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List of tables ........................................................................................7
List of figures .......................................................................................8
Acronyms ............................................................................................9
Foreword ...........................................................................................11
Executive summary ............................................................................15
Résumé .............................................................................................21
PART A: Introduction .........................................................................27
A.1 Development situation ............................................................................. 27
PART B: Analysis of the socio-economic context of migration ............33
B.1 Demographic changes .............................................................................. 33
B.2 Economic environment ........................................................................... 37
B.3 Labour market .......................................................................................... 41
B.4 Human capital .......................................................................................... 43
PART C: Analysis of the migration situation in the country ................47
C.1 Immigrants ............................................................................................... 47
C.1.1 Total number of immigrants ............................................................ 48
C.1.2 Types of immigrants ......................................................................... 51
C.1.3 Irregular immigration ....................................................................... 53
C.2 Emigrants .................................................................................................. 55
C.2.1 Total number of emigrants .............................................................. 55
C.2.2 Types of emigrants ........................................................................... 57
C.2.3 Irregular emigration ......................................................................... 60
C.3 Remittances from nationals living abroad ................................................ 62
PART D: Factors driving migration ......................................................65
D.1 Main characteristics of current migration trends ..................................... 65
D.2 Identifying the key drivers of migration and possible future trends ........ 66
PART E: Effectiveness of migration policies in managing the
migration phenomenon .....................................................................69
E.1 Overview of the national institutional and policy framework
governing migration .................................................................................. 69
<strong>Migration</strong> in Nigeria: A Country <strong>Profile</strong> 2009
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