Job opportunities for rural people in urban areas in Nigeria

Feyisayo Mercy Owoeye

Diplomová práce

Abstract:

The availability of desired job opportunities for rural-urban migrants is priority to necessitate the ability to afford basic necessities of life. The study aimed at identifying the factors causing rural-urban drift and the possibility of migrants securing jobs in Lagos state, Nigeria. Lagos state was the study state because of its high population as a result of rapid migration. Lagos Island local government was purposely chosen while the regions in the local government were randomly based on the perceived migrant population. 220 out of 250 interviews were relevant to the objective of the study. A semi-structured questionnaire was used for the interview which was conducted across the government private organizations. Data was collected using simple random sampling method to elicit information from the respondents in the study areas. Chi-square with the use of contingency tables was adopted for the data analysis.The study revealed that inadequate social amenities, education, employment, lack of infrastructural facilities are the major factors that influence rural-urban migration. It also identified the difficulty of rural-urban migrants to attain desired jobs due to the low level of education, weak social networks compared to their counterparts who grew up in the urban areas. It is however recommended that in other to reduce the challenges faced by rural-urban migrants, decentralization of industries and commercial centers should be adopted in Lagos and other already congested cities in Nigeria. This will hither to reduce rural- urban drift since more jobs and basic amenities will also be extended to even the rural areas. Further study is recommended to ascertain the perceptions of the migrants regarding their decision on whether to return; and/or the differences between their current income compared to when in the rural areas.

Keywords

Standard of living, Income, Economy, Sustainabilty, Population

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 22. 4. 2016

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Vedoucí: Dr. RNDr. Tomáš Ratinger

Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze

Fakulta tropického zemědělství

Magisterský studijní program / obor:
Tropické zemědělství / International Development and Agricultural Economics