NAHCON reduces Hajj fare for 2026
The National Hajj commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has reduced the 2026 Hajj fare for intending pilgrims from over N8 million to N7.6 million.
NAHCON Chairman, Prof. Abdullahi Pakistan, stated this when he spoke with newsmen in Saudi Arabia.
Pakistan said the review meant that intending pilgrims for the Hajj would pay about N760,000 less than the 2025 Hajj fare.
He said that the new rate was made possible following President Bola Tinubu’s directive to make the pilgrimage more affordable, as well as the commission’s recent negotiations with Saudi Arabian service providers.
“Pilgrims from Adamawa and Borno States will now pay N7.5 million instead of N8.3 million earlier announced,” Pakistan stated.
He said that intending pilgrims from other Northern states would pay N7.6 million, while those from the southern states would pay N7.9 million for the Hajj.
The NAHCON Chairman said that NAHCON had set a Dec. 5 deadline for all intending pilgrims to complete their payments for the 2026 Hajj.
