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 …

The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has called on African leaders to create quality jobs for their teeming unemployed youths, to stem the trend of brain drain bedevilling the continent. Adesina said in Abuja on Friday at the Second Veritas University Digital Innovations Exhibition and 12th Convocation Lecture, that Nigeria was losing its best brains …

The House of Representatives Committee on Health has revealed that not less than five wards with about 150 beds, have been closed down at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba due to a shortage of health workers. The chairman of the committee, Dr. Amos Magaji explained that the five wards had to be shut because there were no health …

President Bola Tinubu is worried over the exodus of health workers from the country in search of greener pastures abroad, his Special Adviser on Public Health Matters, Salma Anas, said. Anas stated this Monday at the 2023 annual conference of the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists in Abuja, tagged ‘Universal health coverage: The medical laboratories priority in Nigeria’. According to …

It has been five years since Aunty Mary relocated to Canada with her immediate family. The extended family here were hoping she would be able to support them by now. She claims things are not as easy as they appear. The family thinks that she just wants to disappear. This is one of the dilemmas of the growing global migration. …

The Former Vice-Chancellor of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Oyo state, Professor Dapo Asalu has disclosed that for the Federal Government to stop the brain drain menace, it must fix the economy to attract the fleeing youthful population back to the country. While describing that investing over 15,000 pounds on possessing a master’s degree abroad when similar quality education is available …

The House of Representatives on Thursday rejected a motion seeking to declare emigration of young Nigerians abroad, known as japa syndrome as a national emergency. This followed the adoption of a motion by Hon. Philip Agbese (APC-Benue) who was based in United Kingdom before becoming a lawmaker in Nigeria during plenary. Presenting the motion, Agbese said statistics from the Nigerian …

The United Kingdom has released a list of organisations licensed to sponsor skilled Nigerian and other national workers for temporary worker immigration travel routes. The companies approved by the UK provide a great option for smart Nigerians who are not financially buoyant to live the dream of ‘japa‘ which has become popular, particularly among Nigerian youths. Japa is a phrase …