The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has issued criteria to the states’ Muslim pilgrims’ boards that will qualify the state boards to be licensed as private tour operators of their respective states’ governments.
The move is part of the ongoing reforms being undertaken by NAHCON. In anticipation of the proposed policy of allocating a larger percentage of Nigeria’s Hajj quotas to private tour operators
The guidelines
1. States must present Certificates of Incorporation/Registration issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) confirming the legal registration of the company.
2. Letter of approval from the government of the respective states authorizing the use of the agency’s name for registration and operation as a state tour operator agency
3. Submission of a selected name to use for the newly registered company
The new development will witness a major transformation and reconfiguration of the structure of Hajj administration in Nigeria.
