by John Ofikhenua, Abuja
•NBS: 97.1 per cent of migrants have no visa
A study released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) yesterday said about 52.4 per cent of returned Edo migrants are eager to travel again despite the risk associated with the journey. The study also said 97.1 per cent of intending migrants from Nigeria have no visa.
The Harmonised Survey on Migration, titled ‘Awareness and Perception of Intending and Returned Migrants on the Dangers of Irregular Migration 2022’, said males constituted 60.8 per cent and females 36.3 per cent.
The report, however, said migrants with visas were 2.93 per cent (2.07 per cent male and 0.85 per cent females).
The study said: “About 97.1 per cent of the intending migrants do not have a visa, with males constituting 60.8 per cent, while females stood at 36.3 per cent. Those intending migrants with visas are 2.93 per cent with males and females accounting for 2.07 per cent and 0.85 per cent.”
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The survey also said the main drivers of migration in Africa, especially Nigeria, are poverty and other economic motives. It noted that 30.3 per cent of intending migrants will prefer to go abroad to study, followed by work with 30.1 per cent.
According to the report, migrants who travel abroad for medical reasons account for the least with 0.41 per cent.
NBS hinted that the distribution of intending migrants with possession of passport showed that Kano State had the highest record with 35.3 per cent, followed by Lagos (20.4 per cent), while Gombe State had the lowest (3 per cent).
The report added that those who want to travel by air accounted for 92.2 per cent while those intending to migrate by land were 6.2 per cent.
According to the Bureau, the survey data was collected through the system of National Integrated Survey for Households (NISH) which provided direct interactions with eligible respondents at the households with the help of questionnaires.
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