Brain Drain And The Development In Nigeria

1.3 Research Questions 

ï‚· Is the living standard of Nigeria responsible for the emigration of her citizens to other developed states? 

ï‚· Is the reduction in the number of skilled personnel (such as students, professionals etc.) under developing the Nigeria’s socio-economy? 

1.4 Objectives of the Study 

This broad objective of this study is to analyse and evaluate the following: 

ï‚· The terms ‘Brain drain’, ‘Migration’ and the current situation of Nigeria’s development, 

ï‚· Migratory trends during the Pre-colonial Era to the Post-Independence Era and her Emigration of Nigerian professionals outside the country, 

ï‚· Its impact on her socio-economic structure; and 

ï‚· Find remedy to correcting human capital flight in terms of brain gain so as to benefit Nigeria. 

1.5 Significance of Study: 

At the theoretical level, this study will provide reasons why Nigeria has been confounded with the issue of economic underdevelopment. The subtle vote of no confidence passed by the citizens of the country and on her government’s failure for the provision of basic amenities and infrastructure by embracing the idea of seeking for greener pastures in the developed western nations; would be more appreciated and understood in this study by seekers and lovers of knowledge. 

The empirical and practical significance would provide Nigerian leaders and relevant decision makers with the requisite facts and figures concerning emigrant status of the country. This, they can ultimately rely on, so as to retrace their steps and to ensure that good governance prevails in their various jurisdictions, which would help to stem the checking out syndrome. 

1.6 The Scope and Limitations of the Study 

1.6.1 Scope

The scope of the study centres on the brain drain of the Nigeria’s socio-economy in respect to emigration of her people outside the country. 

1.6.2 Limitations 

There are certain challenges that pose a difficulty to this study. Challenges such as the opportunity to interact with few Nigerian emigrants abroad and get substantial data on the comparison of life here and there, as well as information that can be gotten from with which to gather materials and other relevant literature source for the study. In order to facilitate the updates of the Migration Profile, the timeliness, processing and analysis of migration data are not updated by the necessary authorities. 

Although the Nigeria Immigration Service collects a wealth of administrative data on entries, departures and registration, the lack of data separation by sex, age and other relevant characteristics makes meaningful analysis difficult. There is no known collated official data on Nigerian emigrants from any of the Nigerian ministries or agencies. Embassies may collect data, but these are not made available to the public. Another challenge to developing a database is the issue of confidentiality in collecting and sharing migration data, as well as the lack of unified documentation at the local, regional and international levels.