The commissioner said the government was also in partnership with foreign business owners

The Lagos State Government says it received a total of 74 applications for naturalisation on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Home Affairs within two years.

The Commissioner for Home Affairs, Anofiu Elegushi, said this in Ikeja on Sunday during the 2021 Ministerial Press Briefing to Commemorate the Second Year in Office of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

Mr Elegushi said that 35 out of the 74 applications received for naturalisation received by the ministry had been screened and recommended to the Federal Ministry of Interior for approval.

He said the ministry received naturalisation applications from the Lebanese, Americans, Europeans, among others.

The commissioner said the government was also in partnership with foreign business owners who intended to acquire the citizenship of being a Nigerian via naturalisation.

According to him, with the partnership of naturalisation and special immigrant status, Nigeria, especially Lagos State, stands to benefit from the foreign direct investment.


”The immigrant business owners also benefit by growing their businesses in one of the biggest markets in the world.

”Application for Naturalisation and Special Immigrant Status is a major mandate of the Ministry of Home Affairs. As a national matter, it is mainly regulated by the domestic laws of sovereign nations.

”The objective of the exercise is to grant right of citizenship to foreigners who have lived in the country continuously for a period of 15 years and above with investment interests.

SOURCE: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/463337-americans-europeans-apply-for-nigerian-citizenship-official.html

What a dry joke

Really?

When my friends are migrating to other countries.

Americans and Europeans are treated like first class citizens than Nigerians.So I don't find this news shocking.
You can't find them living in ghetto neighbourhood.They live in banana island,lekki.or a luxurious estate being paid by Nigerian employers while the Nigerian employers find it hard to pay their own countrymen minimum wage.

Apply or order

they are doing that for the contracts in the oil industry

Oh yes congratulations my friend.

That's what OBJ caused to Nigeria and new government don't have time to address the situation.

Joysticks:
Americans and Europeans are treated like first class citizens than Nigerians.So I don't find this news shocking.
You can't find them living in ghetto neighbourhood.They live in banana island,lekki.or a luxurious estate being paid by Nigerian employers while the Nigerian employers find it hard to pay their own countrymen minimum wage.

I'm not even realized that you are still exist.

849nnn:
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Na bandits go first welcome them. They will be begging to denounce Nigeria again

Make them welcome in advance

NwaforIgbo:
The commissioner said the government was also in partnership with foreign business owners

The Lagos State Government says it received a total of 74 applications for naturalisation on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Home Affairs within two years.

The Commissioner for Home Affairs, Anofiu Elegushi, said this in Ikeja on Sunday during the 2021 Ministerial Press Briefing to Commemorate the Second Year in Office of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

Mr Elegushi said that 35 out of the 74 applications received for naturalisation received by the ministry had been screened and recommended to the Federal Ministry of Interior for approval.

He said the ministry received naturalisation applications from the Lebanese, Americans, Europeans, among others.

The commissioner said the government was also in partnership with foreign business owners who intended to acquire the citizenship of being a Nigerian via naturalisation.

According to him, with the partnership of naturalisation and special immigrant status, Nigeria, especially Lagos State, stands to benefit from the foreign direct investment.


”The immigrant business owners also benefit by growing their businesses in one of the biggest markets in the world.

”Application for Naturalisation and Special Immigrant Status is a major mandate of the Ministry of Home Affairs. As a national matter, it is mainly regulated by the domestic laws of sovereign nations.

”The objective of the exercise is to grant right of citizenship to foreigners who have lived in the country continuously for a period of 15 years and above with investment interests.

SOURCE: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/463337-americans-europeans-apply-for-nigerian-citizenship-official.html

Why will they not, when some of them have privileges we Nigerians do not enjoy. Come to Lekki and see how they flex. Most of them have escorts and have access to loans from banks and can enter high places you citizen will not ventured to peep.

tito44:
they are doing that for the contracts in the oil industry

Many of them are doing that for biz reasons

Fahdiga1:
What a dry joke

Not a joke. These are business owners trying to protect their investment