Chairman of the National Hajj commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Abdullahi Muhammed has called on journalists to ensure fairness and balance in their reportage of the 2019 pilgrimage activities.

The Federal Capital Territory Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board says it would conduct compulsory medical screening on 2019 intending Muslim pilgrims on June 15 and 16.

A non-governmental Organization, Independent Hajj Reporters (IHR), has lauded Muslim pilgrims welfare boards across the states...

The recent allocation of 35 per cent hajj passenger traffic to Saudi Arabian airlines, Flynas, by the National Hajj Commission...

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has signed an agreement with three airlines to airlift this year’s pilgrims to Saudi Arabia.

The Federal Capital Territory Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has approved N1.5 million as the 2019 Hajj fares for intending pilgrims in the territory.

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has rolled out plans to check security lapses ahead of this year’s pilgrimage.  A statement issued by the spokesperson of NAHCON, Fatima Usara, yesterday, said part of the measures was the inauguration of a 10-man central security monitoring team tasked with managing security matters in all aspects of…

Counting on its experience in the airlift of pilgrims since 2007, Medview Airline has once again come atop as one of the three carriers the Federal Government selected for the airlift of Muslims for the 2019 Hajj. The choice of Medview Airline is rooted in existing strategic partnership with National Hajj Commission {NAHCON}, which transcends…

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has inaugurated the Aviation Monitoring Committee for the 2019 pilgrimage.

Henceforth, guarantors of pilgrims who refuse to return to Nigeria after hajj exercise will face stiffer penalties. Disciplinary measures outlined by the National Hajj Commission of Nigerian (NAHCON) against the guarantors of the erring pilgrims include fine of US$3,000 as well as revocation of operation license and blacklist of tour operators in occasion where the guarantors…

The Kaduna State Muslim Welfare Board has captured no fewer than 2,200 intending pilgrims of 2019 Hajj through its Biometric data. The Board’s Public Relations Officer, Malam Yunusa Abdullahi, made this known to newsmen in Kaduna on Saturday while giving an update on the registration of the intending pilgrims. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has defended its 2019 proposed budget of N1,492,160,210 before the Senate Committee on Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Affairs. The Head, Public Affairs Division of NAHCON, Mrs Fatima Usara, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Usara said the NAHCON budget performance in 2018 stood at…