HAJJ 2024: GOV YUSUF APPROVES N500,000 SUBSIDY EACH FOR KANO’S PILGRIMS
The Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has approved a subsidy of N500,000 each for intending pilgrims from the state.
This was disclosed in a statement via the Governor’s official X handle on Wednesday, March 27, 2024.
He stated that intending pilgrims who have registered and paid the initial total deposit of N4.7 million and N4.5 million with the State Pilgrims Board will now deposit N1.4 million instead of the N1.9 million increase.
The statement read, “Following the sudden increase of N1.9 million Hajj fare increase by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, I have approved a subsidy of N500,000 each for intending pilgrims from Kano embarking on the 2024 pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
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“With this, intending pilgrims who have registered and paid the initial total deposit of N4.7million and N4. 5 million with the State Pilgrims Board will now deposit N1.4 million out of the N1. 9 million increase”
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