Ministry, NCDMB, DPR accuse Manpower Supply Companies of circumventing Nigerian Content Act

The Ministry of Interior, the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB and the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, have accused Manpower Supply Companies of circumventing Nigerian Content Act in contract agreements.

According to a circular credited to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Executive Secretary, NCDMB, Director/CEO, Department of Petroleum Resources, Operators and Major Service Providers promote the illegal practice by entering into contract agreements with the Manpower Supply Companies, to source expatriates for positions which in several cases had been denied quota and earmarked to be occupied by Nigerians.  

Fresh Angle International can report that the circular addressed to multi-national oil and gas companies operating in Nigeria and published in the Twitter Handle of NCDMB this morning, Tuesday May 12, states inter-alia:

“It has come to the attention of the Ministry of Interior, the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB and the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, that Manpower Supply Companies that have been issued Statutory Oil and Gas Industry Service Permits by the DPR to supply ‘Nigerian Professionals Only’ are engaged by operators and contractors to supply expatriates in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry.

“NCDMB will intensify its monitoring and evaluation activities to identify companies violating the statutory provisions of the DPR manpower supply permits and perpetuating illegal expatriate deployments with a view to invoking appropriate sanctions and penalties as specified in the Immigration Act, 2015 and Immigration Regulation, 2017 as well as the NOGID Act; and

“Companies (Operators, Service Providers e.t.c) engaging manpower suppliers with permits for supply of “Nigerian Professionals Only” are to ensure that no expatriates are deployed under such manpower supply contracts under any guise (whether on EQ, TWP or other processes);

“Companies seeking to engage expatriates in the Nigerian Oil and Gas industry must ensure that they obtain the relevant approvals from NCDMB before applying for Expatriate Quota, TWP or other entry permits from Ministry of Interior, Nigeria Immigration or other agencies of government;

“Companies deploying expatriates in the Nigerian Oil and Gas industry are to ensure full compliance with the guidelines and requirements of the Ministry of Interior and NCDMB including registration on the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Joint Qualification System, NOGICJQS, as well as biometrics enrolment of all expatriate personnel in their employment;

“Companies in the Oil and Gas Sector intending to apply for Expatriate Quota Positions, should submit and process their applications to the Board by registering and applying on the NOGICJQS portals.”

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