{"id":21864,"date":"2019-03-29T11:27:35","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T11:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=21864"},"modified":"2019-03-29T11:27:35","modified_gmt":"2019-03-29T11:27:35","slug":"why-nigerians-are-massively-moving-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=21864","title":{"rendered":"Why Nigerians Are Massively Moving Abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=18399&amp;ad_type=81&amp;rl=1800\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Almost half of Nigerian adults have indicated their willingness to leave the country in the next five years, a survey conducted by the US- based research firm, Pew Research Center, has revealed.<br \/>\nIn the report tagged, \u201cMany Nigerians, Tunisians and Kenyans say they plan to leave their countries in the next five years\u201d, published on Fact Tank webpage on Wednesday, the research firm stated that the survey was conducted in 2018 across 12 countries.<br \/>\nThe report noted that in some African nations, there are more plan to migrate than in other countries, while some who plan to migrate said they have<br \/>\nbeing taken steps such as gathering information about a destination<br \/>\ncountry and saving money.<br \/>\n\u201cIn the three African nations, two-thirds or more of all who were surveyed cite jobs, education and reuniting with family as reasons why people leave their countries.<br \/>\n\u201cConflict also plays a role: In Nigeria<br \/>\nand Kenya, majorities say escaping violence is a very or somewhat<br \/>\nimportant reason for why people leave the country.<br \/>\n\u201cIn Nigeria, Africa\u2019s most populated nation, nearly half (45 percent) of adults say they plan to move to another country within five years, by far the highest share among 12 countries surveyed across four continents.<br \/>\n\u201cMeanwhile, a quarter (24 percent) of adults in Tunisia said they planned to leave within five years, as do 19 percent in Kenya. In 2017, substantial shares in Senegal, Ghana and South Africa<br \/>\nsaid the same,\u201d a part of the report read.<br \/>\nIt added that the findings highlight the potential for more migration<br \/>\nfrom an area of the world with a fast-growing population because in<br \/>\nrecent years, many African countries have seen a sharp increase in<br \/>\noutmigration.<br \/>\n\u201cIn nations surveyed outside of Africa, fewer people say they plan to migrate. Only in the Philippines do more than one-in-ten (15 percent) say they plan to move to another country. The Philippines has a long history of labor migration to countries around the world.<br \/>\n\u201cMeanwhile, relatively low shares say this in India (two percent) and Mexico<br \/>\n(eight percent), countries with the world\u2019s two largest emigrant<br \/>\npopulations.<br \/>\n\u201cMany who say they plan to move say they will go to the United States and Europe, popular destinations for Africans who have already migrated.<br \/>\n\u201cIn Tunisia, a North African country near Europe, more than two-thirds (68 percent) who plan to migrate say they will move to a European country.<br \/>\n\u201cMeanwhile, Kenyans who plan to move most often say they will go to the U.S. (33 percent) or to another African country (25 percent).<br \/>\n\u201cIn Nigeria, 28 percent of potential migrants say they plan to move to the U.S., 19 percent mention a European country and 19 percent say a Middle Eastern country,\u201d the statement read.<br \/>\nA further analysis of the report shows that many Tunisians, Nigerians<br \/>\nand Kenyans have made preparations to migrate.<br \/>\nThose sampled, according to the report, said they plan to migrate in the coming<br \/>\nyears, although not everyone who says this has made preparations.<br \/>\n\u201cIn Nigeria and Kenya, lower but substantial shares have taken each of<br \/>\nthese steps to prepare for their move.<br \/>\n\u201cAbout 11 percent of Kenyans and<br \/>\n14 percent of Nigerians who plan to migrate in the next five years have taken all three steps to prepare for their move.<br \/>\n\u201cThose with a high school diploma or higher in Kenya, Nigeria and Tunisia are more likely to say they plan to move abroad. Among sub-Saharan Africans who have already migrated, about half or more of those living in the U.S and United Kingdom has at least some College Education.<br \/>\n\u201cThe survey also found that younger adults, men and those with higher incomes are more likely to say they will make a move in the next five years,\u201d the report read.<\/p>\n<p><code><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=18399&amp;ad_type=81&amp;rl=1800\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/code><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Almost half of Nigerian adults have indicated their willingness to leave the country in the next five years, a survey conducted by the US- based research firm, Pew Research Center, has revealed. 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