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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, once again, continued his aggressive marketing of Nigeria as the investment destination of the next decade as he displayed his charming charisma on his last trip to the State of Qatar and like he did in India and Germany, the President is back in Nigeria with a bag of goodies; this time with seven major agreements in important sectors of the economy.
During a meeting on Sunday in Doha, President Bola Tinubu and His Highness, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, supervised the signing of the historic agreements between both countries.
These agreements created a gateway for both countries to open a vista of mutual cooperation in the pivotal sectors of education, enterprise development, investment promotion, youth empowerment, mining, tourism, and sports.
After bilateral engagements between the two countries and a closed door session between President Bola Tinubu and the Emir of Qatar, seven bilateral agreeements across multiple sectors were signed. These agreements include:
- Cooperation agreement in the field of education;
- Regulation of employment of workers with the Government of Qatar;
- Establishment of a joint business council (JBC) between the Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (NACCIMA);
- A cooperation agreement in the field of youths
- A cooperation agreement in the field of sports.
- Cooperation in the field of tourism and business events.
- Memorandum of understanding combating illicit trade in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu by embarking on this trip to Qatar has kick-started the process of potentially unlocking billions of dollars in Qatari investments in some of these sectors of interest. This means more jobs for Nigerians and more revenues for the government to make our investment environment even more conducive to attract additional investments.
A step at a time truly, but a journey to remold Nigeria’s image and further attract investments have begun. President Bola Tinubu is on a mission and the seven agreements reached in Qatar is another solid testament.
Dada is Special Assistant to the President on Digital Media