Tag: Hajj 2026

Hajj 2026: States risk losing slots, as NAHCON enforces new requirements 

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NAHCON on 2026 Hajj

National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, (NAHCON), has unveiled a comprehensive set of new travel, ticketing and medical compliance rules for all intending pilgrims participating in the 2026 Hajj, introducing some of the most stringent regulations seen in recent years. In a statement issued on Thursday by its Deputy Director of Information and Publication, Fatima Usara, the Commission directed all approved Hajj carriers to immediately begin issuing flight tickets to pilgrims, ensuring that every traveller is fully aware of their confirmed departure date, time and location well ahead of schedule. According…

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Hajj 2026: FG reduces pilgrims’ fare to ₦7.6m 

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FG reduces pilgrims' fare

The Federal Government has lowered the fare of the 2026 Hajj pilgrimage from over ₦8 million to ₦7.6 million for intending pilgrims. The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, (NAHCON), Chairman, Prof. Abdullahi Saleh Pakistan, who disclosed this in an interview from Saudi Arabia, said this followed a recommendation by Vice-President Kashim Shettima to reduce the fare from over ₦8.7 million for intending pilgrims from the Southern zone and ₦8 million from those travelling from the North. The statement noted that the revised figure would see ₦792,943.83 reduced from the initial…

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Tinubu orders NAHCON to reduce 2026 Hajj fares

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Tinubu orders NAHCON

President Bola Tinubu has directed the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, (NAHCON), to immediately reduce the cost of the 2026 Hajj fares that it had recently announced. Vice-President, Kashim Shettima handed down the President’s directive during a meeting with management and board members of NAHCON at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Monday. He called for synergy among national and state officials, including state Governors, in streamlining and adopting a new set of fares for the exercise, and also urged prompt action by all stakeholders to ensure quick payments and timely…

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FG directs NAHCON to reduce 2026 Hajj fares

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FG directs NAHCON

President Bola Tinubu has directed the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, (NAHCON), to immediately reduce the cost of the 2026 Hajj fares that it had recently announced. 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, which was held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Recall that NAHCON had, after due consultations with all the relevant stakeholders, announced the 2026 Hajj fare as follows: Maiduguri-Yola Zone (Yobe, Borno, Adamawa, Taraba) will pay ₦8,318,336.67. Others…

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NAHCON announces final 2026 Hajj fares, reduces cost by ₦200,000

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The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has announced that the fare for the 2026 pilgrimage to Mecca will range between ₦8.1 million and ₦8.5 million, reflecting a reduction compared to the previous year’s rates. NAHCON Chairman, Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman, disclosed the revised pricing after the commission signed service agreements with providers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The new fare structure, approved by the Federal Government, introduces an average saving of about ₦200,000 per pilgrim compared to 2025. Maiduguri-Yola Zone pilgrims from Yobe, Borno, Adamawa, and Taraba will…

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2026 Hajj: NAHCON sets Oct. 8 deadline for fare payment

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2026 Hajj NAHCON

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, (NAHCON), has announced October 8, 2025, as the deadline for States Muslim Pilgrims’ Welfare Boards, Agencies, Commissions, and licensed Hajj Tour Operators, to remit Hajj fares ahead of the 2026 pilgrimage. Recall that the Commission had earlier announced a provisional fare of N8.5 million for the 2026 Hajj exercise, as part of early preparations for the pilgrimage, “pending final negotiations on all service contracts”. In a statement signed by NAHCON’s Deputy Director, Information and Public Relations, Fatima Usara, on Sunday, the Commission said the…

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