Motunrayo Oyeyemi

Mrs. Motunrayo Oyeyemi


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Academic Career Length

8Years (2019-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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16 August 2022 in Food Security
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BBBedru Babulo Balana
Bedru Babulo Balana
AOAdebayo Ogunniyi
Adebayo Ogunniyi
MOMotunrayo Oyeyemi
Motunrayo Oyeyemi
AFAdetunji Fasoranti
Adetunji Fasoranti
HEHyacinth Edeh
Hyacinth Edeh
KAKwaw Andam
Kwaw Andam

2 October 2019 in Economies
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MRMistura Rufai
Mistura Rufai
AOAdebayo Ogunniyi
Adebayo Ogunniyi
KSKabir Kayode Salman
Kabir Kayode Salman
MOMotunrayo Oyeyemi
Motunrayo Oyeyemi
MSMutiat Bukola Salawu
Mutiat Bukola Salawu
The increase in the geographical mobility of labour as a result of poverty, unemployment and unstable economic conditions, among other factors, especially among professionals, has been associated with a brain drain in Nigeria. Despite the high level of migration and subsequent remittances from migrants, a large proportion of Nigerians still live in poverty. The increased participation of women in migration in the country also brings to the fore the existence of gender-specific migration experiences and how this has in turn affected their households. Based on gender, this study assesses the extent of labour mobility, its determinants and how it influences remittance inflows and household poverty using the logit regression model Propensity Score Matching and Linear Regression with Endogenous Treatment Effect Approach. Results reveal that while more males travelled for employment purposes, more females travelled due to marriage arrangements. More of the migrants that were working after migration had worked before migration and had the highest average amount of remittance sent to households. The study shows that labour mobility increases the amount of remittance sent to households. However, the increase was higher among male migrants than female migrants. More than half of the migrants had poor households; meanwhile, labour mobility was found to reduce the extent of poverty. The study recommended that policies that improve the welfare of labour and reduce the brain drain, unemployment and closures of enterprises in the country should be put in place. Also, effective policies and interventions that promote the use of remittances to achieve maximum reductions in poverty should be pursued.