Hajj 2023: Lagos raises fare to N3.2m
The Lagos State Government has approved the sum of N3,200,000.00 being total fare to be paid by Intending Pilgrims performing the Year 2023 Hajj exercise in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through the State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board. This was disclosed by the Hon. Commissioner for Home Affairs, Prince Anofiu Olanrewaju Elegushi, during a meeting with the intending pilgrims and other stakeholders at the Shamsi Adisa Thomas (SAT) Mosque, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, April, 2023. Recall that the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON after considering all the Hajj components and differences in the distance according to regions as related to flights, fixed N2,999,000 for Lagos, Ogun and Oyo. Addressing the gathering, Elegushi stated that the breakdown of the total package has announced by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) included hotel accommodation, cost of airline, Basic Travel Allowance (BTA), amongst others. He therefore appealed to intending pilgrims who ...