Article: The displacement of the Nigerian academic community.

The displacement and exodus of African scholars and especially the emigration of Nigerian academics has been a major concern within and outside the continent. Attempts have been made by Nigerian governments and other African organizations concerned with African academics, like the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), to examine the reasons and possible solutions for the flight of Nigerian scholars, yet the phenomenon remains persistent.(1) Nigeria is of course not the first African country to experience emigration; recent studies have revealed how some African countries have lost unprecedented numbers of highly qualified people to the ...

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