S/ARABIA SLASHES NIGERIA’S HAJJ SLOTS Daily Trust Saudi - TopicsExpress



          

S/ARABIA SLASHES NIGERIA’S HAJJ SLOTS Daily Trust Saudi Arabian authorities have announced plans to reduce the number of external pilgrims by 20 percent and those from within the Kingdom by 50 percent in the coming hajj season. Relevant Saudi departments, according to a news report published in the Saudi Gazette, are currently working out modalities for the implementation of directives by the authorities to that effect. The reduction in the number of local and foreign pilgrims, it was gathered, was necessitated by “the giant development projects currently being undertaken” in the Grand Mosque and other holy sites in the Kingdom. In a statement yesterday, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) confirmed that the Saudi authorities have slashed Nigeria’s hajj seats from 95,000 to 76,000.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:56:38 +0000

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