Nigeria to probe abuse of 'expatriate quota' by foreign oil companies

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ABUJA (AFP) — The Nigerian government will investigate allegations that international oil companies operating in the upstream sector employ more foreigners than allowed by the law, an official statement said.

Junior petroleum minister Odein Ajumogobia told leaders of the blue-collar oil union NUPENG that his ministry would collaborate with the labour ministry to investigate the alleged abuse of "expatriate quota," the statement said.

Ajumogobia said the government "will not tolerate a situation where Nigerian workers in the oil and gas sector are being subjected to practices that do not conform to the regulations stipulated in the labour laws," the statement said.

The government would also investigate the "perceived wrongdoings and injustice meted out to...