The federal government is said to have released N90bn to the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to subsidise 2024 pilgrimage to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Recall that NAHCON via a statement its spokesperson, Fatima Usara last released, announced an increase in the Hajj fare by N1.9m.
The increment, according to Usara, is owing to oscillating tendency of the naira against the dollar.
On account of the jack up, the total amount for the fare moved up to N6.8m.
Emerging report, courtesy of Daily Trust said, the federal government has come to the rescue of the intending pilgrims.
Citing an unnamed source the publication wrote, “Actually the government provided some financial support for the hajj exercise.”
It also said that it gathered from nameless NAHCON officials that without this intervention, each of the intending pilgrims would have been requested to add at least N3.5 million to the initial fare which was pegged at N4.9 million.
