Govt to Check Hiring of Expatriates in Place of Nigerians

Author:
channelsweb
Publisher:
Channels Television
Publication Date:
14 August 2012
Tags:
Nigeria, Economy, Business and Finance, Migration

In a bid to free up job spaces taken up by foreigners for Nigerians, the Ministry of Interior on Monday commenced a reformation of the 1963 Nigerian Immigration Act which prohibits an employer from employing foreigners provided there is a suitable Nigerian for the job.

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