president Bola Tinubu is set to implement a new policy on expatriate quota that will largely ensure that Nigerians have better employment opportunities in the country.
Reports say companies that will be focused on, to consummate the better employment deal, are wholly foreign, joint ventures, or indigenous firms, which engage the services of expatriates in sectors such as construction, oil and gas, telecoms, manufacturing, and hospitality, among others.
According to the plan, Nigerian professionals are expected to be absorbed into the companies to take jobs for which they are qualified in line with the terms and conditions of the expatriate quota-enabled employment opportunities.
The move by the government to secure Nigerian workers’ slots in the applicable companies is reportedly to discourage expatriates from doing jobs for which Nigerians are qualified and thus help to stem the tide of brain or talent drain, which has in recent times, partly manifested in the lingering exodus of Nigerians to foreign countries.