Migration Project
Overview
This project provides a multi-dimensional, data-driven analysis of migration from Nigeria to the United Kingdom, with a particular focus on the migration of healthcare workers i.e Nurses. Drawing on datasets from the World Bank, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), UK Census records, and the DEMIG-QuantMig Migration Policy Database, the study investigates how economic conditions, immigration policy, occupational outcomes, and remittance flows collectively shape the Nigeria–UK migration corridor.
The project is divided into three interconnected sections. The first section examines inflation, unemployment, and immigration policy as key drivers of migration, demonstrating how worsening economic conditions in Nigeria continue to encourage outward movement despite increasingly restrictive UK immigration policies. The second section investigates occupational outcomes through the construction of a Brain Waste Index, highlighting geographic inequalities in the professional integration of Nigerian healthcare workers across the United Kingdom. The third section explores the relationship between migration and remittance inflows, showing that migration volume alone does not necessarily translate into proportional economic returns.
Using statistical analysis, data visualisation, regression modelling, and spatial analysis techniques, the study demonstrates that migration is not driven by a single factor, but rather by the interaction of economic pressures, labour market demand, immigration policy, and broader structural conditions. The findings contribute to ongoing debates surrounding healthcare migration, labour shortages, brain drain, and the effectiveness of immigration policy in managing migration flows.
The full report can be found here: Project Report