Abstract:
This study has the broad objectives to know the role media plays in rural-urban
migration in Nigeria. The study made use of the survey research method with the
questionnaire serving as the instrument of data collection. The population of the study
stood at 776, 218, and a sample of 400. Findings from the study had it that the media
has played some important roles in reporting the hazards of rural-urban migration and
some of these roles according to a response from respondents includes; enlightening the
rural populace about the hazards of migration, assisting in the development of rural
communities and informing the government about the needs of the rural populace. The
study concluded that the roles the media has played in migration will go a long way in
solving some of the few problems of rural-urban migration in the country. The study
recommended among other things that Government at all levels should endeavor to
always take recommendations made by the media on rural-urban migration seriously
by implementing them especially for the betterment of the rural populace which will,
in turn, reduce rural-urban migration.
