Hajj services: Ghana Hajj Board understudies NAHCON
....seeks effective working relationship Ghanaian Hajj Board has sought for an effective working relationship with the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) in the area of Hajj management and processes. The Chairman of Ghana Hajj Board and Presidential Coordinator, Hon. Ben Abdallah Banda made the request on Tuesday (July 11, 2023) when he paid a familiarization visit to the Commission’s Makkah...
Two First Bank officials in court over stealing, fraud
Two staff of the First Bank Plc, Kehinde David Oludare and Awolola Olalekan Ayodeji have been dragged before an Osun State High Court sitting in Ila-Orangun for allegedly falsifying an account belonging to an immigration officer, Mr Badiru Adeyemi Oluwafemi. The duo of Kehinde and Awolola who were attached to the Inisha Branch of the bank were said to be...
In-bound flight: NAHCON secures more slots for Nigerian Airlines
Worried by the slow pace of the in-bound flight of Nigerian pilgrims from Saudi Arabia to Nigeria after the just concluded Hajj exercise, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has secured more slots for Nigerian Airlines to fast-track the movement of Nigerian pilgrims back home. With this impreasive development, all Nigerian licensed carriers would, from tomorrow Wednesday (July 12,...
NAHCON to Sanction Erring Boards, Operators over Reported Cases of Pregnant women
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), has blamed state boards and private tour operators for the recorded cases of Nigerian pregnant women during the just concluded 2023 Hajj exercise. The Commission however vowed that appropriate sanction will be meted out on those found guilty of the commission's laid down rules and regulations. Speaking in Makkah over the weekend on the...
Masha’ir Services: NAHCON inaugurates 8-man c’ttee
As part of efforts to put a lasting solution to the poor services rendered to Nigerian pilgrims in Muna and Arafah during the just conclued 2023 Hajj exercise, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), has inaugurated an eight-man Committee to review the services offered to Nigerian pilgrims at the Masha’ir during the 2023 Hajj operations. The Committee, which is...
Hajj 2023: First batch of Kwara, Sokoto, Osun depart Jeddah Tuesday
...arrive Nigeria Wednesday The first batch of Kwaran pilgrims on Tuesday (July 4, 2023) made their homeward journey back to Nigeria from Saudi Arabia after the successful completion of 2023 Hajj exercise. The Kwaran pilgrims, who boarded AIRPEACE flight APK7901, departed Jeddah to Lagos at 21:00hrs with 265 Pilgrims and 4 officials. Also today, FLYNAS flight XY7740 departed Jeddah to Lagos...
Hajj 2023: I had a memorable experience- Ali Bako
...applauds NAHCON, State Boards' excellent performance The 2023 Hajj exercise has come and gone but it memories will continue to linger in the minds of pilgrims. To a Borno State born Alhaji Ali Bako, the 2023 Hajj exercise has afforded him a golden opportunity to achieve his long time dream of casting a glance at, and personally observe solats in, the...
Return feeding of pilgrims to us, NAHCON tells Saudi Government
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has told the Authorities of Saudi Arabia to handover the feeding of Nigerian pilgrims, in Muna and Arafah, to the commission in order to avoid the reoccurrence of poor feeding system that played out in both sites during the just concluded 2023 Hajj exercise. The Chairman/CEO of the NAHCON, Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan ...
Saudi unveils roadmap for 2024 Hajj, declares 2023 Hajj close
The Authority of Saudi Arabia has declared the 2023 Hajj operations closed even as it announced the commencement of preparations and confirmation of slots for 2024 Hajj exercise. The Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Dr. Tawfiq Al Rabiah, disclosed this on Friday (June 30, 2023) at Headquarters of the Saudi Hajj and Umrah Ministry in Makkah during a...
MINILS DG applauds president Tinubu over Ribadu’s appointment as NSA
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been commended for appointing the pioneer chairman of Economic and Finace Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu as National Security Adviser (NSA). The Director General of Micheal Imoudu National Institute for LABOUR Studies, MINILS, Issa Aremu, gave the commendation in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital during a chat with newsmen on the sidelines of the...
