The Nationwide Hajj Fee of Nigeria has commenced preparations for the 2025 Hajj with a working go to to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Led by the Fee’s Chairman, Prof. Abdullahi Usman, the delegation’s go to, which began on Tuesday, was on the invitation of the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah.
The Assistant Director of Data and Publications on the Fee, Fatima Usara, disclosed this in a press release on Wednesday.
“A delegation led by the Chairman of the Nationwide Hajj Fee of Nigeria, Prof. Abdullahi Usman, has launched into a working go to to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
“The go to, which commenced on January 7, 2025, is on the invitation of the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah.
“The aim of the go to is to arrange for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for the 2025 Hajj and to finalise different preparations for the annual Muslim pilgrimage,” she stated.
The delegation includes NAHCON Commissioners overseeing Planning, Operations, and Finance, alongside representatives from State Pilgrims’ Welfare Boards, Personal Tour Operators, and key nationwide stakeholders, together with the Nationwide Meeting, the Presidency, and the aviation sector.
Key actions embrace a bilateral assembly and the MoU signing on January 12, 2025.
The Minister of Overseas Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, is anticipated to signal the settlement on behalf of the nation.
The delegation can even attend the Worldwide Hajj Expo beginning on January 13, the place they are going to consider service suppliers for Nigerian pilgrims.
Forward of those occasions, NAHCON will interact in conferences with consular officers, heads of different Hajj missions, and supervisors of the Hajj e-track registration portal.
Discussions with the Normal Authority of Civil Aviation can even be held to finalise logistics.
Contracts with important service suppliers, together with United Brokers, Automobile Syndicates, and well being supervision firms, might be signed based mostly on these discussions.
Concurrently, NAHCON employees will examine lodging, catering, and medical amenities in Makkah and Madinah to make sure compliance with requirements earlier than ultimate agreements are made.