MTN Nigeria Replaces 285 Expatriate Staff

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.