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), §26Citizenship 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 IIICitizenship

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.