NAHCON Sets 2025 Hajj Fare at Over N8 Million

According to the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Nigerians planning to travel to Saudi Arabia for the Hajj in 2025 will have to pay fares ranging from N8.3 million to N8.7 million, depending on their region.

Expectant pilgrims from Southern States will pay N8.7 million, while those from Borno and Adamawa Zone will pay N8.3 million, according to a statement released by NAHCON on Monday.

Prof. Abdullahi Usman, the Executive Chairman of NAHCON, explained that the Hajj fare was the outcome of careful coordination with all pertinent parties.

Usman made this claim in a statement released in Abuja on Monday by Mrs. Fatima Usara, the organization’s assistant director of information and publications.

Usman added that N8.4 million would be needed for Northern Zone pilgrims planning to travel to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the Hajj in 2025.

He thanked the Forum of Executive Secretaries of State Pilgrims Welfare Boards, Agencies, and Commissions as well as the Presidency for their assistance.

Under the direction of its Chairman, Prof. Abdullahi Usman, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) is pleased to announce the hajj fee for the 2025 season, he said.

After receiving clearance from the Federal Republic of Nigeria’s Office of the Vice President, the fare was made public.

For pilgrims planning to travel to Borno and Adamawa, the 2025 Hajj fee is N8.33 million.

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Similarly, anticipated pilgrims from the Southern states would pay N8.78 million for the 2025 Hajj, while those from the Northern zone will pay N8.46 million.

He claimed that the NAHCON leadership tried their best to keep the hajj fare within the same range as before, working with Malam Ameen Amshi, Special Assistant to the President, Special Duties, as a representative of the Presidency.

After lengthy conversations to guarantee inclusivity in this crucial decision-making process, a minimal effort on the fare was accomplished.