The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Saudi Arabia in a move to solidify seamless Hajj in 2024.
The MoU was signed in Jeddah on Sunday in the presence of Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Yusuf Tuggar, and the acting Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Jalal Arabi.
This was made known on Sunday, in a document signed by NAHCON’s Assistant Director of Public Affairs, Fatima Usara.
PUNCH Online reports that Nigerian pilgrims faced numerous challenges including lack of adequate tent accommodation at Mina and Arafat; substandard tents with unhealthy living conditions and environment; lack of proper medical attention to pilgrims in cases of emergency; and lack of proper transportation, among others.
PUNCH also reported that the House of Representatives ordered a probe into the matter and also mandated “The Committee on Pilgrims Affairs (when constituted) to conduct a detailed…