President Bola Tinubu has said Nigeria is open to strategic partnerships and has welcomed new investment initiatives from Qatar, especially in agriculture. He said this on Friday while receiving Dr Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, the Special Envoy of the Amir of Qatar, at the State House in Abuja. According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, the envoy, who …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Sanwo-Olu; and Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, are expected to speak at the 18th edition of the Africa Security Watch Award and Conference scheduled for 10 December in Doha, Qatar. At a briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, the International Coordinator/Chief Executive Officer of Africa Security Watch, Mr. Patrick Agbambu said that Sanwo-Olu would …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said that it has detained one Chidinma Agbazue for attempting to export 10.70kg of cannabis sativa to Doha, Qatar. The 35-year-old suspect was apprehended at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Thursday. In a statement on Sunday, NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr. Femi Babafemi said that 20 parcels of the …

Qatar will host the next five editions of the boys’ Under-17 World Cup from 2025 to 2029, while the girls’ tournament is set to be played in Morocco, FIFA announced on Thursday. World football’s governing body said in December that both youth tournaments would be held annually starting next year, with the boys’ event expanding from 24 to 48 teams. …

Between the end of February and beginning of March 2024, President Bola Tinubu was billed to embark on a trade and investment trip to Qatar, but lo and behold hell was let loose as some naysayers opined that the trip would no longer hold as the Qatari emirate/government had declined the invitation. This negative narrative was gaining traction in the …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and Emir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, on Sunday in Doha, witnessed the signing of historic agreements between both nations, opening a gateway for leveraging the potential of mutual cooperation in pivotal sectors of education, enterprise development, investment promotion, youth empowerment, mining, tourism, and sports. Before the signing ceremony at …

Comprehensive data on the pattern and quantity of energy mineral lithium are available at the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency for businesses interested in establishing lithium companies in Nigeria. Solid Minerals Development Minister, Dr. Oladele Alake made this disclosure in Doha, Qatar on Saturday at a meeting with Qatari businessmen on the sidelines of the visit of President Bola Tinubu to …

The Qatar authorities yesterday reversed their earlier stand on the hosting of a business and investment forum with a Nigerian delegation during the forthcoming visit of President Bola Tinubu to Doha. President Tinubu is scheduled to be in Doha, the Qatari capital, on a two-day official visit, between 2 and 3 March. The Qatari authorities had ruled out the possibility …

The Presidency has debunked reports that the Qatari government ‘snubbed’ President Bola Tinubu on a proposed state visit to the Middle East country. A correspondence between the Embassy of the State of Qatar in Abuja and the Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, about state of preparedness for a business sidelines meeting, was leaked to the public on Saturday, with …

Israel’s government met into the early hours of today, Wednesday, to consider a deal for Palestinian Hamas militants to free some hostages in Gaza in exchange for a multi-day truce and the release of a greater number of Palestinian prisoners in Israel. Officials from Qatar, which has been mediating negotiations, as well as the U.S., Israel and Hamas have for …