Nigeria, Feb. 5 -- Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Abdullahi Usman, has announced the extension of the deadline for 2025 Hajj registration to 10 February.

This was contained in statement by the commission's spokesperson, Fatima Usara, on Tuesday evening.

NAHCON had earlier fixed 31January as the deadline for the registration of the 2025 Hajj.

The statement further said the decision followed appeals on behalf of intending pilgrims who were unable to complete their registration on time by the various states pilgrim agency.

" The extension was announced during a Zoom meeting between NAHCON and key Hajj stakeholders on the night of Tuesday, February 4, 2025," she said.

Mr Usman urged executive secretaries (E...