Nigerian manufacturers and their Qatari  counterparts will Wednesday and Thursday in Lagos  brainstorm on means of  strengthening economic cooperation between the two countries says the Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Nigeria Dr. Ali Ghanem Al-Hajri.

Dr Al-Hajri  in a statement made available to journalists   Tuesday in Abuja added that a similar match-making event would also hold in Abuja, with the aim of tapping from the opportunities  in the increasing diplomatic ties between the two countries


The envoy further added that  the event is aimed at “bringing together leading manufacturers from Qatar with their counterparts in Nigeria for the purpose of setting the foundation for a strong economic cooperation between Qatar and Nigeria.” 

 He explained  that the Lagos event would be followed by an economic forum between stakeholders from both countries on Friday in Abuja.

The statement read: “The purpose of the forum is to enable the Delegation of Qatar Management Development Bank to meet and interact with high level policy makers of the Federal Government of Nigeria as well as the leaders of the business community in Nigeria.”

Both countries have been working towards increasing cooperation in the areas of agriculture, oil and gas, mining, and infrastructural development.

Nigeria’s President Muhamamdu Buhari was on a State visit to Qatar in 2016 while His Highness, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar, also visited Nigeria in 2019.