2024 Hajj: Nigeria announces May 15 for inaugural flight

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By Sodiq Omolaoye, Abuja

02 May 2024   |   10:55 americium

The inaugural formation of Nigerian pilgrims for the 2024 Hajj workout volition depart the state for Saudi Arabia connected May 15, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), said connected Thursday. NAHCON Chairman/CEO, Malam Jalal Ahmad Arabi, disclosed this successful his opening remark astatine the archetypal National Stakeholder Summit of Nigeria's Hajj and Umrah Industry…

Hajj Pilgrims

The inaugural formation of Nigerian pilgrims for the 2024 Hajj workout volition depart the state for Saudi Arabia connected May 15, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), said connected Thursday.

NAHCON Chairman/CEO, Malam Jalal Ahmad Arabi, disclosed this successful his opening remark astatine the archetypal National Stakeholder Summit of Nigeria’s Hajj and Umrah Industry held astatine the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre successful Abuja.

Arabi informed that adjacent to 65,500 Nigerian pilgrims would enactment successful the 2024 Hajj, adding that they would beryllium airlifted by the approved airlines from 10 departure centres crossed the country.

The NAHCON brag said the committee had decided that for this year’s operations, each Nigerian pilgrims would sojourn and walk astatine slightest 4 days successful Madinah earlier the commencement of the Hajj rites proper.

Speaking astatine the summit, Arabi said coming unneurotic of stakeholders was a divine work connected all, noting that the taxable of the summit, “Partnership, Collaboration and Teamwork: The tripod of occurrence for 2024 Hajj operations”, was cautiously chosen.

He said the Hajj assemblage deemed it acceptable to dialog with captious stakeholders to guarantee palmy Hajj operations this year.

He added that it is important that each stakeholders enactment unneurotic for the pilgrims to person a memorable Hajj acquisition this year.

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The inaugural formation of Nigerian pilgrims for the 2024 Hajj workout volition depart the state for Saudi Arabia connected May 15, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), said connected Thursday. NAHCON Chairman/CEO, Malam Jalal Ahmad Arabi, disclosed this successful his opening remark astatine the archetypal National Stakeholder Summit of Nigeria's Hajj and Umrah Industry…

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