NAHCON Boss, Commissioners Depart for Saudi to Seal 2026 Hajj Service Deals
By Alabidun Shuaib AbdulRahman
The Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, Prof. Abdullahi Saleh Usman, will on Monday lead a delegation of commissioners and the Commission’s Secretary, Dr. Mustapha M. Ali, to Saudi Arabia to conclude service agreements ahead of the 2026 Hajj exercise.
This was disclosed in a statement on Sunday by NAHCON’s Deputy Director of Information and Public Relations, Fatima Sanda Usara.
According to the statement, the trip is in line with the operational calendar of the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, which pegged September 6–23, 2025 (15–29 Safar 1447H) for early contracting and payment for Mashair (camps).
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It added that September 23–24, 2025 (1–2 Rabi’ al-Awwal 1447H) had been fixed as the deadline for contracting key services such as accommodation and transportation, while October 12, 2025 (20 Rabi’ al-Thani 1447H) is the deadline for pilgrims’ registration and submission of data via the Nusuk platform.
INCNews247 reports that to meet these timelines, NAHCON fixed October 8, 2025, as the deadline for state Muslim pilgrims’ welfare boards, agencies, commissions, and licensed Hajj tour operators to remit Hajj fares for the 2026 exercise.
The Commission urged all stakeholders to comply with the deadlines to ensure smooth arrangements and a successful pilgrimage for Nigerian pilgrims.
