Speaker
Description
Scholastica, U. C.
Anambra State Polytechnic,Mgbakwu Awka
chikaogbogu22@gmail.com
Track: Research, Innovation and Knowledge Ecosystems
Nigeria functions simultaneously as a major source, transit, and destination country for migrant workers within West Africa and beyond. This paper investigates how workforce migration and ethnic diversity shape organizational sustainability in Nigeria’s public and private sectors. Focusing on universities, banks, NGOs, and technology firms, it examines how internal migration (rural–urban, inter state) and cross border migration within ECOWAS and beyond are reconfiguring workplace demographics, power relations, and institutional cultures.
The study aims to examine how workforce migration and ethnic diversity influence organizational sustainability in Nigeria’s public and private sectors. Specifically, the study seeks to explore how ethnic dynamics and internal/external migration patterns influence recruitment, promotion, and leadership trajectories in Nigerian organizations, assess how ethnic diversity and talent mobility contribute to, or undermine, organizational resilience, innovation, and long term sustainability; and identify inclusive policies and practices that can enable Nigerian institutions to manage ethnically diverse workforces amid political volatility, economic uncertainty, and terrorism induced displacement.
Drawing on policy documents, secondary empirical studies, and illustrative case material from selected Nigerian organizations, the paper situates Nigeria’s experience within broader international debates on migration governance, diversity management, and sustainable organizational development. It argues that Nigerian institutions provide critical insights into how organizations in the Global South negotiate complex ethnic dynamics under conditions of intensified mobility and insecurity. The paper concludes by outlining policy and practice recommendations for fostering organizations that are efficient and competitive while also being ethnically inclusive, socially cohesive, and better equipped to navigate a world in flux.