A foreign woman born outside Nigeria to foreign parents gets legally married to a Nigerian citizen and seeks to acquire Nigerian citizenship. Under Section 26 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, which constitutional channel of acquisition applies to her situation?
- Citizenship by registration, subject to presidential approval and proof of good characterAnswer
- BCitizenship by naturalization, requiring a mandatory fifteen-year continuous period of residence in Nigeria
- CCitizenship by birth, because marital union automatically confers indigenous status on foreign spouses
- DCitizenship by conferment, granted exclusively through a resolution passed by the National Assembly
Answer
Citizenship by registration, subject to presidential approval and proof of good character
Under Section 26 of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria, citizenship by registration is available to any woman who is or has been married to a citizen of Nigeria, provided she is of good character and subscribes to the Oath of Allegiance.
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Citizenship by Registration under Section 26 of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution
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