By Gloria Nwafor
Sensitises Stakeholders On New Expatriate Administration, Reforms
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Interior, has engaged with members of the Organised Private Sector of Nigeria (OPSN) on the new expatriate administration and other reforms, announcing that it would begin to arrest irregular immigrants in the country from August 1, this year.
Speaking at the programme held at the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) House, Lagos, on Friday, the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, said there would be an immigration amnesty programme for the regularisation of due processes for three months, disclosing that the new administration system would take effect from May 1, 2025.
He said the move was geared at simplifying processes without compromising national security.
While warning that the ministry would hold employers responsible…
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