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Nigeria is Africa鈥檚 economic powerhouse - so why are so many young people trying to leave and find opportunities in other countries? It鈥檚 become so common there鈥檚 even a word for it: Japa, Yoruba for escape.

Last year, Nigeria鈥檚 immigration service issued a record number of passports - almost 2 million.

So when we were in Lagos we spoke to the 蜜芽传媒鈥檚 Faith Oshoko, who explained what drives young professionals to move abroad.

And we chatted to students - would they ever Japa? And would they come back?

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