France promises visa for Nigerian business owners

Nigerian business owners wishing to travel to France to do business can now apply for its visa with ease, according to Laurent Polonceaux, the Consul General of the French Embassy in Lagos, who made this known on Tuesday at a press briefing organised by the Franco-Nigerian Chamber of Commerce and Industry to discuss the upcoming French Week.

''We will do all we can to facilitate trade relationship between Nigeria and France to make it easier to go to France for Nigerian people having the desire to go to France to do business,'' he said.

The Economic Consul of France, Mr. Francis Widmer, said the embassy had a section called 'Business France', which is meant to promote business between his country and Nigeria as well as a complete economic, commercial and development finance team committed to supporting Nigerian companies with loans and equity contributions.

''We have also initiated a programme to attract investors to France. We already have about 50 companies visiting Nigeria to network with Nigerian businesses in the same line.''