Assessment of the Causes and Consequences of International Migration in Nigeria

Abstract

Human migration is not a recent phenomenon. Since the beginning of recorded history, migration has been an element of the human condition. The phenomena of migration dates to the mercantile period, when, through merchant capitalism, people from Europe traveled to Africa between 1500 and 1800 to establish protectorates and live on vast tracts of land for more than 300 years (Golden & Reinert, 2006). Additionally, according to the National Geographic Society (2005), migration has occurred throughout the history of mankind, beginning with the earliest groups of people moving from East Africa to their current location in the universe. Because of how widespread migration is, both industrialized and developing nations view it as their top national security threat.