receive meaningful suggestions and complaints with the…
Going on Hajj this year? Read this NAHCON advisory
As intending Pilgrims across the 36 states of Nigeria and FCT prepare for the 2019 hajj, the National Hajj Commission…
2019 Hajj: NAHCON inaugurates committee
Alh. Abdullahi Muhammad, the Executive Chairman, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has inaugurated a Medical Guidelines Review Committee for…
2019 Hajj: NAHCON to begin biometric data capturing for pilgrims
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) and the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, have finalised arrangements to…
NAHCON to build pilgrims hotel in Kaduna
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Thursday said it would to upgrade the Hajj Transit Camp in Kaduna,…
2018 Hajj: NAHCON lauds Buhari, Saudi Authorities
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria(NAHCON) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his continued support to the activities of the…
1,185 Pilgrims return home – NAHCON
A total of 1,185 pilgrims have so far been transported back home from Saudi Arabia, the National Hajj Commission of…
NAHCON commends Buhari over 2018 Hajj success
Abdullahi Muktar, Chairman, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has commended President Muhammad Buhari for relentlessly assisting the commission to…
Don’t transport criminals in Hajj flights, NAHCON cautions airlines
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Saturday warned this year’s Hajj airline operators not to transport criminal elements…
Hajj 2018: NAHCON concludes pilgrims’ transportation
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Friday concluded the transportation of Nigeria’s pilgrims to this year’s Hajj with…
Hajj 2018: NAHCON transports 3,210 pilgrims in 7 flights
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) recorded seven flights involving 3,210 Nigerian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia as at Friday…
Hajj 2018: Don’t overstay in Madinah, NAHCON warns Nigerian pilgrims
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has cautioned state pilgrims agencies against allowing their pilgrims to stay beyond eight…
NAHCON warns Nigerian pilgrims against taking illicit drugs to Saudi Arabia
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Tuesday warned Nigerian prospective pilgrims for this year’s Hajj against taking illicit…
Hajj 2018: 17,000 intending pilgrims register
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says no fewer than 17,000 intending pilgrims for this year’s Hajj in Saudi…
Hajj: NAHCON extends registration dateline
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has extended the deadline for the registration and payment of 2018 Hajj fares…
NAHCON to partner NAPTIP to curtail human trafficking
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says it will partner with the National Agency for Prohibition of Traffic in…
Hajj, Umrah: NAHCON bans private tour operator
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has banned Family and Tours, a private tour operator, from participating in Hajj…
2018 Hajj: NAHCON extends payment deadline
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), on Thursday approved the extension for the registration of intending pilgrims for the…
House of Reps commends NAHCON for curtailing drug peddling
The House of Representatives has commended the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) for curtailing the activities of drug peddlers…
2018 Hajj: Pilgrims to undergo biometric registration – NAHCON
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NHCON) has called on intending Muslim Pilgrims from Gombe State to be ready for biometric…
Hajj: NAHCON issues March 31 deadline for pilgrims payment
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Saturday directed all intending pilgrims in Nigeria to pay their hajj fare…
NAHCON defends its 2018 budget of N1.5bn
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), on Wednesday appeared before the Senate Committee on Federal Character and Inter Govermental…
Senate set to tackle alleged corrupt practices in Hajj Commission
The Senate says it is poised to unraveling alleged extortion and imposition of charges, among other hardships inflicted on pilgrims…
Senate threatens NAHCON Boss with arrest
The Senate Ad-Hoc Committee on National Hajj Commission (NAHCON) and the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC) on Thursday threatened to…
Hajj 2017: Pilgrims commend NAHCON for healthcare services
Nigerian pilgrims, currently in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, have commended the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) for introducing new pilgrims’…
Hajj: 6,090 pilgrims return to Nigeria
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has so far transported 6,090 Nigerian pilgrims from Saudi Arabia to Nigeria in…
Hajj 2017: NAHCON records 5 death, one delivery
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says five Nigerian pilgrims have lost their lives since the beginning of the…