Qatar is right in rebuffing Nigeria's plea for a business summit. It has nothing to gain discussing with our policymakers and business leaders.

It has been a fairly long descent to "big for nothing". We could start reversing it today but the political deck is wrongly staffed.

Sam Amadi

No business, investment forum with FG, Qatar Govt refutes claims

The government of Qatar has rejected President, Bola Tinubu’s request to visit the country for a business and investment meeting over legal disagreement.

The Qatari authorities in a letter sent to Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday, said that the Middle East country would not be able to welcome Tinubu and hold the proposed forum intended to hold on March 2 and 3.

Qatar said that the rejection of Tinubu’s request for visitation for the business and investment forum was due to the lack of a legally binding agreement between the country and Nigeria for the promotion of investment.

Qatari authorities in the letter further noted that its ministry of commerce had other commitments on the days Tinubu desired to visit.

Qatar was quoted as saying in the letter sent to Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday that “The Embassy has the honour to inform that the Ministry of Commerce and Industry in Qatar apologises that it will not be able to hold a Business and Investment Forum as proposed by Nigerian side.

“There is no any agreement signed between the State of Qatar and the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Investment Promotion and Protection.”

The country further stressed that its Minister of Commerce and Industry, Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Qassim al-Thani “will be carrying out official missions outside the country during the upcoming visit period” which makes him unavailable to meet with the Nigerian leader.

Qatar added that its officials would be too busy because Qatar was hosting its own “web summit” the same time Mr Tinubu planned to visit.

The letter added that “The State of Qatar will be hosting a web summit during the suggested period and the state’s authorities will be preoccupied with this event.”

The Qatari government’s failure to reschedule the business and investment forum with President Tinubu to a more convenient period, perhaps, suggested its unwillingness to enter into any economic alliance with Nigeria.

Recall that in 2023, the government of United Arab Emirates (UAE) debunked an announcement by the Special Adviser to Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, that a visa ban on Nigerians had been lifted after President Tinubu visited the country’s leader, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

https://westernpost.ng/no-business-investment-forum-with-fg-qatar-govt-refutes-claims/

Shame de catch me
See what Nigeria has been reduced to . CHAFF

It's well

Wahala everywhere

Ahhh
Ordinary Qatar don dey insult giant of Africa.
Tinubu is i swear for you ehn,e suppose work fast fast.

You've finished this country

Upon the Muslim Muslim ticket, Muslim countries still the Shenk Tinubu

Big Shame

If pikin continues going to the neighbors house every now and then regardless of family's warning, one day the neighbor will ask him to go back to his house telling him it is night time even if the day is still bright

Worse period to be a Nigerian

Qatar has nothing to offer this country.

I'd do same of I was in their position. Can't have a buffoon squandering poor masses wealth in my country.

Gradually its dawning on our leaders that we are politically and economically worthless!!!!

Blame game, PDP is responsible for the rejection 🤣

This insults reach make Tinupu swallow gamallen 20. What an Odiferous gargantuan ganga insult of the highest Kilimanjaro.

Nobody wants to associate with a failure.

Omoh

Hmmm

This life funny,the same oil and natural gas that Qatar have,is the same thing Nigeria have,but one is using there own well while the oda one is mismanaging dere own and running to Qatar that have the same resources like dem to beg them for investment.....make we continue 2 dey pray for naija

Simply put, they're not buying kocain

Omoo.... This one loud oo

Who wan listen to bulaba balablu nonsense, the idiot fit begin lick mic for emir palace

Badlock.

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What a disgrace Nigeria will sanction them..... Oh! The last we sactioned Niger, Na we suffer am sef

Lumarstone:
Qatar has nothing to offer this country.

Tell PBAT oh

BIG SHAME TO NAIJA

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Nobody wants to associate with a drug dealer. You wouldn't want to get yourself stained.

Na because house fall nai make goat climb am

😂 they already know that what the gazelle Gagaraga is coming to say is not different from the Balablu, blu blu Bulaba. 😂