US EditionHajj 2025: Pilgrims to get cash for travel after Shettima intervenes
- Central Bank of Nigeria approved cash Basic Travel Allowance for Nigerians on the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage.
- This action reverses an earlier policy requiring pilgrims to use debit cards for travel funds.
- Difficulties in Saudi Arabia, including scarce ATMs and low digital literacy, led to the policy change.
- Ninety-Five percent of Nigerian pilgrims are peasant farmers unfamiliar with card-based banking systems.
- The CBN made this decision following Vice President Kashim Shettima's intervention to support pilgrim welfare.
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Hajj: CBN drops move to give pilgrims ATM cards - Daily Trust
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved the request by pilgrims to be granted cash transactions for the holy pilgrimage to Mecca, instead of debit cards. This followed the intervention of Vice President Kashim Shettima, who appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on behalf of the pilgrims through the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). There had been concerns that the use of mandatory debit cards proposed by the CBN for the pilg…
Hajj 2025: Pilgrims to get cash for travel after Shettima intervenes
In a major policy shift, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved the disbursement of cash-based Basic Travel Allowance (BTA) for Nigerian pilgrims participating in the 2025 Hajj, following the intervention of Vice President Kashim Shettima. According to a statement from Stanley Nkwocha, the vice president’s spokesman, the decision reverses an earlier directive mandating debit card-only transactions for Hajj pilgrims—a move that had raised…
CBN approves cash-based BTA for 2025 hajj pilgrims to ease travel demands
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved the request by pilgrims to be granted cash transactions for the holy pilgrimage to Mecca. This followed the intervention of Vice President Kashim Shettima, who appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on behalf of the pilgrims through the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). There had been concerns that the hitherto use of mandatory debit cards proposed by the CBN for the pilgrimage would en…
NAHCON inaugurates medical teams for 2025 Hajj operations
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has inaugurated the Principal Officers of the National Medical Team (NMT) and its Steering Committee for the 2025 Hajj operations. The Chairman of NAHCON, Prof. Abdullahi Saleh, made this known in a statement by Malam Shafii Sani of Information and Publications Division on Thursday in Abuja. Saleh, who … The post NAHCON inaugurates medical teams for 2025 Hajj operations appeared first on Dateline …
CBN Approves Cash-Based BTA For 2025 Hajj Pilgrims
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved the use of cash for Basic Travel Allowance (BTA) by Nigerian pilgrims participating in the 2025 Hajj, following a request made through the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). The development reversed CBN’s earlier policy mandating the use of debit cards for transactions during the holy pilgrimage to Mecca. The approval came after Vice President Kashim Shettima intervened on behalf of the p…
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