Japa syndrome
19 Feb
News of arrests and seizures published by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on January 28, 2024, included a Brazil returnee who was caught at the Lagos International Airport with 60 wraps of cocaine he ingested from Sao Paulo.
5 Feb
Vice Chancellor of Elizade University, Prof. Kayode Ijadunola, at the weekend, said that the systemic failure in the country had been fuelling the 'japa' syndrome among the youths seeking a functioning society.
2 Feb
The immediate past National Chairman of the Nigerian lnstitution of Mechanical Engineers (NIMecHE), Funmilade Akingbagbohun, yesterday, said that addressing root causes of ‘japa’ syndrome
2 Feb
Former Commissioner for Agriculture in Ekiti State, Dr. Olabode Adetoyi has urged both Federal and State Governments to increase budgets to Agriculture in order to stop the rate at which the citizens emigrate to other countries.
25 Jan
Vice Chancellor, Igbinedion University, Okada (IUO), Prof. Lawrence Ezemonye, has lamented the dearth of qualified nurses, saying many are leaving the country in droves due to japa syndrome.
13 Jan
The Nigerian media space has been awash with the implications of Japa syndrome on developing nations - from loss of talent and human capital, shortage of skilled workers and difficulty in attracting foreign investment.
27 Dec
Education Minister, Prof Tahir Mamman, has attributed staffing shortfall in Nigerian universities to the ‘Japa syndrome,’ as thousands of academics flee the nation in search of better opportunities abroad.
22 Dec
Former Vice Chancellor, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba (AAUA), Prof Femi Mimiko, has identified insecurity, shrinking economic opportunities and general governmental dysfunctionality across Africa as part of the reasons why youths are leaving the country in droves.
21 Dec
Former Vice Chancellor, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba (AAUA), Prof Femi Mimiko, has identified insecurity, shrinking economic opportunities and general governmental dysfunctionality across Africa as part of the reasons why youths..
20 Dec
The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has advised young medical doctors willing to leave the country in search of greener pasture to use it to upgrade their careers and knowledge instead of abandoning their years of training for menial jobs.
17 Dec
Outgoing President of the Nigerian Young Professionals Forum (NYPF) Mr Moses Siasia has expressed worry that Nigeria's political class will in no distant time, face the consequences of the high rate of young people migrating out of the country in search greener pastures abroad. Siasia who stated this on Friday in Abuja while officially stepping…
8 Dec
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured that the federal government has put in place measures to tackle youth unemployment as part of effort to stem brain drain through migration.
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