A civil society organisation, Independent Hajj Reporters (IHR), has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to abolish the two per cent service charge it imposed on payments made by intending Hajj pilgrims, saying the fee contributes significantly to the rising cost of pilgrimage for Nigerians.
In a statement by its National Coordinator, Ibrahim Mohammed, on Sunday, IHR described the $90 (₦144,000 based on the ₦1,600 exchange rate benchmark for the upcoming Hajj) charged by the bank as “an unneces
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