The Federal Government has threatened to publish the names of companies that are yet to comply with the expatriate quota policy of the country in due time. Expatriate quota licences are usually issued to foreign, and in some cases, Nigerian firms, to enable them to bring in high-level-skilled manpower that is not readily available in the country. Speaking at the unveiling of the 2022 revised handbook on expatriate quota administration in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, said the abuse and gross violations of the expatriate quota policies by foreign investors and Nigerian companies necessitated the move. “All these measures became imperative in view of abuses and gross violations of the expatriate quota policies by foreign investors and Nigerian companies alike. He said, “We have issued 13,829 expatriate quota permits between 2019 and 2022.

Source: Punch May 09, 2023 23:45 UTC