{
  "id": 11310817,
  "title": "Hajj: Nigeria secures 10,000 extra slots, allocation hits 60,000",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/hajj-nigeria-secures-10-000-extra-slots-allocation-hits-60-000",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T00:04:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/hajj-nigeria-secures-10000-extra-slots-allocation-hits-60000/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has announced that Saudi Arabia has approved an additional 10,000 Hajj slots for Nigeria for the 2027 Hajj. This brings Nigeria's total allocation for the 2027 pilgrimage from 50,000 to 60,000 slots.\n\nAccording to the commission, the additional slots have been distributed as follows: 7,500 slots to state Muslim pilgrims welfare boards, agencies and commissions, while 2,500 slots were allocated to seven lead tour operator companies.\n\nThe commission's Chairman/CEO, Ambassador Ismail Abba Yusuf, expressed appreciation to the Federal Government and the Saudi Arabian authorities for the additional allocation, assuring that the slots would be administered transparently and in compliance with Nigerian and Saudi Arabian regulations, Daily Post Nigeria and Punch reported.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "2027 Hajj: Nigeria gets 10,000 extra slots, allocation hits 60,000",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/2027-hajj-nigeria-gets-10-000-extra-slots-allocation-hits-60-000",
        "published": "2026-10-01T18:44:53.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "2027 Hajj: Nigeria gets additional 10,000 slots",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/2027-hajj-nigeria-gets-additional-10-000-slots",
        "published": "2026-10-01T19:52:45.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}