By Fatima Usara This year (2020) will be remembered in history as the year COVID-19 upturned global economic, social and customary routines. Though certain modes of religious worship were also affected by the corona pandemic, timing of religious events auspiciously remained constant. So was the case with 2020 hajj, which nevertheless took place at the […]
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Alhaji Zikrullah Hassan, has disclosed the possibility of 2020 how still taking place. The chairman revealed this in an interview in his office in Hajj House, Abuja at the weekend. Alhaji Hassan expressed optimism that indicators emanating from the Ministry of Health […]
Former Chairman of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Barrister Abdullahi Mukhtar Muhammad has formally handed over affairs of the organisation to the newly appointed Chairman and leader of the fourth NAHCON board, Alhaji Zikrullah Olakunle Hassan. The handing over ceremony took place in the Hajj House Conference room on Wednesday. With the formal constitution […]
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says 1,348 Pilgrims have been transported to Nigeria in 3 flights on Saturday. This was contained on the site of NAHCON’s Command and Control Centre in Makkah and monitored by News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. The latest returnees were 554 pilgrims from Borno state, 404 from […]
The Kaduna State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, said it has transported all its 3,544 pilgrims back home from Saudi Arabia. A statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the Board, Malam Yunusa Abdullahi, stated that last batch of 390 pilgrims arrived Kaduna, at exactly 1:01am aboard Fly Nas Airline, on Saturday. “The return of […]
The National Hajj Commission has allocated about 1,587 seats to the Muslim faithful in Taraba State for the 2018 Hajj Operation in Saudi Arabia. The Executive Secretary, Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board in the State, Alh. Umar Adamu Leme stated this while fielding questions from newsmen in Jalingo on the Board’s preparedness to perform the exercise […]
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim has commended the leadership of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) and that of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NHCON) for their exemplary leadership and strong synergy. The SGF made this commendation in Abuja at a dinner organized by the Executive Secretary […]