A scholar of Systematic Theology at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Professor Godwin Akper, has revealed that the unpalatable Nigerian environment is pushing many Nigerians out the country to the developed nations known as “japa”.
A scholar of Systematic Theology at the National Open University of Nigeria , Professor Godwin Akper, has revealed that the unpalatable Nigerian environment is pushing many Nigerians out the country to the developed nations known as “japa”.
Akper made the call on Thursday in Abuja while delivering the 25th inaugural lecture of NOUN with the theme: “Are we the reason? Religion in the Nigerian Public Spheres.” “We teach ‘Nigerian peoples and cultures’, yet our graduates find it difficult to identify who they are as Nigerians; this may be a factor contributing to the ‘Japa’ syndrome among adults and our youths.
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