Investigating the Plights of Nigerians in Diaspora: A Case Study of Nigerians Studying in Malaysian Universities

Abstract

In view of researchers’ personal experiences and report on numerous problems of Nigerians in diaspora, this study investigates the plights of Nigerians in diaspora with specific focus on Nigerians studying in Malaysian universities. In order to select participants for the study stratified, purposive and convenience sampling techniques were used to select 10 Nigerian students from three Malaysian universities, namely Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), Universiti Malaya (UM) and Insaniah University College. Instrument used to collect data from the participants include interview and observation. Specifically, observation method was used to complement the interviews findings. Our findings revealed that Nigerians are faced with numerous challenges, which include apathetic attitude of Nigerian embassy in Malaysia, lack of part-time job opportunities, high exchange rate and visa issue. Also, our findings suggest solutions to the problems of Nigerians in Malaysia. They include quick response to students’ challenges by the Nigerian embassy, availability of part-time job opportunities for Nigerians and other international students and issuance of 2 years visa. The study recommends that Nigerian embassy in Malaysia should have a comprehensive list of Nigerians schooling in various Malaysian institutions with a view to enable them to have an accurate data of their citizens. By doing so, the embassy will be able to use the data to attend to students’ requests at all times.

Personnel brain-drain syndrome and quality healthcare delivery among public healthcare workforce in Nigeria

“…Consistent child and maternal mortality rates are avoidable if enough doctors are eagerly available to work. The relationship between the number of medical personnel and mortality rates occurring in Nigeria has been recorded in the extant literature, demonstrating the poor magnitude of the paucity of doctors in Nigeria's healthcare sector (Rufai, Ogunniyi, Salman, Oyeyemi, & Salawu, 2019; Suleiman & Mikail, 2020). The core reason many physicians move outside Nigeria every day is the industry's lack of funding and inadequate salary compared to other developed countries.…”

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“…This unequal ratio of medical personnel to patients has led to poor quality of health care services. For example, research has recorded the low number of medical personnel to rate of mortality in Nigeria (Suleiman, Mikail, 2020). This low number is as a result of emigration of medical personnel for a better quality of life.…”

Brain Drain in the Health Sector: A Medical Students Perspective

“…It was estimated that as of 2020, there were 1.2 million Nigerians in the diaspora. 4 A study in 2016 stated that brain drain leaves Nigeria behind without healthcare practitioners who have the ability to help shape public policies to rebuild the crumbling to almost non-existent healthcare infrastructure. 6 The American Medical Association reported that over 17,000 of the medical doctors practicing in the United States were born or trained in Africa.…”