Our youths & the search for elusive green pastures: Anywhere but Nigeria!

    Ik Muo | Opinion | Feb 19, 2026    
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Towards the end of last year, a young girl (circa 20), who had expertise in dumpsite scavenging and was a mentee of my beloved, called excitedly and informed her she was travelling abroad. She informed her that somebody would pay for EVERYTHING and that a job was already waiting for her! No certificate, no skill, no work experience, no travel documents, but there was already a job awaiting her at God knows where. When she was asked two or three unstructured questions, she perished the thought. Incidentally, the kind-hearted man who wanted to sponsor her foreign trip was so furious with the girl for failing to seize the opportunity with three hands. I thought the person who missed the opportunity would be the one feeling bad!

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