The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) failed to properly account for how the N90 billion subsidy paid by the Federal Government for the 2024 Hajj exercise was spent. This was at a hearing organised by the Adhoc Committee of the House of Representatives probing the NAHCON and the Federal Capital Territory Administration Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board in Abuja. NAHCON’s …

The Edo Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has instructed 2025 Hajj pilgrims to pay an initial deposit of N8.4 million each, pending the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria’s (NAHCON) final announcement. The board’s chairman, Sheikh Ibrahim Oyarekhua, gave the directive on Sunday during a chat with journalists in Benin. He explained that early deposits were necessary due to Saudi Arabia’s new …

Tour Operators under the aegis of Association of Hajj and Umrah Operators in Nigeria (AHUON) has urged the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to stop misleading Nigerians about the Saudi 2025 Hajj calendar, to portray AHUON as the body frustrating the preparation of the upcoming Hajj. In a statement by its national president, Alhaji Abdullateef Ekundayo Yusuf, the private …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released the sacked chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Jalal Arabi, and the commission’s secretary, Abdullahi Kontagora, on bail. Arabi and Kontagora were detained over alleged illegal withdrawal and the mismanagement of the N90 billion 2024 Hajj intervention fund. They were unable to meet their bail conditions and stayed …

The Executive Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Jalal Arabi, and the commission’s secretary, Abdullahi Kontagora, are currently in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the alleged mismanagement of the N90 billion 2024 Hajj subsidy, according to The PUNCH. In a document sighted by newsmen on Wednesday, the anti-graft agency said, “A …

No fewer than 30 Nigerians died during the just-concluded Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, the Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Mallam Jalal Arabi, said on Monday. Arabi, who disclosed this at a post-Hajj press briefing in Abuja, explained that about four victims passed away as a result of the heat wave recorded during the Hajj exercise. …

Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has voiced strong dissatisfaction with the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), condemning the organisation’s management of the 2024 Hajj exercise. Mohammed, therefore, insisted that most of the Hajj services must be decentralised in a manner that would allow state governments to take full control of affairs, to ensure adequate welfare of pilgrims who paid …

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has said it had adopted a strategy to reduce the number of days Nigerian pilgrims spend in Saudi Arabia for Hajj rites. The commission’s Executive Chairman, Malam Jalal Arabi, announced this while addressing reporters on arriving at the Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah. Arabi said the commission had succeeded in …

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has airlifted over 16,000 pilgrims in the first ten days since the commission began airlift of pilgrims to the Holy Land for the 2024 Hajj exercise. This year’s inaugural flight of the 2024 intending pilgrims arrived in Saudi Arabia on Thursday the 16th of May 2024, after taking off from the Sir Ahmadu …

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), has said that no fewer than 50,000 Nigerian intending pilgrims will perform the 2024 Hajj in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Executive Chairman of NAHCON, Malam Jalal Arabi, disclosed this at a news conference held at Hajj House on Friday in Abuja. Arabi said the commission was on course to conduct a …