Of Roads Less Traveled : Assessing the Potential of Economic Migration to Provide Overseas Jobs for Nigeria’s Youth
Nigerians are not only creating a vibrant and dynamic society within Nigeria but are also leaving their footprint across the globe in diverse fields ranging from medicine to movies, and from literature to diplomacy. The main purpose of this report...
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okr-10986-359952021-07-22T05:10:53Z Of Roads Less Traveled : Assessing the Potential of Economic Migration to Provide Overseas Jobs for Nigeria’s Youth Adhikari, Samik Chaudhary, Sarang Ekeator, Nkechi Linda INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION LABOR MARKET YOUTH EMPLOYMENT LABOR MIGRATION REMITTANCES Nigerians are not only creating a vibrant and dynamic society within Nigeria but are also leaving their footprint across the globe in diverse fields ranging from medicine to movies, and from literature to diplomacy. The main purpose of this report is to aid discussion on creating new labor migration pathways for overseas employment of Nigerians. It aims to support the Government of Nigeria in filling critical information gaps to comprehensively shed light on the issue of international migration. Using available data from secondary sources, it places international migration within the broader labor market context in Nigeria, carefully stressing the push and pull factors that lead to both regular and irregular migration and makes the case for why more structured regular migration will be one of the crucial ways in which Nigeria can support education to work transition for young and aspiring Nigerian jobseekers. The report synthesizes the available evidence to understand the stock and flows of international migrants from Nigeria, major countries of destination, and key areas of vulnerabilities while identifying gaps in evidence to inform decision-making. The final contribution of this report is that it comprehensively assesses the institutional framework governing labor migration at the Federal level in Nigeria, underscoring the various stakeholders involved in the process, and underlining key gaps that are hampering Nigeria’s ability to enhance the benefits and reduce the costs from international migration. This report is structured in three parts. The first part looks at the broader labor market setting in Nigeria, along with the economic and demographic context, to highlight specific drivers of increased migratory pressure in recent years before postulating that the recent surge in irregular migration is a direct consequence of worsening joblessness combined with lack of regular channels for youth to find employment in other countries. The second part presents an analysis of the trends and patterns of international migration from Nigeria to provide insights on the characteristics of international migrants and their contribution to Nigeria’s economy. The third and final part highlights how international migration is increasingly being used as an employment strategy by developing countries and how despite the significant increase in remittance inflows, there is lack of an organized structure that promotes better migration management and facilitates safe and remunerative migration from Nigeria. 2021-07-21T16:05:47Z 2021-07-21T16:05:47Z 2021-07-12 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/727521626087761384/Of-Roads-Less-Traveled-Assessing-the-Potential-of-Economic-Migration-to-Provide-Overseas-Jobs-for-Nigeria-s-Youth http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35995 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Social Protection Study Africa Africa Western and Central (AFW) Nigeria |
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Nigerians are not only creating a
vibrant and dynamic society within Nigeria but are also
leaving their footprint across the globe in diverse fields
ranging from medicine to movies, and from literature to
diplomacy. The main purpose of this report is to aid
discussion on creating new labor migration pathways for
overseas employment of Nigerians. It aims to support the
Government of Nigeria in filling critical information gaps
to comprehensively shed light on the issue of international
migration. Using available data from secondary sources, it
places international migration within the broader labor
market context in Nigeria, carefully stressing the push and
pull factors that lead to both regular and irregular
migration and makes the case for why more structured regular
migration will be one of the crucial ways in which Nigeria
can support education to work transition for young and
aspiring Nigerian jobseekers. The report synthesizes the
available evidence to understand the stock and flows of
international migrants from Nigeria, major countries of
destination, and key areas of vulnerabilities while
identifying gaps in evidence to inform decision-making. The
final contribution of this report is that it comprehensively
assesses the institutional framework governing labor
migration at the Federal level in Nigeria, underscoring the
various stakeholders involved in the process, and
underlining key gaps that are hampering Nigeria’s ability to
enhance the benefits and reduce the costs from international
migration. This report is structured in three parts. The
first part looks at the broader labor market setting in
Nigeria, along with the economic and demographic context, to
highlight specific drivers of increased migratory pressure
in recent years before postulating that the recent surge in
irregular migration is a direct consequence of worsening
joblessness combined with lack of regular channels for youth
to find employment in other countries. The second part
presents an analysis of the trends and patterns of
international migration from Nigeria to provide insights on
the characteristics of international migrants and their
contribution to Nigeria’s economy. The third and final part
highlights how international migration is increasingly being
used as an employment strategy by developing countries and
how despite the significant increase in remittance inflows,
there is lack of an organized structure that promotes better
migration management and facilitates safe and remunerative
migration from Nigeria. |
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Adhikari, Samik Chaudhary, Sarang Ekeator, Nkechi Linda |
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Of Roads Less Traveled : Assessing the Potential of Economic Migration to Provide Overseas Jobs for Nigeria’s Youth |
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Of Roads Less Traveled : Assessing the Potential of Economic Migration to Provide Overseas Jobs for Nigeria’s Youth |
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of roads less traveled : assessing the potential of economic migration to provide overseas jobs for nigeria’s youth |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2021 |
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