Former Anambra State Governor and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, stated that there is nothing wrong with Nigerian nurses seeking greener pastures abroad. He expressed this sentiment while donating N20 million to St. Charles Borromeo College of Nursing and Midwifery in Onitsha on Monday. Of the donation, N10 million will go to the midwifery department and N10 …

President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, approved the National Policy on Health Workforce Migration to address the continued exodus of Nigerian doctors abroad. The policy, announced by the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate, on his X handle on Tuesday, aims to woo an estimated 12,400 Nigerian-trained doctors practising abroad According to Pate, who also appeared on …

The United States Embassy in Nigeria has announced that its operation in its Abuja and Lagos consulates will be handled by a new visa services provider, starting August 26, 2024. The decision was announced on the official website and verified social media pages of the American embassy. The U.S. embassy revealed that Nigerian applicants who had already booked an appointment …

President Bola Tinubu said Thursday that Nigeria has been ranked among the top 10 countries globally with the most international migrants, citing figures from the United Nations. This came during the opening of the 2024 National Diaspora Day Celebrations in Abuja, where the theme centered on the “Japa Phenomena and its Implications for National Development”. Speaking through the Secretary to …

The Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission’s (NiDCOM) Chairman, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, says the youth’s migration syndrome a.k.a `JAPA’ is having negative impact on the country’s human capital resources. Dabiri-Erewa said this on Thursday at a press conference to announce activities of the commemoration of the 2024 National Diaspora Day Celebration slated for July 25 in Abuja. She said that the …

Veteran Nigerian comedian, Atunyota Alleluya Akpobome, popularly known as Ali Baba, has stated that some persons now liquidate their investments to leave the country. He also stated that many people in the entertainment industry have left the country in the last few years. Speaking during an appearance on Channels TV’s Sunrise programme, Ali Baba stated that some of the people …

The Migration Advisory Committee has proposed that the United Kingdom’s graduate route visa’s two-year- validity should be maintained. It, however, proposed an extension for PhD holders – recommending three years. The committee insisted that it found no significant abuse of the Graduate route but raised concerns about recruitment agents misleading international students. A graduate visa permits applicants to stay in …

As the wave of emigration (well known as japa) continues to hit the health sector, causing acute manpower shortage in government health facilities, Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has approved a special employment procedure that allows immediate replacement of any health practitioner that leaves the service with another qualified personnel, without the government’s ratification. Secretary to the State Government, …

Belgium’s Director General IBZ Federal Public Service, Home Affairs, Freddy Rosemont has said that there was an increase in the number of Nigerians seeking asylum in his home country, noting that there were also those who try to move to other European countries after getting asylum. Addressing newsmen in Benin City, Edo State, where he announced the launch of a …

The former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has explained the reasons he would not encourage the emigration of Nigerians popularly called Japa. Amaechi while speaking on the Arise Television programme on Saturday said ‘japa’ could only get someone a 9 to 5 job (usually used to describe a work arrangement where employees report to workplaces at 9 am and leave …