BJAR British Journal of Advanced Research BJAR 3153-709X Ivory and Finch Publishers 10.68263/BJAR-WBEMFJRU BJAR_AUG_26_045 Original Research Article Diaspora Remittances and Economic Resilience: A Transnational Development Perspective on Nigeria Umar Manir Department of Economics, School of Management and Financial Studies. Aliyu Magatakarda-Wamakko College of Technology and Advanced Studies, Sokoto State, Nigeria. manirumar4@gmail.com Umar Manir Department of Economics, School of Management and Financial Studies College of Technology and Advanced Studies, Aliyu Magatakarda-Wamakko College of Technology and Advanced 10 10 2026 1 4

Diaspora remittances have emerged as one of the most suitable and consequential sources of external finance for developing economies, frequently surpassing official development assistance and FDI in scale and reliability. This study examines the structural role of diaspora remittances in shaping Nigeria's economic resilience, situating the discussion within a transnational development framework and specifically set out to document trends in the volume, service and channel of remittance into Nigeria between 2010 and 2025, assess their macroeconomic and household effects, and identify the structural constraints limiting their conversion into productive investment. The study adopts the quantitative -analytical documentary research design. The evidence shows that Nigerian remittances inflows have remained resilient and counter-cyclical, reaching approximately $20.93 billion in 2024 and stabilising near $28.8 in 2026

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