The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has increased 2024 Hajj fare for pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia by N1,918,032.91.
In a statement made available to Newsmen Sunday, the NAHCON spokesperson,Farima Usara said intending pilgrims have up to March 28 to make payment for the spiritual exercise.
Usara said the development was due to the foreign exchange crisis which Nigeria has been battling for months.
The commission had initially pegged the fare for this year’s hajj at N4.9 million.
Meanwhile, any new registration for 2024 Hajj from today, 24th of March, will attract the full sum of N8,225,464.74 from the Adamawa/Borno axis. From the North zone, fresh depositors will pay N8,254,464.74, whereas fresh payments from the Southern zone will attract N8,454,464.74 as Hajj fare All categories are to pay within the same deadline,” the statement added.