Section 43: Discharge of crew in Nigeria.

(1)
Notwithstanding the provisions of any other Act or enactment, no member of the crew of any ship or water, vessel, aircraft, motor vehicle, or other means of transportation who is not a citizen of Nigeria, shall be discharged in Nigeria without the approval of the Comptroller-General of Immigration given on such terms as he may think fit.
(2) The provisions of this section shall extend and apply to the crew of any ship or water vessel, aircraft, motor vehicle or other means of transportation which operates solely or mainly within the territorial waters of Nigeria.