He loves the family dynamic, food, music, and culture at home, especially how everyone looks out for one another and pursues similar objectives.
However, the 24-year-old electrical engineer believes that his career is being stunted.
He says on the news What in the World podcast, “I’m looking for greener pastures and better opportunities, rather than getting stuck here in Nigeria,” and he believes his degree would be “more appreciated” overseas.
Additionally, there is the belief that unneeded obstacles to obtaining basic infrastructure are created by security concerns, corruption, and bad administration, in addition to the absence of dependable basic infrastructure that results in things like power outages.
Tens of thousands of young, disillusioned Nigerians, including Mr. Olanrewaju, are considering leaving their country to join numerous others abroad. The Yoruba word “japa” for “to escape” refers to this trend.
In reaction to what he and other young Nigerians told us, the news contacted a number of government officials, but they did not reply.
