FG Suspends Ministry Of Interior’s Expatriate Levy

The Federal Government has temporarily suspended the implementation of the recently enacted Expatriate Employment Levy by the Federal Ministry of Interior, as administered by the Nigerian Immigration Service.

The decision was contained in a statement signed by Dele Kelvin Oye, the National President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (NACCIMA), on Friday, March 8, 2024.

Tinubu recently led a Nigerian delegation on an outreach on trade and investment with Qatari investors during his state visit to the Arabian country.

As revealed by Oye, the resolution to suspend the policy was reached after the outreach and a productive meeting with the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Aniete, and the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo.

The meeting also had in attendance the President of the Petroleum Technology Association, the President of the Special Economic Zones Association, the Director General of the Nigerian Turkiye Business Council, the European Union Trade delegation head, the NACCIMA Chair of Digital Trade Group, and the representatives of the National Association of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises.

The President signed the Expatriate Employment Levy Management System (EELMS) handbook on Tuesday, February 26, 2024, giving guidelines on the employment of Nigerians in foreign-owned companies.