Youth Group Wants FG To Implement Expatriate Employment Levy.

Forum of the States chairmen of the National Youth Council of Nigeria is urging the Federal Government to implement the Expatriate Employment Levy.

The group said, the levy is a legislative measure aimed at regulating the employment of expatriates in Nigeria while simultaneously promoting the recruitment and training of local talent, including young Nigerians.

Chairman, NYCN states chairmen, AbdulSalam Abdul Quadri, in Lagos said, its implementation will create more job opportunities for Nigerian youth, and called on President Bola Tinubu to lift the temporary hold on implementing the Expatriate Employment Levy, and pledged its solidarity to the ongoing efforts of President Bola Tinubu’s government to enhance Nigeria’s economy and society.

This is coming after the NYCN President, Ambassador Sukubo Sara-Igbe Sukubo, along with other members of the National Executive Council, held a press conference in Abuja to express the Youth Council’s stance on the Expatriate Employment Levy.

He also said, the implementation of the Expatriate Employment Levy will catalyze the promotion of local talent, enabling young Nigerians to actively contribute their skills and expertise to the nation’s advancement across diverse sectors, adding that, the funds generated from it can be channeled into programmes and initiatives dedicated to bolstering youth employment, fostering entrepreneurship, and enhancing skill development, as well as ensuring a positive cycle of empowerment and progress for the Nigerian youth demographic.