Japa: ‘Don’t Relocate Abroad’, JAMB Boss Tells Nigerian Students, Youths

Japa: ‘Don’t Relocate Abroad’, JAMB Boss Tells Nigerian Students, Youths

  • Professor Ishaq Oloyede, the registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), explained the reasons he would not encourage the emigration of Nigerians popularly called Japa
  • Oloyede insisted that Nigerians must think of rebuilding their country by staying back to make it work instead of abandoning it
  • The JAMB boss urged the youths to develop a good mental perception of Nigeria, saying brain drain could endanger the country’s growth if not halted

Legit.ng journalist, Ridwan Adeola Yusuf, has over 9 years of experience covering metro and tertiary education in Nigeria.

Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti state - Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, the registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has admonished Nigerian youths and students to be prepared to contribute their quota to the development of the country instead of relocating abroad 'for supposedly-better opportunities'.

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This is according to JAMB's latest bulletin shared on its official X (formerly known as Twitter) page on Thursday, August 22.

Japa: ‘Don’t relocate abroad’, JAMB boss tells Nigerian students, youths
JAMB registrar speaks on a phenomenon colloquially called the “japa syndrome”. Photo credit: @JAMBHQ
Source: Twitter

Oloyede shows connection between 'japa' and brain drain

The bulletin said Prof. Oloyede spoke recently during the 2nd matriculation ceremony of the College of Nursing Science, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital.

The event was for the institution's newly-admitted students and was held in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital.

In his goodwill message, Oloyede, who was represented by Hassan Lawal, the coordinator of the examination board in Ekiti state, bemoaned the brain drain syndrome, which the JAMB boss said is negatively affecting the health sector. He commended the federal government for "rolling out robust and proactive policies to reverse the trend".

Furthermore, he congratulated the matriculants for successfully scaling one of the hurdles of qualifications to studying Nursing as a course while urging them to be prepared to contribute their quota to the development of the country instead of relocating overseas.

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JAMB boss vows to end illegal admissions

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that a call went to all tertiary institutions in Nigeria to put an end to the conduct of illegal and irregular admissions.

Prof. Oloyede lamented that illegal admissions are fast becoming the norm on many campuses in the country, adding that “the yearly disruption” caused by ‘illegal’ candidates and institutions to the admission procedures of the central admission processing system (CAPS) is “disheartening”.

Source: Legit.ng

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Ridwan Adeola (Current Affairs Editor) Ridwan Adeola Yusuf is a content creator with more than nine years of experience, He is also a Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a Higher National Diploma in Mass Communication from the Polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo State (2014). Ridwan previously worked at Africa Check, contributing to fact-checking research works within the organisation. He is an active member of the Academic Excellence Initiative (AEI). In March 2024, Ridwan completed the full Google News Initiative Lab workshop and his effort was recognised with a Certificate of Completion. Email: ridwan.adeola@corp.legit.ng.