An increasing number of young Nigerians are looking to leave the country in search of a brighter economic future, according to the World Bank.

This was disclosed by the World Bank in a study titled “Of Roads Less Traveled: Assessing the Potential for Migration to Provide Overseas Jobs for Nigeria’s Youth,” which was released this week on its website.

Nigeria placed third in West Africa among the nations polled, trailing only Liberia (70 percent) and Sierra Leone (60 percent) in terms of respondents who would relocate permanently to another country.

Niger Republic was the lowest placed country in the study, coming in at 10%.

“With rising migratory pressures created by poor employment conditions, Nigerians are increasingly choosing to migrate through irregular means,” the Bank stated.

It went on to say that Nigerians were the largest group of migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa coming in Europe in 2016 and 2017, with almost 40,000 landing in Italy in 2016, with over 90% arriving by sea.

“A greater proportion of Nigerian migrants arriving in Italy were women (32 percent) than migrants from the rest of SSA (24 percent),” the banks stated

Part of the report also revealed that while the number of asylum seekers from Nigeria has declined in recent years, this does not translate as decreased demand for migration from Nigeria. The drop in migration levels from Nigeria and other Sub-Saharan African countries to Europe is a result of tighter border control policies supported by the EU in transit countries such as Libya and Niger.

“However, the underlying economic and demographic factors that create migratory pressures are unlikely to subside in the near future, with other potential irregular routes being reported through Sudan and Chad to Libya” it noted.

https://www.ripplesnigeria.com/world-bank-says-50-of-nigerian-youths-want-to-leave-the-country/

That's a very conservative figure. It could be as high as 80% and even more if you add those who want to have their own country without necessarily going to another country.

E pass 50%.

this present government don make Nigeria tired everybody.

Buhari has done his best - lmao

Nigerians , especially SW Buhari supporters deserve Buhari.

SUCKCESSFUL:
E pass 50%.

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Fake news
They've padded the figures
It's actually 90%
Not just youths, old people too want to japa

50 or 98%

Na wa

RenaissanceGuy:
That's a very conservative figure. It could be as high as 80%.

You too dey sugarcoat the figure..:it’s 98%

Higher than that.

Honestly, e pass 50%. The economy is harsher than the heatwave ravaging Europe presently.

LIES.

BIG Lies.

100% youths want to leave.

Everyone want to leave

That's right

Everyone wants to leave and these people are saying 50%. Only active politicians are the ones that doesn't want to leave. But even when they are out of politics they will still leave. Reno Omokri. Ben Bruce. Dino Malaye. Etc

Even my dog done tire for this country

Go where? To go and constitute nuisance in another mans country?

Whoever conducted the study richly underreported the truth.

The number is way higher than that, at least in the Southern part of the country.

That figure is a lie. Everybody, including Buhari, wants to leave Nigeria

World bank just understated the figure. It should be up to 80%

Left to me, I really don't want to leave Nigeria. Because there are actually still opportunities here. My plan was to retire at 50 on a 100 acre farm in Jos or ibadan. Fulani herdsmen and bandits are making me see why that plan may not be viable.
Heard Canada has lots of agric opportunities and you won't get shot at or butchered on your farm. Most nigerians just need the government to provide security and other stuff would likely fall in place.

Jostoman:
this present government don make Nigeria tired everybody.

Which one, State or Local Government?

Heartbender:
That figure is a lie. Everybody, including Buhari, wants to leave Nigeria

Only poor people want to leave Nigeria, who wants to go to another person’s country living as a second class citizen saying yes Sir? Let God bless you where you are.

Leave Nigeria for where? North Korea?

World Bank � is wrong.
95% of Nigerian youths want to leave their country.

In fact, let's conduct a mini poll.
If you want to leave click like, if you want to stay click share.

They are right ...Nvere before has this country seen this kind of bad leadership ..this is the very worst

favor914:
Only poor people want to leave Nigeria, who wants to go to another person’s country living as a second class citizen saying yes Sir? Let God bless you where you are.

Hello!!! How many people are rich in Nigeria ? About 80 percent of the society today leave in abject poverty including you

The terrorist has already finished the country.

FarahAideed:
They are right ...Nvere before has this country seen this kind of bad leadership ..this is the very worst

Bros we are enjoying today. You would modify this comment in the next ten years. The Nigeria of today is a paradise compared to the Nigeria that is coming. Children will murder their parents for birthing them here.