Nigeria, March 6 -- There is a quiet migration happening in Nigeria.

It is not as loud as elections. It does not trend like scandals. But it may be one of the most consequential shifts of our time.

The best doctors are leaving. The brightest engineers are relocating. The most skilled academics are packing their lives into suitcases. And as each plane takes off, the country grows lighter, not in weight, but in capacity.

We call it brain drain.

But sometimes, we avoid asking a harder question: Is it only economic migration? Or is it also moral withdrawal?

The Push Is Real

Let us be honest. People leave for valid reasons. Poor working conditions. Insecurity. Unstable economy. Weak institutions. Frustrating bureaucracy. No serious obse...