Author: Shu'aibu Isa

AS is usually the case, the 2024 Hajj exercise has already generated some concerns which the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) under its new Chairman, Malam Jalal Ahmad Arabi, is trying very hard to address. Since the announcement of the Hajj fares by the Commission and even up till now there has been a consistent expression of divergent views by the intending pilgrims and other Muslims. Obviously, the fluctuation of the rate of foreign exchange has, in the case of this year, been the biggest cause of the uncertainties about the actual fares. The instability in the foreign exchange…