Each year, hundreds of Nigerian students and professionals leave the continent to study, or seek greener pastures abroad, especially in countries like the UK, US, Canada and Australia. However, after a decade of brain drain that has robbed Nigeria and its wider continent of its most talented workers, an increasing number of professionals are returning home. What started as a trickle home, triggered by economic growth as Africa's governments started to deregulate key industries, has now grown to a steady stream.  

 Fortunately, support groups have even sprung up to help people make the transition back home. Lagos-based Move Back Club (MBC) offers families advice on good schools and healthcare and provides a meeting place for people returning for the first time. "We are like a welcoming committee, set up to support people coming home and to identify issues that could prove difficult for people moving back," says Elisa Salazar-Chukuma at the Club.

MBC's primary goal is to utilize the experiences of its members to assist other Nigerians in transition by creating an environment for support,discussion and partnership. Additionally, the MBC strives to: Provide useful information that will assist in making the transition process less difficult - access to information on the job...