The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan has thanked President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima for the successful organisation of this year’s Hajj Hassan expressed gratitude to Nigerians for their tremendous support during the just concluded Hajj operation. At the King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia before …

Hajiya Aisha Muhammad Nahuche became widely known following reports that she found and returned $80,000 during this year’s Hajj in Saudi Arabia. During an interview with Daily Trust after her return from Hajj, Hajiya Aisha and her sons were elated about her actions. Aisha hails from Nahuche community in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Her sons expressed immense pride …

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has hinted that the suspension of Max Air domestic operations will not disrupt the ongoing Hajj airlift operation in Saudi Arabia. In a statement on Thursday, NAHCON’s Information and Publications Division Deputy Director, Mousa Ubandawaki said: “Consequent upon the indefinite suspension of Max Air domestic operations by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), it …

The Lagos State Government has announced that the 2023 Hajj pilgrims from the state will begin their return journey back home today. In a statement, the state Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board said the Amir-ul-Hajj, Anofiu Elegushi, made the announcement during a press briefing on the Hajj operations. The Amir-ul-Hajj disclosed that the return journey would begin “with a ‘special flight’ …

The Ambassador of Nigeria to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ambassador Yahya Lawal has described hajj pilgrims from Lagos State as some of the most disciplined during the ongoing hajj. According to a statement by the Assistant Director of Lagos State Muslim Welfare Board, Taofeek Lawal, the ambassador received a delegation to the Lagos tent in Mina on Saturday, which …

Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims crowded Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat on Tuesday, the climax of a potentially record-breaking hajj pilgrimage held in the fierce summer heat. As dawn broke, groups of worshippers recited Koran verses on the rocky rise, where the Prophet Mohammed is believed to have given his final sermon. The ritual is the high point of the …

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) said that airlifting of pilgrims to the Holy Land will end on Saturday. The commission asked intending pilgrims, yet to be airlifted, to reach the nearest Pilgrims’ Welfare agency for confirmation and subsequent dispatch for the 2023 Hajj Pilgrimage. In a statement on Thursday, NAHCON’s Assistant Director for Public Affairs, Fatima Usara said: “Outbound …

The Nigerian Medical Mission to Saudi Arabia for this year’s hajj has recommended sanctions against states with high numbers of advanced pregnant women approved as pilgrims. The mission was constituted by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to provide quality healthcare services to Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia throughout the Hajj period. Its Chief of Operations and Head of …

Nigerian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for the Hajj lamented on Saturday that they were stranded at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, blaming Arik Air for failing to meet its schedule. It was gathered that this crippled operations of most of the international hajj operators under the Association for Hajj And Umrah Operators Of Nigeria Lagos zone as scores …

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has transported no fewer than 43,817 Hajj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia in 104 flight operations. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, on Monday, NAHCON’s Coordinator for Madinah, Alhaji Ibrahim Mahmud called on all Nigerian pilgrims to be law-abiding while in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and …