The NAHCON Chairman, Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman had charged members of the entourage to work diligently so that the outcome of this visit would deliver a more successful Hajj above last year’s experience.
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NAHCON Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Prof. Abdullahi Saleh Usman gave the update during a virtual meeting with Saudi’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, on Tuesday.
The Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Sen. Ibrahim Hadeija, made this known while briefing State House Correspondents after a meeting with the officials of NAHCON, held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
This is contained in a press release signed by Aminu Muhammad Kabir, of NAHCON’s Information and Publication Division, on Wednesday.
The Chairman of the commission, Prof. Abdullahi Saleh Usman, spoke on Wednesday during a visit to Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State.
The Executive Secretary of the Board, Alhaji AbdulSalam Abdulkadir, who disclosed this while answering questions from journalists in Ilorin on Monday, said that the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) also allocated 3,762 slots to the state.
To this end, the Commission has called on interested travel agencies to apply for the grant of 2026 Hajj licence and slot allocation.
NAHCON said in a statement by its Information Officer, Malam Abdulbasit Abba, in Abuja on Tuesday.
The commission told stakeholders to make early preparation as there will be no deadline extensions for visa processing, payments, or contractual agreements.
This is unfair not only to the institution, but also to the ordinary Muslims who rely on NAHCON to organise and safeguard their religious journey of Hajj.
The reaction of NAHCON was contained in a statement signed by its Assistant Director, Information and Publication, Fatima Sanda Usara, on Tuesday.
The NAHCON boss said the figure was made public as agreed collectively, pending final negotiations on all service contracts.Â
This was revealed in a report signed and issued to newsmen on Wednesday by Abdul-basit Abba of the NAHCON Information and Publication Division.
NAHCON’s condolence message was contained in a statement signed by its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Prof Abdullahi Sale Usman, on Monday.
NAHCON Chairman, Alhaji Abdullahi Pakistan, made the disclosure while speaking to journalists in Kano shortly after his arrival from Saudi Arabia, on Thursday.
This is contained in a statement issued by NAHCON Assistant Director of Information and Publication, Hajiya Fatima Usara, in Abuja on Wednesday.
The commission said the final inbound transportation of Nigerian pilgrims will be shifted to July 2 due to unforeseen disruptions.
The Chairman of NAHCON said this at a farewell dinner organised for the NAHCON National Media Team in Makkah, Saudi Arabia on Sunday.
The commission revealed in a statement that all countries requested for slots because they want to return their pilgrims at the same time.
The message of sympathy was dropped when the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs led by Senator Ali Ndume made an on-site visit to the affected hotel.