NAHCON commissions institute to professionalise pilgrimage

2026-10-07T14:26:11+00:00

National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has commissioned an academic pilgrimage institution to enhance professionalism, manpower and create jobs for the teeming youths. Speaking, yesterday, during commissioning of the Hajj Institute of Nigeria (HIN), NAHCON Chairman/CEO, Zikrullah Kunle Hassan, noted that the new body would ensure that Nigeria remains at the forefront of global pilgrimage and Umrah industry as far as excellence is concerned. “Over a decade ago, there was a general concern among the Nigerian Ummah that Hajj was an all-comer affair, where anyone ventures into irrespective of his or her educational background. The leadership of NAHCON initiated a process [...]