Browsing by Author "Onjefu Okidu"

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    Oil and its discontents: the political economy of artisanal refining in Nigeria
    (REVIEW OF AFRICAN POLITICAL ECONOMY, 2020) Agaptus Nwozora; John Olanrewaju; Modupe Akea; Onjefu Okidu
    This briefing examines the forces behind and some of the consequences of artisanal oil refining in Nigeria. Critical political economy is used to explore the asymmetrical power relations between the people, government and oil companies, drawing on new material to account for an unexplored dimension of the marginalisation of oil-bearing communities.
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    Return migration and the challenges of diasporic reintegration in Nigeria
    (Journals Third World Quarterly, 2022-01-31) Agaptus Nwozor; Segun Oshewolo; John S Olanrewaju; Ake Modupe Bosede; Onjefu Okidu
    Nigeria is among the countries in Africa with the largest emigrant population as well as an impressive pool of annual remittances. Despite the importance of remittances in the matrix of national development, they are no substitute for the expertise and skills needed to drive the various sectors of the economy. Thus, since 1999, successive Nigerian governments have emphasised return migration as an important strategy to tream its diaspora into national development. In this vein, diverse policy efforts hu _been initiated to ensure its actualisation. The paper interrogates the continued urrency and feasibility of return migration in the face of transnationalism and iasporic integration dilemmas. The paper uses qualitative data generated from rimary and secondary sources to critically examine Nigeria's migration architecture.finds that return migration is fraught with several integration dilemmas for eturnees as they are confronted with adjustment crises on return. The paper ontends that the transnational character of the Nigerian diaspora necessitates the doption of policy options that recognise the universality of their contributions and nus do not require their relocation to the country.