Thursday 28 January 2016

Nigeria’s last survivor of Hajj Stampede returns

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The Central Bank of Nigeria says Nigeria needs to come to terms with the current economic hardship facing it and begin to look for ways to increase non oil revenue. The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele who said this while speaking at an Advocacy Workshop on the Economic Implications of Recent CBN policies organized by a Coalition of Civil Society Groups, held in Abuja, noted that the current drop in oil price will continue until 2017, this is as he insists that the only way out of the present predicament was to diversify the economy. Emefiele, who was represented by the Director, Financial, CBN, Emmanuel Ukeje said that "the current CBN policy on foreign exchange is for the good of the Nation's economy as,there was no way the nation can grow when importers of commodities that are locally produced in the country are given foreign exchange by the Central Bank to compete with local producers. Read more at: https://www.thenigerianvoice.com/news/196784/1/diversify-the-economy-to-curb-hardship-cbn-tells-f.html
The last Nigerian pilgrim who survived last year’s Hajj stampede in Saudi Arabia has returned to the country.
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, confirmed Fatima Isa’s return in a statement on Thursday signed by the Head, Media and Publicity of the commission, Uba Mana.
The stampede occurred during Hajj rites in Mina in September 2015.

According to the statement, the pilgrim was admitted to East Jeddah Hospital for treatment.

“The pilgrim arrived at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) on Friday Jan. 22, 2016, on board a Med-View Airline Flight VL0202, accompanied by staff of the Nigerian Consulate in Jeddah.
The statement said she was received on arrival by staff of the NAHCON and leadership of the Sokoto State Pilgrims Welfare Agency (SSPWA).
It added that the pilgrim, who appeared hale and hearty, had since been conveyed to Sokoto State.
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