This was contained in an announcement by the Commission’s management, which was made available to newsmen on Wednesday.
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NAHCON Chairman/CEO, Amb. Ismail Yusuf Abba made the disclosures, in Abuja, on Wednesday.
NAHCON in a news bulletin shared on Tuesday, by its Acting Head Public Affairs, Mariam Zubair Abubakar, confirmed that the current allocation of 50,000 for the country’s 2026 Hajj is intact.
This is contained in a press release signed by the NAHCON’s Deputy Director, Fatima Sanda Usara, on Sunday.
This is contained in a press release signed by the NAHCON’s Deputy Director, Information and Public Relations, Fatima Sanda Usara, on Tuesday.
The Eagle Online learnt about the development late on Monday through a report by the Independent Hajj Reporters (IHR)
The Award was presented by the publishers of Our Nigeria magazine, in recognition of his contributions to Hajj administration and pilgrims’ welfare in Nigeria.
Usman disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday by his Technical Assistant on Media, Ahmad Muazu, addressed to stakeholders, pilgrims and the public.
In the letter dated January 19, 2026, and signed by its National Coordinator, Ibrahim Muhammad, the faith-based civil society organisation said its independent monitoring revealed a significant financial surplus arising from exchange rate differentials during the 2025 Hajj operations.
The call is contained in a press statement e-signed by the IHR National Coordinator, Ibrahim Muhammad, on Tuesday,
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) had fixed December 5, as the payment deadline for the 2026 Hajj fare without extension.
This was disclosed in a press statement, signed by the NAHCON’s Deputy Director, Information and Public Relations, Fatima Sanda Usara, on Monday.
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.
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.

