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Difficulty: EasyCitizenship: Acquisition, Renunciation, and Deprivation

Under Chapter III of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, a person born in Nigeria prior to October 1, 1960, with at least one parent belonging to a community indigenous to Nigeria, acquires Nigerian citizenship through which mode?

  1. BirthAnswer
  2. B
    Registration
  3. C
    Naturalization
  4. D
    Executive Grant

Answer

Citizenship by birth is the legal classification for persons born in Nigeria before independence whose parents or grandparents belong to an indigenous Nigerian community.
Under Section 25(1)(a) of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria, citizenship by birth automatically applies to anyone born in Nigeria before October 1, 1960, provided at least one parent or grandparent belonged to a community indigenous to Nigeria.

Step-by-Step Solution

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Examine the legal criteria set out in Section 25 of Chapter III of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution.
Section 25 specifies that birth in Nigeria prior to independence coupled with indigenous Nigerian parentage automatically conveys citizenship by birth.
Constitutional definitions directly distinguish automatic acquisition by birth from discretionary processes like registration or naturalization.

Key Concept

Citizenship by Birth under the 1999 Nigerian Constitution
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Citizenship: Acquisition, Renunciation, and Deprivation