Hajj Commission announces fares, airlines for 2023 pilgrimage

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, on Friday in Abuja announced eight different 2023 hajj fares regime for the Northern states and other parts of the country.

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NAHCON, Alhaji Zikrullah Hassan, made the announcement at a news conference shortly after a meeting with the Chief Executives of the 36 States and FCT pilgrims boards, agencies and commissions.

“The 2023 hajj fare incidentally has eight different costs. Pilgrims in Maiduguri and Yola departure centre in the North East will pay the sum of N2,890,000.00 and this includes their 800 dollars Basis Travelled Allowance, BTA.

“For the other Northern states, we have agreed that the cost is N2,919,000, we now move to South which has six different price regime, Edo State is N2,968,000 and the entire South-South and South East are in this same price regime.