Research & Publications
Featured research projects, policy briefs, reports and working papers produced by the Migration Observatory Lab and its partners.
Research Projects
Ongoing and flagship research initiatives led by the Migration Observatory Lab and its partners.
JAPA PROCESS 774 (MG)
Leveraging Digital Solutions and Legal Pathways to Address Youth Irregular Migration in Nigeria — a nationwide initiative across all 774 Local Government Areas.
Irregular migration driven by youth unemployment, skills mismatch, and limited legal pathways.
High Unemployment
Youth unemployment and skills mismatch across the 774 LGAs.
Information Gap
Limited access to verified, safe-migration information.
Irregular Routes
Reliance on dangerous, irregular migration pathways.
Reduce youth irregular migration by expanding access to safe, legal, and dignified mobility pathways across all 774 LGAs.
- Verified Info
- Skills Profiling
- Migration Awareness
JAPA 774 Online Portal
- Study & Work Visas
- Trainee Programs
- Circular Migration
Legal pathways office & partnerships
- University Partnerships
- TVET Training
- Career Counseling
Classroom & training programmes
- Mentorship
- Networking
- Skills Transfer
Diaspora networks around the globe
Design & Consultation
Pilot & Implementation
Scale-Up (774 LGAs)
Contact Persons
Bilateral AgreementBilateral agreements between the Migration Lab Team, University of Porto, Portugal, and the Nigeria Immigration Service headquarters, Sauka-Abuja.
Publications
Research papers, policy briefs, reports and working papers produced by the Migration Observatory Lab.
Migration Governance in the Post-Pandemic Era
Silva, M.; Costa, J.
Migration Observatory Lab
This policy brief examines how COVID-19 reshaped migration governance across Europe and Africa.
AI-Driven Tools in Asylum Processing: An Ethical Assessment
Oliveira, R.; Santos, B.
Journal of Migration Studies
We assess the deployment of AI decision-support tools in European asylum procedures.
Integration Outcomes for Sub-Saharan Migrants in Southern Europe
Pereira, C.; Almeida, S.
Centre of African Studies, U.Porto
A comprehensive report analysing labour market integration of Sub-Saharan migrants across Portugal, Spain and Italy.