The study appraised the impact of rural-urban migration on rural household livelihood assets in Nsukka region, southeastern Nigeria. It examined as its objectives, the incidence of migratory selection, and the impact of rural-urban migration on rural household livelihood assets. The study is based on survey research design and utilized household survey questionnaires to obtain data. It covered 4 local government areas, 16 communities and 910 households. Analysis of collected data was carried out using simple descriptive statistics such as tables, charts and graphs. The inferential statistical tools used include Principle Component Analysis (PCA), Regression and Correlation Analysis, and Asset index analytical technique. The findings of the research show that 92% of the migrants visited home in the course of a year and 86.3% of migrants made remittances back home. On the use of monetary remittances, result revealed that great percentage of the remittances went to basic necessities as food (50.37%); school fees (35.3%); healthcare (28.1%) and farming (22.3). Asset index analysis revealed that migration remittances have really impacted on rural household livelihood assets across the communities. Across the LGAs Uzo-Uwani experienced the highest impact of migration on rural household livelihood assets, having the highest aggregate score of 77.36 while lowest impact score of 58.39 went to Isi-Uzo. Based on the findings of the study, recommendations were made on how to shore up rural livelihood and equally curtail rural-urban migration. Among the recommendations are that government should network with migrants through migrant associations to help channel their efforts towards more relevant community development projects that will bring more effective improvement in the development and livelihood of communities of origin; the rural population that receive remittance should be tutored, motivated and mobilized to engage in more productive investment of remittances received rather than concentrating on immediate consumption.
Migration, Rural, Urban, Household, Livelihood, Assets Based
