PRESS RELEASE
The Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has extended the deadline for payment of the 2025 Hajj from January 31 to February 10, 2025.
The extension was made public by the Board Secretary, Mr. Saheed Onipede, in a statement released by the Public Affairs Officer, Taofeek Lawal, on Tuesday.
According to the statement, Intending pilgrims who are yet to complete their payment are urged to take advantage of the extension to complete the Hajj fare of N8,784, 085.59k (Eight Million, Seven Hundred and Seventy-Four Thousand, Eighty-Five Naira, Fifty-Nine Kobo only) on or before the new deadline.
Onipede stated that the extension became necessary, considering the fact that raising such a huge amount of money under the present economic situation in the country is not a joking matter.
He emphasized that the State decided on the extension in order to give room for the Islamic faithful to actualize their dreams of performing the spiritual obligation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
While congratulating those who have completed their payment and submitted their forms for other official processes and procedures, the Board’s scribe urged those who are yet to complete theirs to approach any of the commercial banks and raise a Bank draft of N8,784, 085.59k in favour of Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board and submit same with their forms and valid International passports on or before the new deadline.
He assured them that the State Muslim Board would take their welfare and comfort in the Holy Land as a priority, stressing that the administration of Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat is committed to ensuring that they actualize their dreams of performing a blissful, acceptable and rewarding Hajj exercise seamlessly.
Recall that the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) in conjunction with the State’s Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Boards, private tour operators and other stakeholders, in January, arrived at N8,784, 085.59k as the 2025 Hajj for states in the southern zone of the country after securing the approval of the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Taofeek Lawal
Director, Public Affairs
