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Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, has called for improved visa policy between Nigeria and Qatar.

According to NAN, Sirika spoke when Ahmed Mohammed, the charge d’affaires of Qatar in Nigeria, visited him in Abuja on Monday.

The minister said restrictions on both sides were making it difficult to connect the two countries as expected.

He also called for a sustainable relationship between the two countries.

“Nigeria and Qatar should maintain a sustainable relationship. Nigeria is yearning for investments and is also committed to its policy of ease of doing business for investors,” Sirika said.

“The rate of returns on investments in Nigeria is 34 percent and the highest in the world with a population of more than 200 million people.

“Qatar is rich in oil and gas with other areas of investments just as Nigeria equally has infrastructures required for smooth business operations.”

Nigeria has not been in the good books of Middle East countries when it comes visa policies.

Last year, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) immigration authorities announced a ban on visa applications from Nigerians over diplomatic row.