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Nigeria: One in Three Nigerians Have Considered Emigration
Afrobarometer, 11 January 2019
Migration has become a top-of-mind and highly politicized issue. In a context of high poverty and unemployment in developing countries and demand for skilled young workers in many… Read more »
Most Nigerians Want to Emigrate‚ but Not to African Countries
"Young and educated Nigerians are most likely to consider going abroad. Finding work and escaping economic hardship are most often given as the main reason to consider emigrating. The most popular destinations are North America (32%) and Europe (21%). About one in five say they would stay in Africa", according to Pan-African research network Afrobarometer.
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