Talents on the run ✈️ #JapaSyndrome
What’s this “Japa/Japa Syndrome”? Is it some kind of illness?
Well, it depends on how you see it. If a constant urge to run away from your current life in your home country and start a new one in a foreign country sounds like an illness to you, then that’s what it is. An illness.
That doesn’t sound like an illness, though.
Of course, it isn’t. At least not literally. Besides, this “syndrome” is usually temporary. It ends once you leave Nigeria.
So why is it a syndrome?
Well, I guess it’s because this urge to migrate is popular among Nigerians. The World Bank says 50 per cent of young Nigerians want to leave the country. But I think that number should be even higher.
What? That’s a lot of people! Why do they want to leave?
Uhm… I think you should ask why they wouldn’t want to leave because there are too many valid reasons. But I’d just sum it up and say the government has done an excellent job at making the country unliveable for the average Nigerian. So people want to move to countries where things work.
Actually, people are moving is a more accurate statement, and they are doing so in hordes. Skilled professionals are jumping ship to foreign countries, and to take up foreign jobs. The tech, banking, and medical sectors are the most affected in Nigeria as employees tender resignation for better opportunities abroad.
The resultant decrease in human capital due to this mass emigration stunts economic advancement as industries and organizations lose their best talent.
How then, can organizations manage the realities of brain drain?
That's what we want to find out tomorrow. Join our Twitter Space to get an answer.
Join us tomorrow, Wednesday, the 17th of August 2022, at 4 pm WAT as we explore this topic with Blessing Abeng; Branding and communications expert, Ijeoma Nkwonta; Recruiter and Career Transition Coach, and Adekunle Jinadu; Co-founder @LiveableNG.
Where: Twitter @VenturesAfrica
Set a reminder: How can organizations manage the realities of brain drain? — twitter.com
Ventures Africa’s Twitter Space · Where live intelligent conversations happen.
Meet our speakers
Blessing Abeng is a Nigerian branding and communications professional who served as the director of communications at Ingressive for Good before becoming a co-founder, alongside Maya Horgan-Famodu and Sean Burrowes. Abeng is dedicated to helping brands identify and communicate their unique identity with their audience, customers, team, investors and stakeholders. She currently curates and nurtures a growing community of over 40,000 individuals looking to learn about communications, branding, community building, and leveraging tech tools for growth.
Ijeoma Nwokwo is an experienced Recruiter and Career Transition Coach that connects organizations with the right talent. She is a certified Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR), with a multicultural career trajectory covering many countries such as Nigeria, the UK, the USA, and India. She has a wealth of experience and is an Associate HR at LEKOIL Limited, and a Lead HR consultant at TIE Consulting Limited.
Adekunle Jinadu is a technology Product Leader focused on bringing new "customer favourite" products and business models to life. He is passionate about retail, technology, property technology, employee wellness, and innovation. He is the co-founder of LiveableNG, a startup that simplifies house rentals by crowdsourcing rental information.
VA Poll
Last week, we put out a poll asking whether brain drain can be managed successfully on an organizational level. 68 per cent of people voted yes. 32 per cent voted no.
Remember to stay safe
