I enjoyed Nigeria more after I Japad. I will be coming back to live part-time in Nigeria again after 15 years of Japa.

Japa-land (https://japaland.com/) is a platform I came across that aims to create a network of Nigerian communities for individuals moving overseas, providing a space for them to connect with established communities in their new surroundings, settle and stay in touch with Nigeria. I think its a great idea!

Mind in Africa body in Africa. Na my villiage b dis, West na 4 visit nothing dey there

Japa! The word on the lips of many youths today.

Hmmm

MrBroke:
Mind in Africa body in Africa. Na my villiage b dis, West na 4 visit nothing dey there

-My second wife said as much, but now she is dragging UK settlement application form with my kids.

-We know your type. Shebi your country elites and their children that have permanent residency in Europe and the USA no get sense.

Lasbaba:
I wasn't against japa. Migration is as old as man. But if the best among us in term of skills are japaing for greener pasture, there is fire on the mountain.

Indeed

We go japa leave naija for those ppl wey say dem born dem to rule, after dem don occupy all d major political appointment
We go dey shout "marginalisation oo!!"
Why not stay nd fight those wicked politicians?
Why not apply for the armed forces en masse nd all d security personel? so dat wan dey oppurtunity go cum for dat "THING"
why not use dat money for japa take start even if na from counsellor of ur ward.

Nword22:
You Nigerians should take your bad attitude and stay over.
We don't want low life mentality abroad.. darkness has finished you guys.

What is this one saying

It's not a curse and just a fact... Things are going to get worst generally.

That doesn't mean many wouldn't still prosper, build houses, buy cars, marry more wives.

All human race originated here in Africa, they got feed up and ran away.

My brother, if you can run away, their is something better.

How can anything work when we put people with ape 🐒 mentality in positions of authority ⁉️

PDJT:


-My second wife said as much, but now she is dragging UK settlement application form with my kids.

-We know your type. Shebi your country elites and their children that have permanent residency in Europe and the USA no get sense.

If i wan japa I for don japa na.

See the last born of queen Elizabeth on the beat

Nword22:
You Nigerians should take your bad attitude and stay over.
We don't want low life mentality abroad.. darkness has finished you guys.

MrBroke:



If i wan japa I for don japa na.

-You do not have to. Nigeria needs MrBroke, MrBroke needs Nigeria.

Lasbaba:
In 1999, two stowaway teenagers from Guinea, Koita Yaguine and Tounkara Fode embarked on a deadly trip to ‘Europe or die’ in order to escape terror leaders at home. Unfortunately for these teenagers, they died a cruel death in the landing gear of Sabena Airlines Airbus before the plane landed in Belgium.

In a letter that was found in their pocket, it reads “To the Excellencies and officials of Europe: We suffer enormously in Africa. Help us. We have problems in Africa. We lack rights as children. We have war and illness, we lack food. . . . We want to study, and ask you to help us to study so that we can be like you, in Africa schools”.

Had it been those teenagers made it alive, they would not had regretted their actions given the state of the continent.

Paul Collier captures it better when he says, “development is about giving hope to ordinary people that their children will live in a society that has caught up with the rest of the world. Take that hope away and the smart people will use their energies not to develop their society but to escape from it.”

Many African youths are physically living in Africa , but their minds are in far away Europe. Their fatherland is not ‘fathering’ their future; their beloved motherland is now murdering their dreams. Many are no longer at ease with the land they called homeland.

They have lost the passion, they have lost the hope in the continent.

There was a time “Barsa Wa Bala”, a wolof language, meaning “Barcelona or die” was in vogue in Senegal. The Senegalese youths believed it was better to die on the journey to Europe than under hopeless and unfavorable conditions at home.

Today, in Nigeria “japa” meaning to leave one’s home country in search of greener pasture in foreign land, is on the gyrating lips of many young Nigerians. People sell their property; they left their parents to loneliness and longing and family to “japa”. The race is to the Northern hemisphere . The energy is to secure a seat on the next flight going to Europe. Their savings are targeted to getting a visa. Some sold their property to Japa. Their prayers and fasting geared towards their visa application. They are investing half of their body features on securing a visa to Europe. It is now a blessing and a call to celebration to land at an airport in Europe.

What is worse: most of the continent leavers are skillful and energetic youths. For a continent that needs its resourceful and energetic youths to be a prosperous continent losing these youths without addressing the underlying problems is saddening. These youths have exhausted their endurance. They do not see their dreams becoming a reality.

Nice piece!

PDJT:


-You do not have to. Nigeria needs MrBroke, MrBroke needs Nigeria.

Exactly o.

And for those wey don japa make una try dey remember una family and friends. kindly listen to my new track Ebi npa wa, I wrote this song out of depressed mind and I hope it touches the heart of good people to help those in need. Let's spread love, people are starving, crying and dieing every day...
It's the voice of the masses.. leave a comment pls..
https://audiomack.com/el-raphel/song/hardship-ebi-npa-wa

If only they know what being a free range human in a tax farm means. People are ignorant of what being a modern day mind-controlled bills slave is.

Lasbaba:
In 1999, two stowaway teenagers from Guinea, Koita Yaguine and Tounkara Fode embarked on a deadly trip to ‘Europe or die’ in order to escape terror leaders at home. Unfortunately for these teenagers, they died a cruel death in the landing gear of Sabena Airlines Airbus before the plane landed in Belgium.

In a letter that was found in their pocket, it reads “To the Excellencies and officials of Europe: We suffer enormously in Africa. Help us. We have problems in Africa. We lack rights as children. We have war and illness, we lack food. . . . We want to study, and ask you to help us to study so that we can be like you, in Africa schools”.

Had it been those teenagers made it alive, they would not had regretted their actions given the state of the continent.

Paul Collier captures it better when he says, “development is about giving hope to ordinary people that their children will live in a society that has caught up with the rest of the world. Take that hope away and the smart people will use their energies not to develop their society but to escape from it.”

Many African youths are physically living in Africa , but their minds are in far away Europe. Their fatherland is not ‘fathering’ their future; their beloved motherland is now murdering their dreams. Many are no longer at ease with the land they called homeland.

They have lost the passion, they have lost the hope in the continent.

There was a time “Barsa Wa Bala”, a wolof language, meaning “Barcelona or die” was in vogue in Senegal. The Senegalese youths believed it was better to die on the journey to Europe than under hopeless and unfavorable conditions at home.

Today, in Nigeria “japa” meaning to leave one’s home country in search of greener pasture in foreign land, is on the gyrating lips of many young Nigerians. People sell their property; they left their parents to loneliness and longing and family to “japa”. The race is to the Northern hemisphere . The energy is to secure a seat on the next flight going to Europe. Their savings are targeted to getting a visa. Some sold their property to Japa. Their prayers and fasting geared towards their visa application. They are investing half of their body features on securing a visa to Europe. It is now a blessing and a call to celebration to land at an airport in Europe.

What is worse: most of the continent leavers are skillful and energetic youths. For a continent that needs its resourceful and energetic youths to be a prosperous continent losing these youths without addressing the underlying problems is saddening. These youths have exhausted their endurance. They do not see their dreams becoming a reality.

while you are leaving, the interview question is always "why" are you leaving" and I believe that would truly help your employers.

I miss the robust arguments against migration by the Anti-Jakpa Crew. I don't understand why they've all run away. Just when I was thinking of moving back to Nigeria again.

Where is AhibOil&Gas? Sihamey, Tadadobe, Treadway and of course their leader Sukkot. And the very first one I read that made me take note of Nairaland, Ozoemeka?

https://www.nairaland.com/1458034/want-come-america-really-know

https://www.nairaland.com/71829/nigerians-diaspora-carry-sh-t/2

https://www.nairaland.com/1011112/nigerians-diaspora-it-really-still/22

https://www.nairaland.com/7426508/why-there-no-point-going

https://www.nairaland.com/7645785/thinking-relocating-back-nigeria-canada

Nigerians need your reassurance in this....ahem, let's say...unusual time of their national history.

Good Luck to Nigerians.

Even the leaders too do Japa, Buhari to London, Tinubu to Paris etc.

BigDawsNet:
Why pikin does days dey go neighbor house to watch movie or cartoon?

Because dere parent couldn't provide them TV in dia own home...

The Nigeria Youth will always run away or japa from Nigeria until the government make home comfortable place to live and start a family...

Insecurities
Lack of electricity
Bad roads
Lack of jobs
Inflation
Lack of basic amenities...

If they decide not to tackle all these issues... Nigerians will keep running away

From the same writer who brought you Campus Life: Married In School, Single At Home. Another topic Nairaland will post every other month for the next eight years.

No wonder reasonable topics don’t make front page in this trash heap. The moderators wait for months so they get traction. Anybody with half a brain can identify a good subject from the first sentence. IQs here are too low.

eepeepook:
From the same writer who brought you Campus Life: Married In School, Single At Home. Another topic Nairaland will post every other month for the next eight years.

No wonder reasonable topics don’t make front page in this trash heap. The moderators wait for months so they get traction. Anybody with half a brain can identify a good subject from the first sentence. IQs here are too low.

This topic is what brought me to Nairaland. Please leave it for us. It's stress relief

Good Luck to Nigeria.

eepeepook:
Africa is a young continent. Of course young people will seek opportunities in better lands. This is no surprise. Asians do the same. There is no reason why we should act different.

This is a slavery mentality you just exude in your post. "Africa has young population" but do you realize people will not remain youthful forever?

The people who are 20 years old today will be 40 in 20 years' time, those who are 30 will be 50, those who are 40 will be 60.

Africa is the most disadvantaged today because the system that can maximize the productive energies of these young people is grossly lacking in the continent, hence the mass flight to Europe and North America

IbeOkehie:
I miss the robust arguments against migration by the Anti-Jakpa Crew. I don't understand why they've all run away. Just when I was thinking of moving back to Nigeria again.

Where is AhibOil&Gas? Sihamey, Tadadobe, Treadway and of course their leader Sukkot. And the very first one I read that made me take note of Nairaland, Ozoemeka?

https://www.nairaland.com/1458034/want-come-america-really-know

https://www.nairaland.com/71829/nigerians-diaspora-carry-sh-t/2

https://www.nairaland.com/1011112/nigerians-diaspora-it-really-still/22

https://www.nairaland.com/7426508/why-there-no-point-going

https://www.nairaland.com/7645785/thinking-relocating-back-nigeria-canada

Nigerians need your reassurance in this....ahem, let's say...unusual time of their national history.

Good Luck to Nigerians.

Sukkot is currently on the payroll of Governor Sanwolu of Lagos State/ Apc government, a reliable grapevine at Alausa whispered to me that Sukkot is a PA in charge of tourism development in lekki Victoria lsland, VGC and Banana lsland and he is also a Spiritual adviser to lagos state government via stargazing , sukkot is already swimming in billions and he wants to empower youth to stay behind rather than go to the West

Unfortunately these youths do not learn.

Many will still go on to procreate even with the hopeless situation on this continent.

The black man has failed in all ramifications.

Duelee:
As at 4:44 pm FEB 29TH, 2024, the members population of this forum stands at 3,135,676 nairalanders.

Given the terrible fire blazing in this mountain called Nigeria it's wise, acceptable, and highly brilliant that we sponsor each other to afford the great escape before the blistering eruption of the whole system.

A mere token of 1k from the 3M people abound here would go around to make Japa affordable for erstwhile hopeless japarians.

I'll not go first Nah

And I'd not go last either.

However, after Mr righteousness opens the door of this great escape, closely followed by false prophet, slawmorri, I'd be the number 4th person to be sponsored. And before you say Jack Robinson about the whole number of us would have, should have, or could have gone away from this corntree.


Nice idea huh? 😜😜😜😉😉

Lmao. I seriously used to think like this.

And 100 Naira by 3M people is 300M - more than enough for your japa move.


Thing is, humans being humans, e go shock you say person wey you give 300M no go gree drop e own 100 Naira when it's their turn.

They will be too busy to return calls or texts 😂

E be things.

AngelicBeing:
Sukkot is currently on the payroll of Governor Sanwolu of Lagos State/ Apc government, a reliable grapevine at Alausa whispered to me that Sukkot is a PA in charge of tourism development in lekki Victoria lsland, VGC and Banana lsland and he is also a Spiritual adviser to lagos state government via stargazing , sukkot is already swimming in billions and he wants to empower youth to stay behind rather than go to the West

Wow...the guy is busy for sure!

Time for me to leave my security guard job and go and wash dead bodies at the mortuary. I wonder if Oga Sukkot can help me out with a job in Nigeria? I'm tired of washing Oyibo arse. At least in Nigeria I can be a 1st Class citizen.

Good Luck to Nigerians.

Raalsalghul:
Unfortunately these youths do not learn.

Many will still go on to procreate even with the hopeless situation on this continent.

The black man has failed in all ramifications.

This your reckless display of ill mannerism for daring to call a whole black race a failure simply confirms that you and your relatives are a big failure and a disgrace for not teaching you good mannerism.

There are black people both at home and away doing laudable things for themselves and their communities

What about food business?

Lalami3232:
If you can Japa, oga/madam pls Japa and go for the money, then you can come back here to invest. I support Japa with my full chest because the government no dey give us any valid hope for sticking around.
But abeg before you Japa, learn a lucrative skill so that you won't go there to be washing plates upandan (even though such minial job pays). Try to learn truck driving, plumbing, weaving/braiding of hair or programming.
With either of these skills, obodoyibo go sweet you. For me sha, I will always advise you to go for tech and thank me later when you leave.
What do I even know sef aside enlightening my fellow men nationwide.


Oga if you no meet your wife as a virgin, oga go for DNA test oooooo because boreholes aka non-virgins can't be trusted

IbeOkehie:


Wow...the guy is busy for sure!

Time for me to leave my security guard job and go and wash dead bodies at the mortuary. I wonder if Oga Sukkot can help me out with a job in Nigeria? I'm tired of washing Oyibo arse. At least in Nigeria I can be a 1st Class citizen.

Good Luck to Nigerians.

Sukkot can help you with a job via his Alausa connection but don't go to Nigeria at the moment oo, Apc has inflicted famine and hardship on the populace, let me head back to planet Jupiter were l currently reside