The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Rivers State Command, has reiterated the need for companies and organisations to respect the Executive Order on Engineering in order to give enough work space and employment to Nigerians, thereby ensuring that Non-Nigerians do not get involved in jobs or employment meant for skilled Nigerians with required certification.
According to the NIS, the ‘Executive Order Five’ signed into law by former President Muhammed Buhari in 2018, aimed at promoting science, technology acquisition and participation of local firms in government procurement activities, including tiling, laying of interlocks, block laying and other ancillary works that locals can perform excellently and perfectly.
The Nigeria Immigration Service, Rivers State Command, Comptroller James Sunday, PCC in a meeting with journalists on Thursday as the Command prepared for a one-day Stakeholders meeting with companies that have approved expatriate quota grants, business permits and employers of labour in the state, to sensitise them on liberal and investment driven services spearheaded by the Nigeria Immigration Service Rivers State Command under the watch of Comptroller James Sunday.
Over 100 companies are expected to attend the one day workshop in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
He also pointed out that occupation of work spaces meant for Nigerians must be restricted in line with the Executive Order on Engineering and should be given full interpretation without any ambiguity to get Nigerians engaged and absorbed into work places in Nigeria, thereby reducing the tendencies for the employable youths to want to Japa among others and to occupy paid jobs that will improve their living standards and welfare.
