On Twitter a few days ago, Celestine Omin, Engineering Manager at Paystack shared his dialogue with a young Nigerian developer he’s looking to hire.
According to Celestine’s tweet, the junior engineer is simply looking for a place where he can learn for “12-18 months before leaving the country.”
Celestine Omin
✔@cyberomin
Someone referred a junior engineer to me. I asked the person to ask the engineer how long he plans to stay before living for Germany/Amsterdam.
Engineer: I just want a place where I can learn for 12 - 18months before living the country.
Me: say what now?
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The young engineer’s plan to leave Nigeria for the U.S., Canada or Europe is the not so new wave of brain drain being experienced in the Nigerian startup community.
Every other week, a Nigerian developer is announcing their emigration to Germany, Amsterdam or Canada on Twitter. In December, Obinna Ukwuani, founder of NESA by Makers shared a similar experience at his company.
Obinna J. Ukwuani@Oukwuani
Like clockwork, the top engineers and designers I have worked with at @nesabymakers on development contracts or as teaching staff are all on their way to Canada and Europe for work + a better life. Our graduates will follow in the next 12-24 months, I’m sure. #nigeria
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Similarly, a Nigerian startup founder lamented to Techpoint how a Silicon Valley giant poached his Chief Technical Officer (CTO) recently.
Brain drain in the Nigerian startup community
The brain drain in the Nigerian startup scene can generally be attributed to the current state of Nigeria’s economy, but specifically to the prospects of higher remunerations tech talents enjoy in more developed countries.
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