This paper takes a cursory look into the various challenges influencing international students and other study-tourists in their choice of study destination with particular emphasis on the ‘pull and push factors’ in Nigeria educational systems. With secondary information and discourse analysis of existing literatures, the study revealed that there are a growing number of outbound Nigerians searching abroad for educational empowerment compared with the fewer number of inbound students-tourists. While pull factors are non-existent, there are numerous push factors in Nigerian educational system which include underfunding, unprecedented industrial unrest (with ASUU being a protagonist), cultism and cult-related violence, poor educational standard, bad institutional image, university staff misconduct and ineptitude caused by low salaries, and other official assaults. The factors are so propelling in pushing not only Nigerian students but also lecturers towards migrating to foreign universities for greener pastures. The study recommends, among others, educational restructuring, curriculum revitalisation, technology and security improvement and infrastructural developments in Nigerian Universities. Most importantly, there should be a convincing political will on the part of the government to adequately fund tertiary institutions to international standard and support lecturers in conducting credible research especially its appreciation and benefit for Nigerian nation.
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