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The grey exodus: Nigeria’s most dangerous brain drain is on the farm

Japa – the outward migration of Nigeria’s young, educated workforce – has dominated economic conversation for a decade; an evocative shorthand for a country anxious about its future. But it is not Nigeria’s most dangerous demographic shift. That crisis is unfolding more quietly, far from departure halls and visa queues, in fields that are increasingly […]

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