The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, has ordered the State Pilgrims’ Welfare Boards, Commissions and Agencies to conclude the grouping of pilgrims into groups of 45 and conclude data upload to the e-track portal latest by Friday, April 26 for the purpose of this year’s Hajj. The groupings, according to a statement signed by […]
51,447 intending pilgrims set for 2024 Hajj – NAHCON
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, has released the final number of intending pilgrims who paid for the 2024 Hajj. The Assistant Director, Public Affairs of the Commission, Fatima Sanda Usara, said in a statement that after the closing of registration, the official number of intending pilgrims that registered stood at 51,447 under the […]
2024 Hajj: Beware of scammers demanding extra fares – NAHCON warns intending pilgrims
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, has warned intending pilgrims for the 2024 Hajj against entertaining requests of extra payments of fares from anybody. The Assistant Director Public Affairs of the Commission, Hajiya Fatima Sanda Usara, said in a release that anybody who seeks for payments of extra Hajj fares should be treated as […]
Group asks Hajj Commission to disclose BTA for intending pilgrims in Nigeria.
A group under the aegis of Independent Hajj Reporters, IHR, has demanded that the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON and the state Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Boards and Agencies make public the amount to be paid to all intending pilgrims as Basic Travel Allowance, BTA for this year’s Hajj. This, IHR said, has become necessary […]
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Senate confirms Tinubu’s nominees for NHIA, NAHCON
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed nominees appointed by President Bola Tinubu to serve as the Director General of the National Health Insurance Authority, NHIA; commissioners for the National Population Commission, NPC; and the chairman and members of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, respectively. The nominees were confirmed after the presentation and consideration of […]
Amidst cost of living crisis, Nigerian lawmakers tell FG to subsidize Hajj
Mr Ajilo, while moving the motion, described the fees set by NAHCON as “exorbitant” and emphasized the need for the government to make the 2024 Hajj more affordable. The post Amidst cost of living crisis, Nigerian lawmakers tell FG to subsidize Hajj appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria. Powered by WPeMatico