Nigeria, Aug. 1 -- The Nigerian government has clarified the report that the State of Kuwait imposed a ban on the recruitment of Nigerian domestic workers, describing the claims as misleading.

Reports on new labour laws in Kuwait that imposed restrictions on Nigerian domestic workers surfaced in June. Several media outlets reported that the Kuwaiti government has imposed restrictions on workers from Nigeria, Kenya, Chad, and a host of other African countries.

The papers reported that the Kuwait Ministry of Interior issued a circular to this effect. The circular sought to regulate the recruitment of domestic workers and strengthen oversight of the sector through revised administrative procedures and controls.

However, the Ministry of Fo...