Jaiz Bank Plc, Nigeria’s leading non-interest bank,has opened a new branch at the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) in Abuja, bringing its branches at the Federal Capital Territory to seven (7) and total branches nationwide to 44.
In his opening remarks at the unveiling of the bank’s branch operations yesterday, Managing Director of the Bank, Mr. Hassan Usman, said the branch is meant to serve NAHCON and its environs.
Usman explained that the opening of the branch was a product of the relationship between Jaiz Bank and NAHCON to ease opening of accounts for intended pilgrims.
Jaiz Bank and NAHCON, in conjunction with State Pilgrims Welfare Board in the country have established Hajj Savings Scheme (HSS) to ease hajj process for intended pilgrims in the country.
According to him, the “partnership will ensure a sustained hajj operation which will be beneficial to the people and open opportunities to make profits.”
Usman disclosed that said since the scheme became operational in 2020, over 4,000 people had been registered and profits paid into their hajj savings accounts, a confirmation that the scheme is gaining traction.
In his remarks, Chairman of NAHCON, Alhaji Zikrullah Hassan, said opening of the branch was coming at the right time that Saudi Arabia has indicated signs that there would be Hajj this year.
Hassan enthused: “May this good time last forever. May it never be closed to us again. Our partnership with Jaiz Bank makes us to be part of history.
“We are learning from Malaysia. With Jaiz Bank, we are among the few countries in the world to join the scheme. The scheme enables people to plan and can say with precision when they are going for hajj.”
The Chairman of Jaiz Bank, Alhaji (Dr.) Umaru Mutallab, thanked the NAHCON Chairman for the commission’s support, assuring that “we are ready to work with you and cooperate with you.”
