VIDEO: How we arrived at Hajj 2017 fares – Hajj Commission Chairman Speaks
NAHCON said the rise in the fare was due to the high exchange rate of Naira to the Dollar.
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NAHCON said the rise in the fare was due to the high exchange rate of Naira to the Dollar.
The commission says the U.S. dollars constituted about 98 per cent component of the fare.
The accused allegedly committed the offence while his father was in office.
While pilgrims were allowed to exchange N197 to a dollar last year, the official exchange rate this year is N307 ...
Last year, two Nigerian airlines and a Saudi Arabia designated airline ferried Nigerian pilgrims.
Relations between the two regional rivals reached a low point in 2016.
The discussion was slated inspite of diplomatic tensions between the two countries.
The Minister of State Foreign Affairs had urged the National Assembly to return NAHCON to the ministry.
“Last year, 1,325, 372 foreign and 537, 537 domestic pilgrims performed the Hajj."
Te policy may be considered for the 2017 Hajj.
Intending pilgrims are expected to be pregnancy-free
President Muhammadu Buhari has been roundly condemned for approving foreign exchange concession to pilgrims at a time the economy is ...
Six winners with best photos will be sponsored to perform Hajj
No fewer than 5, 600 intending pilgrims from the state are expected to perform the 2016 Hajj in Saudi Arabia.
The governor says the state will continue sponsors officials to the holy lands to facilitate hitch-free pilgrimages.
Only NAHCON officials are exempted by the rule.
The president left for Doha at about 3 pm Saudi local time.
Mr. Tambuwal says government will continue to put in place measures that would enhance the hajj exercise by boosting safety ...
Emir Sanusi suggests conditions if the ritual must continue.
The government prays for the nation's founding fathers for their sacrifice to nation building.
Officials say what the Nigerian pilgrim did "is what is expected of a Muslim anywhere".
Over 700 pilgrims from different parts of the world died in the stampede that occurred last week during the pilgrimage ...
Nigeria gives its official figure of the dead.
At least 10 Sokoto pilgrims have now been confirmed killed.
"If there is anything beyond being traumatized, that was how I felt because I thought it was the end of ...
