Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved payment of $100 shortfall in Basic Travel Allowance (BTA) of pilgrims. Some had protested alleged irregularities in BTA after they were given $400 as against $500 announced by the National Hajj Commission (NAHCON). NAHCON calculated hajj fares and $500 BTA using N1,252.01 to $1 exchange rate, but Central Bank released BTA at N1,530.86 …

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has airlifted over 16,000 pilgrims in the first ten days since the commission began airlift of pilgrims to the Holy Land for the 2024 Hajj exercise. This year’s inaugural flight of the 2024 intending pilgrims arrived in Saudi Arabia on Thursday the 16th of May 2024, after taking off from the Sir Ahmadu …

The Kano State Governor, Mallam Abba Yusuf, has released another N376 million to supplement the shortfall in Basic Travel Allowance for state intending pilgrims. The governor has also announced the appointment of the Deputy Governor, Aminu Abdulsalam, as head of the government delegation and Amir Hajj for the 2024 pilgrimage. Yusuf’s intervention was contained in a statement issued by the …