Vanguard (Lagos)
5 January 2009
IN fulfilment of religious obligations, Nigerians spent a total N34.63 billion in 2008 on pilgrimages to holy sites in Saudi Arabia and Israel, especially Mecca and Jerusalem. Of this amount, the Muslim annual pilgrimage cost the nation a total N29.7073 billion, while that of Christians cost the national economy N4.93 billion.
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