Nigeria, June 24 -- A Saudi Arabian service provider, Mashariq Al-Dhahabiah (Sana), has said all pilgrims from Nigeria would receive their NUSUK cards before traveling for the 2027 Hajj.

This was announced by the company's Head of Nigerian Operations for 2026 Hajj, Mr Muhammad Kamil Kalantan.

A statement by the media office of the company said Mr Kalantan disclosed this in an interview in his office in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

During the 2026 Hajj, only Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, got their NUSUK cards in Nigeria out of the 36 states and Abuja.

Mr Kalantan said Mashariq Al-Dhahabiah Company took an unprecedented move ahead of the 2026 Hajj, by deploying its staff to Nigeria to issue the NUSUK cards to some intending pil...