NAHCON introduces N250m bank guarantee, stricter rules for Hajj operators

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has introduced caller regulations for licensed backstage Hajj and Umrah circuit operators up of the 2027 pilgrimage, including a mandatory N250 cardinal slope warrant and stricter operational requirements aimed astatine protecting pilgrims and improving work delivery.
The reforms, contained successful a July 20, 2026 circular signed by the Deputy Director of Operations, Mrs. Hafsatu Baba Tela, regenerate the erstwhile refundable currency deposit with a slope guarantee.

Under the caller guidelines, operators indispensable beryllium registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), person valid International Air Transport Association (IATA) accreditation, employment qualified unit and taxable audited fiscal statements, taxation clearance certificates, slope references and records of Hajj operations implicit the past 3 years.

NAHCON besides directed operators to unafraid accommodation and proscription earlier approval, taxable Hajj packages for vetting earlier advertizing fares, disclose bundle costs and support transparent refund policies.

The committee further mandated compliance with Saudi Arabia’s Nusuk integer platform, quarterly operational reporting, exigency effect plans and the assignment of antheral and pistillate Islamic scholars to usher pilgrims.

It warned that unlicensed operators displaying banners astatine pilgrimage sites would beryllium sanctioned, portion unresolved disputes with pilgrim...