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Nigeria’s Hajj Camp Slots Reduced to 2$67,000$ by Saudi Arabia

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Ahead of the 2026 Hajj, Saudi officials have drastically reduced the number of camp seats available to Nigerian pilgrims. The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has expressed concern that this cut could severely restrict participation the following year. “NAHCON, States Discuss Hajj Costing and Other Critical Issues; Ministry Briefs NAHCON on Tour Operators,” the commission said in a statement released Thursday. Only 66,910 lodging spots had been authorised on Saudi Arabia’s NUSUK Masar portal, despite Nigeria’s declared allotment of 95,000, according to the announcement, which was signed by Fatima Usara,…

NAHCON Unveils New Digital Hajj Savings Scheme

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A new online platform for the Hajj Savings Scheme for prospective pilgrims will be unveiled by the Alternative Bank and the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria. This was revealed by NAHCON in a statement released on Wednesday in Abuja by Malam Kabir Muhammad, its information officer. According to Muhammad, the portal would enable prospective pilgrims to open and maintain their accounts with the Hajj Savings Scheme straight from their computers, cellphones, and tablets. He claims that the action is intended to increase the scheme’s nationwide scope and streamline access to…

Group Urges CBN to Exclude Hajj Pilgrims from BTA on ATM Card Policy

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THE Independent Hajj Reporters (IHR) has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria  (CBN) to exclude Hajj 2025 intending pilgrims from the new policy of payment of Basic Travel Allowance (BTA) via automated teller machine (ATM) cards. The IHR, in a statement by its national coordinator, Ibrahim Muhammad, said the policy would create “unprecedented hardship and confusion” in the hajj system in Nigeria. The group was at the forefront of the same campaign against the use of ATM cards to pay pilgrims their BTA during last year’s hajj. “We advise the…