The Nigeria Consular office officially opened in Qatar, this week, after many weeks of expectation from the Nigerians living there. The office will be responsible for a couple of services that include document attestation, electronic passport issuance, police character certificate, etc. The embassy in Abu Dhabi was the contact point regarding Nigeria for those in Qatar, but that will now change.
Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) was expected to follow, as Nigerian Aviation Authorities attended the ceremony for talks. Nigeria is also looking at investment from Qatar, and partnerships on certain fronts.
The Nigerian Ambassador to Qatar, Ahmed Adamu Shuaibu, said, “We are looking at areas of investments by Qatar and private investors in Nigeria’s economy, as Qatar today is the most prolific investor around the world. Nigeria’s economy is one of the fastest growing, not only in Africa, but also in the world.”
“In terms of the political arena, one key area that Nigeria is looking forward to in Qatar, is in trying to solve the problem in Mali, which is at the backyard of Nigeria. The stability in Mali will have a significant effect on the entire West Africa region and invariably on Africa as a whole.”
“Nigeria has a very vital and conducive climate for agricultural production and Qatar’s long term strategic vision towards food security is why we are inviting them because we are aware that they have already invested heavily in a few Africa countries such as Sudan and we hope they will favourably look at Nigeria too.”
The Embassy is at Building 39, Zone 63, Street 941 off Istiqbal Street in Dafna, West Bay area. Business hours at the embassy is: Sunday-Thursday: 8am-12noon – submission of documents; 2pm-3pm – collection of documents. More information about the embassy can be had by calling 44936346.
