The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), has signed a contract agreement with Max air and Air Peace airlines to transport 2024 Hajj pilgrims to and from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Executive Chairman of NAHCON, Malam Jalal Arabi, presided over the exercise at the Hajj House in Abuja. He urged the airlines to…
The Federal government under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has released a sum of N90 billion to subsidise the 2024 pilgrimage to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Recall that the NAHCON had, in December last year, fixed a fare of N4.9 million per pilgrim based on the exchange rate of N897 to a dollar. In announcing…
The Kano State Governor, Abba kabir Yusuf, has paid N500,000 for each Kano intending pilgrim who will perform this year’s Hajj under the umbrella of the Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board. The Director General of the Board, Alhaji Lamin Dan Baffa, made the disclosure while briefing newsmen on Wednesday. He said the Kano State Government…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved three airlines to serve as exclusive carriers for the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage. The airlines are Air Peace Ltd., FlyNas and Max Air. According to Mrs Fatima Sanda-Usara, Assistant Director, Public Affairs, NAHCON, in a statement on Friday in Abuja, she said that the Tinubu-led Government approved three other air…
