Qatar Accepts Tinubu’s Invitation for Business Talks

President Bola Tinubu will visit Qatar on March 2 and 3 to discuss business matters with the Qatari authorities.

This was confirmed by Francisca Omayuli, a spokesperson for the Nigerian Foreign Affairs Ministry, who declined to comment on whether Qatar had initially declined Tinubu’s request to discuss business.

The Qatari government, in a statement on Sunday, announced that the Qatar Chamber of Commerce would host a Business and Investment Forum (BIF) on March 3, 2024, in line with the President Tinubu’s request.

“The Embassy of the State of Qatar in Abuja presents its compliments to the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” the statement read.

“Regarding the upcoming state visit of H.E. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to Qatar from 2nd-3rd March 2024 and with reference to our Note: Ref: QEA\FA\057\24 dated 22/02/2024 regarding holding of a Business and Investment Forum (BIF) on the margins of Mr. President’s visit to Qatar on March 2, 2024.

“The State of Qatar Embassy has the honor to convey that the Qatar Chamber of Commerce will host the above-mentioned event on 3rd March 2024, as proposed by the Nigerian side.”