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FG Confers Citizenship On 385 Foreign Nationals

OsunDailyBy OsunDailyMay 28, 2023No Comments4 Mins Read
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No less than 385 foreign nationals have been granted Nigerian citizenship through naturalisation or registration.

OsunDaily News reports that the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made this known on Saturday atย a ceremony in Abuja.

Aregbesola revealed that among those granted Nigerian citizenship were eight Britons, six Americans, eight Israelis, and 187 Lebanese.

The minister said the federal government also approved new pathways to permanent residency for eligible foreign nationals, which will be implemented soon.

He said: โ€œThe Interiorย Ministry had sought and got the approval of the Federal Executive Council to execute new pathways to permanent residency for eligible foreign nationals.

โ€œThe Minister of Interior has therefore been vested with the power to: Execute guidelines for Permanent Residency for foreign nationals of African descent who desired to make Nigeria their homeland through the โ€˜Privilege of Returnโ€™.

โ€œExecute and clarify existing guidelines to provide Permanent Residence to foreign nationals who desired to invest in Nigeria in line with established guidelines

โ€œExecute and clarify guidelines to grant Permanent Residence to foreign nationals who had demonstrated exceptional talents, knowledge and skills in rare fields of Science, Technology, Medicine, Engineering, the Arts, Sports and other areas as might be determined from time to time.

โ€œExecute guidelines to grant Permanent Residence to male foreign nationals married to Nigerian women for a minimum period of one yearโ€

Aregbesola disclosed that the first person to be naturalized as a Nigerian was Miss. Theresia Chidiac of No 16A, Manchester Road, Kano, Nigeria on 18th July, 1964.

He said this was premised on Section 7(1) of the then 1963 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which separates, by definition, a Nigerian from non-Nigerian.

He said: โ€œTodayโ€™s conferment ceremony will be granted to 385 foreigners who have gone through diligent checks by the relevant agencies of state as stipulated by the Constitution and have fulfilled all statutory and administrative requirements.

โ€œI need to state that the acquisition of the Nigerian citizenship is a great privilege and not everyone that applies becomes successful. However, that we have a high number of foreigners willing to become Nigerians is an indication that the ongoing efforts of the Federal Government to make Nigeria a destination for investment and peaceful coexistence is beginning to yield good fruits as we continue to welcome foreigners to do business here who, after interacting with us, are now desirous of becoming one of us.

โ€œI must state also that it is under our administration that the largest number of foreigners have been naturalised. Between 2011 and 2013,a total of 266 foreigners became Nigerians. In 2017, 335 people took up Nigerian citizenship. But last year, 286 foreigners and today at this ceremony, 385, making a total of 671 have acquired Nigerian citizenship.

โ€œI am still not pleased with this figure. In Europe and America, thousands of foreigners are inducted into citizenship every year. They do this to attract youths and people in their prime who would like to contribute to the development of their countries. Letโ€™s face it. There is a limit to your expectations from a non-citizen and it is reasonable to expect an average person to be more loyal to his or her country.

โ€œThe bane of the smooth pathway to Nigerian citizenship however is the constitutional requirement of continuous residency in Nigeria for 15 years.


โ€œThis is a huge disincentive, considering that in the United States and most European countries, it is five years. Some of these countries have made a habit of snatching young and resourceful brains โ€“ who after four years of schooling and working for just one year โ€“ through easy pathways, to obtain quality migration to their countries.โ€


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