What needs to happen next on Nigeria’s expatriate employment levy?

    The Editorial Board | Opinion | Nov 17, 2025    
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In recent times, much has not been heard about Nigeria’s introduced policy aimed at tightening the cost and regulation of employing non-Nigerian staff, the Expatriate Employment Levy (EEL). On February 27, 2024, President Bola Tinubu formally launched the EEL Handbook and announced that employers of expatriates would pay $15,000 yearly for each foreign director and $10,000 for each other expatriate who stays in Nigeria for at least 183 days in a year.

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