Conditions of Service and Migration Intention Among Young Academic Staff in the University of Lagos

Abstract

This study investigated young academics at the University of Lagos and their service conditions and migration intentions and how conditions of employment affect migration intentions. The study also examined the connections between employee compensation, work environment, and migration intentions among young academics at the University of Lagos. The study used a descriptive research design and a survey approach, together with a simple random sampling technique. To gather primary data, a structured questionnaire was employed. The socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents were analysed using frequency distribution and simple percentages while regression analysis and Pearson correlation coefficient were used to test the hypotheses of the study. The findings showed that service conditions have a significant impact on young academics’ intentions to migrate. Also, it was found that there is a negative relationship between employees’ rewards and inclination to migrate. The research findings also revealed a negative relationship between work environment and intention to migrate. The study concluded that the desire of young academics to migrate is greatly influenced by their conditions of service. It is recommended that to curtail the brain drain among young academics in Nigerian Universities the condition of service should be improved.