{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,11]],"date-time":"2026-01-11T16:12:35Z","timestamp":1768147955056,"version":"3.49.0"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"Koozakar LLC","issue":"1","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["JEPSD"],"abstract":"<jats:p>Migration has long been a focal point of sociological inquiry, with scholars always \nseeking to understand the forces driving human mobility. Everett Lee's push-pull theory \nis a comprehensive theory applied in explaining migration and is a more advanced \nreplacement of the earlier, economically deterministic theories. Lee's analysis reveals \ndiverse factors that instigate migration. He submits that what leads to migration in most \ncases is a response to the complex interplay of factors at the place of origin and \ndestination. Unlike reductionist theories, his approach emphasizes the multifaceted \nnature of migration and its potential to produce both positive and negative outcomes, \ndepending on the context. This paper employs a qualitative research design, alongside \ncritical and conceptual analysis of secondary data, to examine the relationship between \nmigration and national development through the lens of Lee\u2019s theory, using Nigeria as \na case study. This paper explores the determinants and scope of migration as well as its \neffect on national development. It argues that migration greatly contributes to national \ndevelopment since the mobility of human capital and socio-economic integration of \nmigrants make a significant contribution to development impacts. The research attests \nto the double potential of migration in terms of spurring or slowing development based \non how integration policy is handled, as well as controlling socio-economic factors. \nThe paper asserts that strategic policy interventions are necessary to realize the \ndevelopment dividends of migration.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.69798\/83725171","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,8,10]],"date-time":"2025-08-10T12:33:44Z","timestamp":1754829224000},"page":"35-42","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Migration and National Development in Nigeria: A Critical Examination of Lee\u2019s Theory of Migration"],"prefix":"10.69798","volume":"1","author":[{"name":"Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos, Nigeria","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-4515-326X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Adewale","family":"Motadegbe","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0007-2093-2971","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ridwan","family":"Mogaji","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"name":"Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos, Nigeria","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"50185","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,1]]},"container-title":["Journal of Ecopolitics, Peace, and Sustainable Development"],"original-title":[],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,11]],"date-time":"2026-01-11T13:04:42Z","timestamp":1768136682000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/koozakar.com\/journals\/article\/KJ-50889191"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,1]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"1","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,1]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.69798\/83725171","relation":{},"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,1]]}}}