The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria says Indians are taking over low-level jobs in the country.
Osifo said the increasing dominance of expatriates, particularly Indian nationals, in the sector is alarming.“They are taking over low-level jobs, which is a blatant abuse of the expatriate quota system,” Osifo said. He said while Nigerian graduates are finding it difficult to secure employment, Indian companies are being granted excessive expatriate quotas, which they are misusing.The PENGASSAN president alleged that the companies have manipulated the system by registering numerous shell companies to facilitate the influx of expatriates.“When they are bringing in 10 Indians, they will use one company. Tomorrow, when they are bringing in another 20, they will use another company,” he said.