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NAHCON Confirms Nigerian Pilgrims’ Hotel Fire Incident in Makkah

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NAHCON Confirms Nigerian Pilgrims’ Hotel Fire Incident in Makkah

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, has confirmed a fire incident, at one of the hotels accommodating Nigerian pilgrims on Shari Mansur Street in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. In a statement, the NAHCON Assistant Director Information and Publication Division, Fatima Sanda Usara indicated that the incident occurred today, Saturday, around noon Saudi Arabian time. According…

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FG Allegedly Subsidizes Hajj Fare With N90bn

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FG Allegedly Subsidizes Hajj Fare With N90bn

The Tinubu-led Federal Government has allegedly released the sum of N90 billion to subsidise the 2024 pilgrimage to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A source at the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) told Daily Trust that without this intervention, each of the intending pilgrims would have been requested to add at least N3.5 million…

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NAHCON Adjusts 2024 Hajj Fare To N8.5m, Pilgrims To pay N1.9m Extra

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NAHCON Adjusts 2024 Hajj Fare To N8.5m, Pilgrims To pay N1.9m Extra

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has again increased the fares for the 2024 Hajj citing foreign exchange rate adjustment. About 49,000 pilgrims who had earlier paid the old fees of N4.9 million each to the commission are to pay an additional N1.9 million each on or before 28 March, while new registration has…

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NAHCON Releases 2024 Hajj Fares

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NAHCON Releases 2024 Hajj Fares

After several months of speculations about the actual amount of the 2024 hajj fare, the National Hajj Commission, NAHCON, has announced the final fare for this year, 2024. According to the Chairman of the Commission, Malam Jalal Arabi who said intending pilgrims from Nigeria’s Southern centre are required to pay N4,899,000 as Hajj fare, while…

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Tinubu Appoints New CEOs For ICPC, PTDF And NAHCON

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Tinubu Appoints New CEOs For ICPC, PTDF And NAHCON

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of new Chief Executive Officers for the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) and the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). The appointments are subject to Senate’s approvals. They are: Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu (ICPC), Ahmed Galadima Aminu…

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Kwara Hajj Board bags NAHCON’s award of excellence (see Award).

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Kwara Hajj Board bags NAHCON’s award of excellence (see Award).

• board dedicates award to Gov AbdulRazaq National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has awarded Kwara State Pilgrims Welfare Board for what it called its excellent outing in the 2022 Hajj exercise. The award took place on Thursday in Abuja at the 2022 Post Hajj Stakeholders’ Meeting organised by NAHCON. NAHCON said award was presented to…

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