2025 Hajj: FCTA urges prospective pilgrims to deposit N8.4m  

The Federal Capital Territory Administration’s Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has announced that prospective pilgrims for the 2025 Hajj must deposit a minimum of 8.4 million Naira.

The registration for the pilgrimage has begun, and individuals interested in participating must submit a bank draft from any commercial bank in favor of the FCT Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Abuja.

In a statement signed by the Chief Information officer of the Board Ahmed Saleh said the Board has finalised arrangements for the registration of the 2025 intending pilgrims with the Board.

The statement read that, prospective intending pilgrims are to deposit a minimum of Eight million, Four Hundred Thousand Naira (8,400,000.00) via a bank draft from any commercial bank in favour of the FCT Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Abuja.

It added that the intending pilgrims who wish to perform the next year’s Hajj through the Board, are to submit the bank drafts to the Board’s respective Area Officers at the six Area Councils in the FCT.

“The prospective intending pilgrims are to note that the Board does not accept cash deposits and does not entertain registration by
proxy.

“It strictly adheres to the principles of first come, first served
basis”, the statement added.

Dominica Nwabufo