Nigeria, Saudi Arabia sign agreement for 2027 Hajj exercise

Nigeria and Saudi Arabia person signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, for the 2027 Hajj, providing a model for pilgrimage operations.

The statement was signed successful Jeddah by the Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, Ambassador Ismail Abba Yusuf, and Saudi Arabia’s Vice Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Dr. Abdulfattah Bin Sulaiman Mashat.

This was contained successful a merchandise signed by NAHCON’s Head of Information and Publications, Shafii Sani Mohammed.

The statement covered the allocation of Nigeria’s Hajj quota, compliance with Saudi regulations and operational deadlines, arsenic good arsenic arrangements for accommodation, transportation, healthcare and different logistical services.

It besides provided for coordination betwixt some countries and monitoring of services to guarantee the payment of Nigerian pilgrims.

Ambassador Yusuf commended the Saudi authorities for their concern successful Hajj infrastructure and improvements successful pilgrimage services.

He reaffirmed NAHCON’s committedness to moving with its Saudi counterparts to amended the acquisition of Nigerian pilgrims.

Dr. Mashat said Saudi Arabia recorded a 93 per cent pilgrim restitution complaint during the 2026 Hajj.

He besides commended Nigeria for gathering operational timelines and urged the Commission to support the standard.

NAHCON volition present enactment with State Muslim Pilgrims’ Welfare Boards, licensed Hajj circuit operators and applicable Saudi institutions to instrumentality the statement and guarantee t...