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Jigawa State Pilgrims Welfare Board says it has remitted N4.520 billion to the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) as Hajj fare of some of the 2025 intending pilgrims from the state. The Director-General of the Board, Alhaji Ahmed Labbo, disclosed this while speaking with newsmen in Dutse on Thursday. Labbo said that the board…
3 days ago
The registration of intending pilgrims for the 2025 Hajj operations has been extended by two weeks, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has announced. The registration was initially scheduled to close at midnight on January 30, 2025. The new deadline of February 14, 2025, was announced by Sheikh Ahmed Abdulmumini, who led the NAHCON…
3 days ago
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday, raided the headquarters of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) in Abuja over alleged fraud.
4 days ago
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday raided the headquarters of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) in Abuja over alleged fraud. The operatives, who arrived at the commission in a white bus at exactly 11 a.m. on Tuesday with a valid warrant of arrest, left the premises with the…
3 Feb
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has said that it has successfully saved Nigerian pilgrims about N50 billion ahead of the 2025 Hajj exercise.
2 Feb
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has appealed for an urgent waiver of the Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) 2 per cent service charge to reduce the increased pressure on Hajj fares in the country. The single digital sub-charge on pilgrims' deposits for the 2025 pilgrimage, already with the Apex Bank, runs into billions…
2 Feb
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has said that it has successfully saved Nigerian pilgrims about N50 billion ahead of the 2025 Hajj exercise. NAHCON Chairman, Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman, disclosed this during a courtesy visit to Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda, at the Governor's Lodge, Abuja, on Saturday. He revealed that…
26 Jan
Intending Muslims seeking to embark on the 2025 pilgrimage from Kano are advised to complete the deposit of N8,457,685.59 before the February 3rd deadline. The state government also directed intending pilgrims who have already completed the pegged final fare to submit their international passports for processing and issuance of the Hajj visa. The National Hajj…
24 Jan
As preparations for the 2025 Hajj season gather momentum, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has set a commendable standard with its meticulously planned and executed pre-Hajj preparatory visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
21 Jan
The Kaduna State Pilgrims Agency has confirmed that intending pilgrims for the 2025 Hajj exercise from the state will pay a fare of N8.4 million. This was confirmed in a statement on Monday by the agency’s Public Relations Officer, Yunusa Abdullahi. He explained that the fare was set by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria…
21 Jan
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), yesterday, announced the final fare expected of Nigerian intending pilgrims for this year’s pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia.
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