Federal Capital Territory Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has fixed January 30 deadline for all intending pilgrims to register for 2025 Hajj exercise.
Gatekeepers News reports that the Board’s spokesman, Mohammed Aliyu, announced this in a statement in Abuja on Monday.
Aliyu said the new deadline followed adjustment by National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on 2025 calendar, and directed all state Pilgrims Welfare Boards and agencies to remit all collections by February 1.
He said that the Board had so far exhausted over 40 per cent of its allocation for this 2025 Hajj exercise from September 2024 to date.
The spokesman further urged intending pilgrims to utilise the opportunity to deposit before the new deadline elapsed.
Aliyu noted that Intending pilgrims were expected to deposit a minimum of N8.4 million through a bank draft at any commercial bank payable to FCT Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Abuja, pending the release of the actual Hajj fare by NAHCON.
The spokesman stressed that the registration was on a first come–first–served basis in line with the principle of fairness.
He urged intending pilgrims who have made a deposit but could not participate in previous Hajj exercises and still have their money with the Board to add to their payments to reach the 2025 minimum deposit.
He reiterated that the intending Pilgrims should do so before the new deadline to enable them to book a seat for the 2025 Hajj exercise.
