2011 Hajj Operations

TRADE & EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT Tel ............ 09 46237800 09 46237811 Fax : .......

E-mail address:ted@cenbank.org TED/FEM/FPC/GEN/01/017 September 28, 2011 TO: ALL AUTHORISED DEALERS AND GENERAL PUBLIC 2011 HAJJ OPERATIONS: PURCHASE OF PILGRIMS TRAVELLING ALLOWANCE (PTA) IN SAUDI RIYAL TRAVELLERS' CHEQUES (SRTCs) Authorised Dealers and the general public are hereby notified of the following arrangements for 2011 Hajj operations:

1. Each pilgrim is entitled to purchase Saudi Riyal Travellers' Cheque (SRTCs) equivalent of a minimum of US$750.00 and a maximum of US$1,500.00 as PTA. The Federal Government has approved for intending pilgrims, a concessionary exchange rate of #135.00 to the US Dollar for amount of PTA between US$750.00 and US$1,000.00 2. For pilgrims buying SRTC above the US$1,000.00, the difference shall be bought at the prevailing Naira exchange rate to the US Dollar on the day of the purchase.

2. No commission shall be charged by the banks for the sale of SRTCs to the intending pilgrims.

3. The Central Bank of Nigeria will commenced the issuance of SRTCs to the designated banks from 29th September, 2011, at the CBN Branches in Lagos and Abuja and the accounts of the respective banks shall be debited as soon as the funds are disbursed.

4. Each designated bank is required to sell to the CBN the unutilised SRTCs not later than two (2) weeks from the date of the last inward flight to Nigeria from 3edda, Saudi Arabia upon reconciliation of the transactions with the CBN and the accounts of the banks shall be credited promptly.

5. The approved schedule showing the distribution of the pilgrims expected to perform the 2011 Hajj and the designated banks that will handle the sales of the PTA to the pilgrims in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), each state of the Federation and the

Armed Forces is stated below for guidance.
	2011	NAMES OF BANKS	REMARKS
S/N	STATE	ALLOCATION
1	ABIA	60	UNION BANK PLC,
	UMUAHIA BRANCH
2	ADAMAWA	2553	ZENITH BANK PLC YOLA,
	BRANCH
3	AKWA	80	UBA PLC AWKA RD UYO
IBOM	AKWA IBOM STATE
4	ANAMBRA	75	FIDELITY BANK AWKWA
	ANAMBRA
5	BAUCHI	3740	FIRST INLAND BANK
	BAUCHI ROAD
6	BAYELSA	92	ZENITH BANK PLC
	CENTRAL AREA FED
	MORT. BANK BUILDING
	ABUJA
7	BENUE	546	UNITY BANK PLC NEW
	BRIGDE ROAD MAKURDI
8	BORNO	3300	UBA PLC BAGA RD
	BRANCH MAIDUGURI
9	CROSS	50	FIRST BANK PLC
RIVER	CALABAR MAIN
10	DELTA	105	MAIN SREET BANK
	ASABA BRANCH
II	EBONYI	110	UNION BANK ABAKALIKI
	EBONYI
	300
12	EDO	UBA PLC
13	EKITI	310	OCEANIC BANK PLC ADO
	EKITI BRANCH
14	ENUGU	110	UBA ENUGU MAIN
IS	FCT	3369	UNITY BANK PLC
	GWAGWALADA ABUJA
16	GOMBE	2631	UNITY BANK PLC
	COMMERCIAL AREA
	GOMBE
17	IMO	140	UBA PLC DOUGLAS
	ROAD OWERRI

	3
18	JIGAWA A	3392	STERLING BANK DUTSE
	BRANCH
19	KADUNA	7714	UNITY BANK PLC
	NAGWAMATSE HOUSE
	BRANCH KADUNA
20	KANO	7135	UNITY BANK PLC MAIN
	BRANCH LAGOS STREET
	KANO
21	KATSINA	6035	UBA PLC, KEYSTONE PLC
	KATSINA
KEBBI	5644	ZENITH BANK BIRNI
22	KEBBI, UNITY BANK
	BIRNI KEBBI
23	KOGI	1000	OCEANIC BANK PLC,IBB
	WAY LOKOJA
24	KWARA	2695	UNITY BANK PLC ILORIN
	BRANCH
25	LAGOS	4000	UNION BANK OREGUN
	BRANCH LAGOS
26	NASARAWA	2240	FIRST INLAND BANK
	LAFIA, UNITY BANK
	LAFIA
27	NIGER	4462	SKYE BANK, UBA PLC,
	UNITY BANK
28	OGUN	1620	FIRST CITY MONUMENT
	BANK PLC ABEOKUTA
	495
29	ONDO	UNITY BANK OBA
	ADESIDA ROAD AKURE
30	OSUN	1175	STERLING BANK PLC
	OSOGBO
31	OYO	1618	SKYE BANK PLC
	AGBOWO, FIRST CITY
	MONUMENT BANK
	BODIJA
32	PLATEAU	1676	FIRST BANK PLC,
	DIAMOND BANK,
	FINBANK PLC
33	RIVER	500	ZENITH BANK AZIKIWE
	RD PORTHARCOURT
34	SOKOTO	6825	OCEANIC BANK MAIN
	BRANCH SOKOTO,
	UNITY BANK PLC
32	TARABA	1983	ZENITH BANK, UNITY
	BANK JALINGO BRANCH
36	YOBE	2990	UNITY BANK PLC
	DAMATURU
37	ZAMFARA	5830	UNITY BANK GUSAU

		4
38	ARMED	500	UNITY BANK PLC BROAD
FORCES		ST LAGOS
39	SPECIAL	1900	DETAILS TO BE
INSTITUTI		SUBMITTED
ON		LATER
40	4000	DETAILS TO
		BESUBMITTED
		LATER
TOTAL	89,000

Please ensure compliance accordingly.

W.D. GOTRING FOR: DIRECTOR TAADE & EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT