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AN EXPLORATION OF THE ROLE OF MASS MEDIA ON RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION IN NIGERIA

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dc.contributor.author OKOCHA, Desmond Onyemechi
dc.contributor.author PETER, DEBORAH OYINYECHUKWU
dc.contributor.author SHAIBU, SAMSON A.
dc.date.accessioned 2024-06-05T08:52:41Z
dc.date.available 2024-06-05T08:52:41Z
dc.date.issued 2021-09
dc.identifier.issn 2695-2319 (Print)
dc.identifier.issn 2695-2327 (Online)
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/1630
dc.description.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. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Sapientia Global Journal of Arts, Humanities and Development Studies (SGOJAHDS) en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Vol.4;No.3
dc.subject Migration en_US
dc.subject Mass Media en_US
dc.subject Rural Society en_US
dc.subject Urban Areas en_US
dc.subject Rural Development en_US
dc.title AN EXPLORATION OF THE ROLE OF MASS MEDIA ON RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION IN NIGERIA en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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