The Federal Government on Wednesday granted Nigerian citizenship to 174 foreigners.

Briefing journalists after the weekly meeting of the Executive Council of the Federation, FEC, chaired by President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday, the Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, said a breakdown of the applications submitted included those from 45 ‘Niger Wives’ (foreigners married to Nigerians), and 129 from persons that were born by naturalised Nigerians.

Mr. Moro said another 27 applications were rejected and were not approved by FEC because “they did not meet the basic requirements of tax payment and ability to live their lives in Nigeria without being economic burdens and security problems”.

“A series of factors were taken into consideration, but much more importantly the issue of security that have become very serious consideration especially when foreigners from countries that are prone to violence such as Lebanon and Syria apply to become Nigerian citizens,” the minister said.

The minister also criticised Nigerians who were losing faith in the country.

“We are in this country losing some level of faith in the viability of Nigeria, on the brightness of the future of Nigeria given the level of potential that we have in this country today by some Nigerians and cynics, especially opposition political parties or persons creating an impression that Nigeria is gravitating towards a failed state.

“Yet we have foreigners who have very serious economic interest in Nigeria who have lived in this country, some since independence who are eager to become Nigerian citizens by taking into consideration the economic viability and potential of Nigeria and hoping that their lives can better be lived in this country as Nigerian citizens than citizens of their countries,” he said.

Mr. Moro said the applicants were from diverse countries as Venezuela, Mexico, Thailand, South Korea, Cameroun, Syria, Lebanon, Greece, India, and Singapore.

According to a working document of the FEC, the Interior Minister had presented a memo to Council seeking approval for the report of the cabinet committee to review the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Nigerian Citizenship (ACNC) for the grant of Nigerian citizenship to foreign applicants.

The council had inaugurated a seven-member committee to review the recommendations for the ACNC on the grant of the Nigerian citizenship. The committee then concluded its assignment with a report to council.

The EFCC also submitted its report on the 79 applicants referred to it in 2012; and recommended only 51 out of the 79 applicants for citizenship.

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Citizens of Nigeria

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Citizens of Nigeria

blacksta: Are they Mad


Citizens of Nigeria

click2cbn: OK! Good! If they are filling a form n get to State/LGA of Origin, which state will they use?

Ma_J_Blige:

Daft.

click2cbn: Blood of Jesus!!! I asked a simple question showing I want to know how it is/has been done n all u do is to call me DAFT? If all my teachers had called me or my questions daft I doubt if I will get to dis level I am now. I will just let it pass sha

click2cbn: OK! Good! If they are filling a form n get to State/LGA of Origin, which state will they use?

Godwinsilas:
This term is associated with Nationalization "They must be accepted in the area where the will be domicile (that's is the area they've been living before)."
If such person lived in your town automatically he/she in now a member of your town/LG/State.
And as such can vote or be voted for, occupy Government offices, Unlimited businesses and works (compare to before must have work permit) move freely etc.
Hope you understand.

click2cbn: OK! Good! If they are filling a form n get to State/LGA of Origin, which state will they use?

IVORY2009: I am mexican, I want Nigeria citizenship...

Ma_J_Blige:

Daft.

Warri _Pikin: [size=14pt] Ok, congratulations to those new Nigerian citizens.

BUT, WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO DEPORT THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ALL OVER NIGERIA?
INDIA JUST ENACTED A LAW FOR POLICE TO STOP ANY BLACK PERSON(ESPECIALLY NIGERIANS) AND FRISK THEM TO THE AIRPORT FOR DEPORTATION IF THEY DON'T HAVE PAPERS ON THEM !
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[size=13pt]Yes, Nigerians are not proud of this country because no government agency do what taxpayers pay them to do. As for the ministry of interior, you need to go for training in other countries to see how they conduct surveillance and promptly remove any foreigner that is an economic saboteur or whose visa has expired.We always have a knee jerk response when countries target our citizens,we suddenly remember to start removing illegals from our country, then we stop after two days of work and the illegals will come back and re-occupy the job meant for Nigerians without any requisite papers.
When will my country implement our own immigration laws and remove illegal foreigners here.
Ofcourse many resemble "Oyibo," even the Indians, Pakistani,Chadians and Bangladeshi are all "Oyibo" to our people, so they are granted majestic treatment by the gullible Nigerians who imagine foreigners are nicer than Nigerians. Until they get to their homeland and see how vicious they treat Nigerians,they return and know that Nigeria needs to implement our own immigration laws.[/size]

Afam4eva: They're granting citizenship to foreigners yet some Nigerians are not yet citizens of their own country.

Swiftlee: If citizinship is a property, many Nigerians would have sold thiers!