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FG revokes resident permit of expatriates, may deport them

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-FG revokes resident permit of expatriate workers in six companies.

-The affected expatriates are expected to leave Nigeria before November 30.

FG orders expatriates out of Nigeria.

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has revoked the resident permit of expatriate staff of six companies operating in the country and given them a two-weeks ultimatum to depart the country or face possible deportation.

The information was made known to newsmen in Abuja by the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Mr Muhammad Babandede, via a statement issued by spokeman of the agency, Mr Sunday James.

The companies identified by James are: INTELS Nig. Ltd., PRODECO International Ltd., West Africa Machinery Services Ltd., Net Global System International Ltd., MGM Logistics Solutions Ltd., and ORIEAN Investment Ltd.

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According to him, section 39 subsection 1 of the Immigration Act 2015 and section 5, subsection 5 of the Immigration Regulation 2017, empowers the Comptroller-General of the NIS to revoke the resident permit of expatriate workers of companies whose operational licenses are withdrawn by the Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority.

“Consequently, Babandede has directed that the expatriate staff of the affected companies above leave Nigeria not later than Nov. 30, 2017.

“They might be recommended to the Honourable Minister of Interior for deportation should they fail to leave the country as directed by the CGI,’’ James added.