The Republic

CFRN 1999·Ch. III · Citizenship

§26

Citizenship by registration

By registration

The Text

Any woman who is or has been married to a citizen of Nigeria; every person of full age and capacity born outside Nigeria any of whose grandparents is a citizen of Nigeria — may be registered as a citizen on application to the President and oath of allegiance.

How to cite this section

Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), §26 — Citizenship by registration. Retrieved from The Republic, therepublic.extrafemi.com/constitution/citizenship/26.

Source · Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, as amended · §26

All sections in Chapter III — Citizenship

Methodology

Tier 1 · primary

Courts. Gazettes. National archives.

Tier 2 · corroborating

OCCRP. HRW. BudgIT. TheCable.

Tier 4 · tertiary, flagged

Wikipedia only where primary is pending. Always labelled.