{"id":6946,"date":"2018-02-05T21:31:41","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T04:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/?p=6946"},"modified":"2018-02-05T21:31:41","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T04:31:41","slug":"stop-issuing-visas-foreign-workers-whose-skills-readily-available-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/stop-issuing-visas-foreign-workers-whose-skills-readily-available-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Stop issuing visas to foreign workers whose skills are readily available in Nigeria&#8221;, as PMB signs executive order to prevent foreigners from getting jobs Nigerians can do"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5645\" src=\"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DScOoEWW0AEjAPy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DScOoEWW0AEjAPy.jpg 800w, https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DScOoEWW0AEjAPy-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DScOoEWW0AEjAPy-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DScOoEWW0AEjAPy-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DScOoEWW0AEjAPy-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DScOoEWW0AEjAPy-969x545.jpg 969w, https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DScOoEWW0AEjAPy-1150x647.jpg 1150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja signed Executive Order 5 to improve local content in public procurement with science, engineering and technology components.<\/p>\n<p>The Executive Order is expected to promote the application of science, technology and innovation towards achieving the nation\u2019s development goals across all sectors of the economy.<\/p>\n<p>The president, pursuant to the authority vested in him by the constitution, ordered that all \u2018\u2018procuring authorities shall give preference to Nigerian companies and firms in the award of contracts, in line with the Public Procurement Act 2007.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The Executive Order also prohibits the Ministry of Interior from giving visas to foreign workers whose skills are readily available in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>It, however, notes that where expertise is lacking, procuring entities will give preference to foreign companies and firms with a demonstrable and verifiable plan for indigenous development, prior to the award of such contracts.<\/p>\n<p>In the proclamation entitled \u2018\u2018Presidential executive order 5 for planning and execution of projects, promotion of Nigerian content in contracts and science, engineering and technology,\u2019\u2019 the president also directed Ministries, Departments and Agencies to engage indigenous professionals in the planning, design and execution of national security projects.<\/p>\n<p>It adds that \u2018\u2018consideration shall only be given to a foreign professional, where it is certified by the appropriate authority that such expertise is not available in Nigeria.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja signed Executive Order 5 to improve local content in public procurement with science, engineering and technology components. 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