National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) licence, regulate, supervise and perform oversight functions on Hajj and Umrah activities in Nigeria.
The Nigerian Hajj regulatory body received the pleasant news of the uplifting of direct travel ban into Saudi Arabia effective from the 5th of March 2021. This came via a circular released by General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA). While, Read more…
NAHCON has set about the tasks of implementing the Hajj Saving Scheme (HSS) in full swing after securing the presidential approval from the Federal Government. An operation that seemed to have the blessing of National Assembly and the state pilgrim’s Read more…
The Federal Ministry of Education has approved establishment and take-off of the Hajj Institute of Nigeria (HIN). This was formally disclosed during the “First Board and Stakeholders’ Strategic Review and Planning Meeting on Tuesday, 22 March, 2022 in the Hajj Read more…
The Hajj or Pilgrimage to Makkah is one of the fifth pillars of Islam, each adult Muslim who is able is expected to make once in his or her lifetime, with this each year in Nigeria, nearly 70,000 Hajjis heed Read more…
Yesterday in Lagos, the Chairman/CEO of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan paid a courtesy visit to the state government to seek support for certification of its land in Lagos. The outcome was positive. The call Read more…
Nigerian pilgrims for 2022 Hajj from Southern Nigeria are to pay N2,496,815.29, while their counterparts from Northern part of the country will pay N2, 449, 607.89. For Adamawa and Borno states, they are to pay N2, 408, 197.89 due to Read more…
Today 22nd of Jumadal-Akhirah, 1443 Hijriyyah corresponding 25th January 2022, the Chairman, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan led a high powered NAHCON delegation to the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Nigeria. The visit was Read more…
On December 8, 2021, Saudi Arabian General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) imposed a temporary ban on flights from Nigeria amid the Omicron variant of COVID in Nigeria. In a statement released by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) Read more…
