Remittances
This topic currently groups 2 published articles across 2 issues.
The impact of remittances on household poverty
Ohiomoje Iyemifokhae
Volume 08 Issue 02 · 23 Dec 2020
In 2015, the inflow of international remittances to Nigeria stood at $20.5 billion (World Bank, 2016). This represents 3.5% of the global flow and 58.5% of the Sub-Saharan Africa’s estimate. In spite of this incre…
The impact of remittances on household investment in Nigeria
Ohiomoje Iyemifokhae Abubakar • Abiodun Folawewo
Volume 07 Issue 02 · 23 Oct 2019
Remittances are monetary and non-monetary items that migrants send to members of their respective families and communities in their countries of origin. Several studies have argued that remittances rarely fund productiv…