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Comedian AY has explained why there will always be a high number of Nigerians who want to migrate from the country.    The comedian in a tweet he shared, said Nigeria will keep producing ‘japa generation’ because of evil leaders and not because our “land is without milk and honey”.  …

The comic act expressed indifference to the craze among Nigerian youths for travelling abroad in a Tuesday tweet, and the tweet received a lot of backlash. “I don’t know, but I feel somehow when I see people congratulate people who ‘japad’. It seems everyone is hopeless about the Nigerian situation; …

A stern warning has gone out to the staff of the Federal Polytechnic, Ile-Oluji in Ondo State about travelling abroad without getting permission from the institution. Naija News reports that the Rector of the polytechnic, Prof. Emmanuel Fasakin gave the warning at the institution’s Christmas carol and nine lessons service …

Advertisement The Presidency has stated that Nigerians are leaving the country because they want to better their lives abroad. Naija News reports that Presidential Spokesman, Femi Adesina, stated this on Sunday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. Adesina said Nigerians are not leaving the country because the Muhammadu …

In fact, it is during this time of the year, many young people move overseas as the new academic year in most universities in the UK and Europe begin around this time. As the country continues to grapple with rising inflation, declining revenue, increasing national debt and more, many spirited, …

Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has berated Nigerians who have decided to relocate from Nigeria aka ”Japa”.   Posting a video of residents in Paris staging a massive protest over soaring prices and cost of living, Keyamo argued that while other parts of the world are also …

A former Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has stated that his recent interview, where he said foreign countries granting Nigerians visas are wicked, was deliberately misrepresented. Recall that Amosun had in an interview with BBC on Saturday reportedly described foreign countries as “wicked” for encouraging the emigration of …

A former Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has criticized Western nations granting visas to Nigerian youths who seek greener pastures abroad.   In an interview with BBC Yoruba, Amosun was asked to comment on the growing trend among educated Nigerian youths to leave the country, and he replied …

  The British government is considering tightening the rules on how many relatives, immigrants can bring into the country.  In a recent research by the UK Homie office, it was discovered that Nigerians had the highest number of dependants in the country compared to other groups of migrants.   According …

Here is the thing about that ongoing japa chat though: the peculiarities of our society and their effects on peoples’ decisions cannot be ignored. This is Nigeria and everyone born and bred here knows how superstitious, religious and/or spooky people can be about things they consider sensitive. There is a …