International Journal of Migration and Global Studies IJMGS

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Professor and Head, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Chrisland University, Abeokuta, Nigeria.

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Migration: The Mediterranean as Death Trap for African Youths

Emina William Uli
Department of Development Studies, National Open University of Nigeria Jabi, Abuja, Nigeria
email: [email protected]

Nduonofit Larry-Love Effiong
Department of Sociology University of Port Harcourt Rivers State, Nigeria.
email: [email protected]

Abstract
The essence of government is basically the provision of governance to her citizens. Where such exists, society will be stable as citizens can afford decent meals, housing, healthcare, security, and other opportunities owing to the positive decisions of the government. Where the reverse is the case, then such a society as evident in Africa would experience more of her youth align with the concept “Japa” – a popular word in Nigeria that translates to migration. This paper examines the underlying impact of the Mediterranean route on the mortality of young Africans, who attempt to cross over to the other side of the aisle for a better life, howbeit illegally. The paper argues that the Mediterranean as an interface route, between Africa and Europe, is not only a death trap to young African immigrants but an opportunity for such youths to bid farewell to a continent, in this case, a country that ungraciously disdains her young. The paper interrogates the sustainability of the Mediterranean as a death trap and questions if there is the hope of a better continent for the African youth. Beyond extant literatures, primary data was solicited from 60 respondents and presented in a tabular form using simple percentages. The Paper reveals that the demographic characteristics of African migrants who arrived Europe successfully via the Mediterranean, as well as the dead or missing were mostly young and educated people within the age range of 15 to 35. The paper also shows that, social seclusion in the form of deprivation and especially the Eldorado dream are the main reasons that compel the African or Nigerian youth to engage in the decision to emigrate regardless of the associated risks of even dying in the Mediterranean. Inter alia, paper recommends the intervention of international communities in developing a multilateral monitoring process around the Mediterranean Sea.
Key words: Migration, Mediterranean, Youth, Mortality, death trap, irregular migrant

Host Nation Work Ethics and Diaspora Contributions to Economic Development in Nigeria

Eric Omazu
Department of Philosophy
National Open University of Nigeria Abuja
[email protected]

Abstract
In this article, I will undertake a critical analysis of the nature of work ethics that drive economic development in Nigeria. I will argue that the current work ethics is insufficient to drive economic development in Nigeria. This insufficiency is a factor in Nigeria’s underdevelopment. Thus, I will show that the insufficiency of work ethics in Nigeria also affects the nature of diaspora remittance and investment in Nigeria. Consequently, I suggest that the diaspora experience of work ethics in developed nations can bridge the gap of economic development in Nigeria. I highlight the fact that a strong work ethics will mobilize the diaspora for positive investment in Nigeria and will also contribute to economic development in Nigeria.
Keywords: Diaspora, Work Ethics, Remittances, Transnationalism.

Environmental Humanities: Implications for Language, Migration and Global Studies

Gideon S. Omachonu
Nassarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria
Email: [email protected]

Abstract
The paper examines the nexus among and/or between environmental humanities, language, migration and global studies as occasioned by the emergence and emphasis on interdisciplinary and integrative research in the humanities. The methods for information gathering for the study were mainly library research and observation. The aim is to generate interest in the emerging areas of research in the humanities and to provoke further arguments and investigations in the area(s). This is with a view to improving the reader’s perception on the contributions of arts and humanities to scientific knowledge and their practical relevance for innovative solutions to societal problems hitherto misunderstood and neglected. It argues that, before now, research in the humanities was characterized as individual and discipline-oriented but sometimes isolated, reproductive, and conservative. However, collaboration as encouraged in multidisciplinary research nowadays has brought less isolation for researchers in the humanities and as such, the practical relevance of their contribution to knowledge and innovative solutions to problem solving in the society is becoming more obvious with the integrative approach to research in the new humanities. The paper concludes that it is only interdisciplinary research as encouraged in the new humanities that can conveniently bring together in a single research endeavour, issues relating to language, migration and global studies, providing innovative solutions for societal transformation.
Keywords: Multidisciplinary Research, Environmental Humanities, Language, Migration, Global Studies