Abstract

This study determined the effect of rural-urban migration in Giwa local government area of Kaduna State, Nigeria. The broad objective of the study is to determine the effect of rural-urban migration in the study area. Purposive sampling technique was used to select migrants from six wards in the study area namely Giwa, Shika, Gangara,Yakawada, Danhamawayi and Kaya. Simple random sampling was then used to sample 80 respondents from the six wards. Data were collected from the respondents using interview schedule and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study found that males (86%) and young adults of between 36-45 years were more involved in the migration with half of them single. The push factors of the migration were to seek job (39%) and seek formal and Islamic education (25%). Also, results further showed that there were positive and significant effects of rural-urban migration on agricultural and educational projects of the migrants. It is recommended that amenities that would encourage the stay of the migrants should be provided by government and NGOs to reduce the drift of people to rural areas.

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