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 foreigners, and in some cases, Nigerian firms, to enable them to bring in high-level-skilled manpower 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.
He also listed stopping capital flight, patriotism and tackling unemployment as part of the reasons for the action.
Aregbesola, however, disclosed that in three years a total of 13,829 expatriate and 1,161 business permits had been issued.
