MTN Nigeria Communications Limited had replaced 285 expatriates
with Nigerian workers in a move to save costs and also encourage local content
in the company.
The Corporate Service Executive, MTN, Mr. Wale Goodluck disclosed
this at MTN Leadership Forum in Abuja recently, where leading management
author, Dr. Ram Charan, spoke on the imperatives of growing the Nigerian
economy.
Mr. Wale said at the time MTN entered Nigeria in 2001, the company had
expatriate staff of 300, but added that the burden of catering for the large
expatriate workers was heavy, which informed its decision to replace them with
Nigerians.
He further said, MTN was able to replace the expatriates through
the twin policy of poaching Nigerians in the diaspora and investing in the
training of local engineers.