Tinubu’s government subsidies 2024 Hajj fare with N90 billion
The federal government under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has released a sum of N90 billion to subsidise the 2024 pilgrimage to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Recall that the NAHCON had, in December last year, fixed a fare of N4.9 million per pilgrim based on the exchange rate of N897 to a dollar.
In announcing the fare at that time, the commission had quoted the sum of N4,899,000 for southern pilgrims; N4,699,000 for those from the North; while pilgrims from Yola and Maiduguri centres were asked to pay N4,679,000.
Through a statement issued on Sunday by its spokesperson, Fatima Usara, the hajj commission had raised the fare by N1, 918,032.91, jacking up the total amount to N6.8 million.
The commission had also said intending pilgrims had up to yesterday (March 28, 2024) to make payment for the spiritual exercise.
