Analysis of Rural-Urban Migration in Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria

Resumen

This study investigated the consequences of migration in Lokoja. Through the administration of a standardized questionnaire, data was collected from a random sample of 204 respondents. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data collected. The main drivers of rural-urban migration, according to the findings, are need for work (job employment), a desire for a good standard of living, and level of education. People with higher educational degrees, the unemployed, and civil servants were found to be more inclined to migrate to the metropolitan region of Lokoja than those without. The Chi-square test revealed that the effects of the push factors were just as high as the effects of the pull factors (χ = 3.532, ρ = 0.171). Further research found that rural-urban migration has a substantial impact on Lokoja’s economy, population, housing costs, and the environment. However, the ANOVA test revealed that the effects of rural-urban migration do not significantly vary across the residential neighbourhoods of Lokoja in terms of increase in population size (F = 0.327, ρ = 0.806), housing costs (F = 0.585, ρ = 0.626), and waste generation rate and size (F = 0.354, ρ = 0.787). To stem the flood of rural-urban movement, the study recommends that particular attention be paid to balanced regional development, in which both rural and urban areas are appropriately supplied for.