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522:, but those born within a protectorate were not subjects. Under the terms of the British Nationality Act 1948, BPPs of the Nigeria Protectorate status did not change. However, the Act, while retaining the provisions that BPPs were not aliens and could not naturalise, allowed BPPs to register as BPP of a protected place or as a British subject under certain conditions. In 1949, the British Protectorates, Protected States and Protected Persons Order in Council repealed former orders about BPPs and detailed provisions for conferring protected status. It provided that protected persons were BPPs of a protectorate if they were born there; if they were born abroad to a father who was a native of a protectorate; or if at the time of their birth their father was a BPP. It also allowed women married to BPPs to register as a BPP and allowed certain nationals of foreign countries to register as BPPs. Minor changes to protected persons' status were made by Orders of Council in 1952, 1953, 1958, 1960, 1961, and 1962, but major changes did not occur until 1965. 564:
child was born abroad and both parents were Nigerian nationals. Military rule ended and a new civilian regime was elected in 1979. Under the 1979 Constitution, which created a presidential government based on the United States model, nationality was acquired by descent from someone who was part of an indigenous community of Nigeria; however, it did not clearly define what communities were considered indigenous or how indigenity was determined. It provided that those born in the territory prior to independence were Nigerian, if one of their parents or grandparents had also been born in Nigeria. Those born in Nigeria after independence automatically acquired nationality by descent from a parent or grandparent who was a Nigerian national and those born abroad automatically acquired nationality by descent from a Nigerian parent. The 1979 Constitution also specified that those who had formerly obtained nationality under previous legislation remained Nigerian.
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also born in the colony or protectorate were conferred Nigerian nationality. It was also conferred on persons who had been born outside of Nigeria if their father had been born in either the colony or protectorate and was at independence a CUKC or BPP, or at his death if he died prior to independence. Persons who had been naturalised, persons born in the territory to parents who were not born there, and women who had acquired nationality through marriage to a Nigerian prior to independence did not lose their status as a CUKC or BPP. While they were not conferred Nigerian nationality, they were provided an opportunity to register as Nigerian until 1 October 1962. After independence, those who were born after independence could acquire nationality through birth in the country, as long as their parent(s) did not have
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provided that a married woman derived her nationality from her spouse, meaning if he was British, she was also, and if he was foreign, so was she. It stipulated that upon loss of nationality of a husband, a wife could declare that she wished to remain British. It allowed that if a marriage had terminated, through death or divorce, a British-born national who had lost her status through marriage could reacquire British nationality through naturalisation without meeting a residency requirement. The statute specified that a five-year residency or service to the crown was required for naturalisation.
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government clarified its position that foreign traders living in their colonies were afforded the same protections as British subjects, even when trading outside of its area of territorial control. Along the Niger, British policy was changing as well, from the idea of an informal empire toward colonial administration. In an attempt to provide a framework to develop and protect British trade, the British became involved in a dispute over succession in the Lagos royal family and similarly to check French influence and expansion from
35: 4267: 314:, purchasing slaves from the indigenous people. Most trade focused on the coasts. European involvement in coastal Africa led to increasing interest in the last half of the eighteenth century to explore the interiors of Africa. In 1807, Britain abolished the slave trade and became interested in developing other commodities that could be traded, as well as preventing other nations from continuing to trade in slaves. In 1822, Scottish explorer, 164:. General qualifications are that applicants have good character and be able to contribute to the progress of the nation. Nigerian statutes have no provisions for adopted children to acquire nationality. Applicants must verify legal residency of a minimum of fifteen years. Besides foreigners meeting the criteria, the wife of a Nigerian national who meets the other criteria for naturalisation can register without a residency period. 539:, or if born abroad, as long as their father was Nigerian and born in the territory. Those who did not qualify for acquisition by birth, could apply for naturalisation. Dual nationality was forbidden except in the case of a child who had double status from birth. Upon attaining legal majority, and prior to the age of twenty-two, such a child was required to renounce their other nationality or cease to be Nigerian 453:
jurisdictions in the empire. Thus, a person who was naturalised in Canada, for example, would be considered a foreigner, rather than a British national, in Australia or South Africa. In Nigeria, those who inhabited Lagos, were considered British subjects, while those who lived in the protectorates were granted the status of
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state agencies like the Immigration Service, State Security Service, as well as the state governor, chair of the local governing body, and the police. If it is accepted, the application is then sent to the Federal Executive Council for a recommendation. The final decision on the application comes from the
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British protectorates, in 1914, were considered to be foreign territories lacking an internal government. When Britain extended this status over a territory, it took responsibility for both internal and external administration, including defense and foreign relations. Indigenous persons who were born
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husband's nationality upon marriage or upon his naturalisation in another country, did not lose their British status after 1933. The 1943 revision allowed a child born abroad at any time to be a British national by descent if the Secretary of State agreed to register the birth. Under the terms of the
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nationals, meaning an illegitimate child could derive nationality from its mother. For those born abroad on or after the effective date, legitimacy was still required, and nationality could only be derived by a child from a British father (one generation), who was natural-born or naturalised. It also
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with the intent of establishing commerce, but it failed in 1869. The loss of the trading center did not diminish interest in the area, and four trading firms – the West African Company, Central African Company, Williams Brothers, and James Pinnock were operating along the Niger by 1878. The following
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can be granted to persons who have resided in Nigeria for a sufficient period of time to confirm they understand the customs and traditions of the country and the responsibilities of citizenship. Applications are submitted to the Ministry of the Interior, who in turn forwards the paperwork to various
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Nigeria gained its independence on 1 October 1960, meaning that those who acquired Nigerian nationality on that date, ceased to be British. On that day, under the terms of the Independence Constitution, persons who had been born in either the colony or protectorate to a parent or grandparent who was
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Reluctant to bear the cost of administrating the territory, in 1886, the government reauthorised the National African Company, now called the Royal Niger Company, to manage the territory in exchange for a trade monopoly. In 1893 the Oil River Protectorate was renamed as the Niger Coast Protectorate.
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repealed the Citizenship Act and constitutional provisions related to the automatic acquisition of nationality. Acquisition at birth was changed to automatic granting of nationality only if a child was born in the country to at least one parent was born or naturalised/registered in Nigeria, or if a
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British nationals in the Nigeria Colony were reclassified at that time as "Citizens of the UK and Colonies" (CUKC). The basic British nationality scheme did not change overmuch, and typically those who were previously defined as British remained the same. Changes included that wives and children no
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was sent to the region to explore the possibilities for trade. Barth trekked through the Kanem–Bornu Empire and reported that wars between the Bornu and Sokoto Empires had reduced the area into anarchy. He explored along the Middle Niger through 1855, reporting intact trade networks, but noted that
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for most persons, but does not allow persons who have been naturalised in another country to naturalise as a Nigerian. Nationals of origin in Nigeria or another country are allowed to naturalise without renouncing other nationality. Members of the government — like the president, governor, or state
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with regard to protected territories was defined to mean persons born before or after the Order in a protectorate who possessed no nationality and were not a British subject, or persons born abroad to a native of a protectorate who were stateless and not British subjects. The statute extended BPP
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to the United Kingdom and were unable to exercise rights of citizenship; however, they could be issued a passport and could access diplomatic services when traveling abroad. In 1914, the Alien Restriction Act clarified that while BPPs were not nationals, neither were they aliens. When the law was
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at the time of acquisition remained in place until changed. Other than common law, there was no standard statutory law which applied for subjects throughout the realm, meaning different jurisdictions created their own legislation for local conditions, which often conflicted with the laws in other
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amendment, persons who were CUKCs or BPPs born in Northern Cameroon or the wife of a person meeting the criteria effectively became Nigerian nationals. In 1963, the constitution was changed to create the Nigerian republic, but no significant changes were made to the regulations for nationality.
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voted to become part of Nigeria on 1 June 1961. By the Northern Cameroons Administration Amendment Order of Council 1961/988 and an amendment Act (Law 24) to the Nigerian Constitution, Northern Cameroon was incorporated into the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Under the terms of the constitutional
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Throughout the 1850s, there was increasing competition between the British, French, and German nations to control West Africa. By 1857 Britain claimed to control the entire Gambia River, which implied the government's responsibility to protect the inhabitants of the region. In 1859, the British
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Amendments to the British Nationality Act were enacted in 1918, 1922, 1933 and 1943 changing derivative nationality by descent and modifying slightly provisions for women to lose their nationality upon marriage. Because of a rise in statelessness, a woman who did not automatically acquire her
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to continue regulating nationality in their jurisdictions, but also established an imperial nationality scheme for use throughout the realm. Under its terms, common law provisions were reiterated for natural-born persons born within the realm on or after the effective date. By using the word
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amended in 1919, that provision remained the same, meaning that BPPs could not naturalise. Until 1934, when the British Protected Persons Order was drafted, the status of BPP was not statutory, but rather granted at the prerogative of the monarch. Under the 1934 Order,
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or orphans with unknown parentage discovered in Nigeria or adoptees to acquire nationality. Though Nigeria passed the Child Rights Act in 2003, which guarantees adopted children the same legal rights as a biological child, the statute makes no mention of nationality.
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to be foreigners. Marriage did not affect the status of a subject of the realm, but under common law, single women, including divorcées, were not allowed to be parents thus their children could not derive nationality maternally and were stateless unless
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often use the terms nationality and citizenship as synonyms, despite their legal distinction and the fact that they are regulated by different governmental administrative bodies. Nigerian nationality is typically obtained under the principal of
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longer automatically acquired the status of the husband or father, children who acquired nationality by descent no longer were required to make a retention declaration, and registrations for children born abroad were extended.
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until 1 October 1961. As the British trusteeship was a single territory, those inhabitants of the northern British Cameroons became Nigerian in June, but did not cease to be BPPs until 1 October when the trusteeship ceased to
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Subsequently the Citizenship Act of 1960 was passed specifying criteria and procedures for acquiring nationality through naturalisation and registration. Under a plebiscite held on 11 February 1961, the inhabitants of
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In Britain, allegiance, in which subjects pledged to support a monarch, was the precursor to the modern concept of nationality. The crown recognized from 1350 that all persons born within the territories of the
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to extend their control over most of the lagoons in the surrounding area. These actions heightened tensions with the French, particularly in the northern region. In 1864, the British founded a settlement at
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their nationality, provided that comply with registration processes. The government may oppose during times of war. Nationals of origin cannot be deprived of their nationality. Naturalised persons can be
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ended. The nationality scheme did not change other than to allow dual nationality only for Nigerians of origin. Human rights monitoring organisations of international agreements like the 1999
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were subjects. Those born outside the realm — except children of those serving in an official post abroad, children of the monarch, and children born on a British ship — were considered by
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status to children and wives of BPPs, if they were stateless, and specifically provided that if a woman married someone who was a national of another nation, she lost her BPP status.
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had also been founded in the north. Hausa rulers lived in walled-cities and required inhabitants to pay taxes in exchange for protection from invaders. In the south, the
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in that while foreign wives can acquire Nigerian nationality by registration upon marriage, foreign husbands can only acquire nationality through naturalisation.
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In 1943, the British Nationality Act clarified that BPPs born abroad in territories that were within the Crown's dominions were British subjects by virtue of
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for working for another nation without governmental consent, or for committing serious crimes, disloyal acts, or crimes against the state or state security.
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and national legislators — are allowed to have dual nationality only if they acquired Nigerian citizenship by birth and have held this continuously.
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Persons born in Nigeria who have at least one grandparent who was Nigerian, or belonged to an indigenous community of Nigeria prior to independence.
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were sent to the Empire in 1515 and from 1482, Portuguese merchants began establishing trading posts around Lagos and on the banks of the
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in which the colonial powers designated portions of Africa into European spheres of influence. At the conference, Britain's claims of a
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The Royal Niger Company charter was revoked in 1900 and the territories which it had administrated were combined to form the
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internal strife and external attacks made the political structures vulnerable. As he made his way along the Upper Niger to
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was traced. Anglican missionaries arrived in the area in 1841, Methodist missionaries began establishing missions around
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of the Kanuri arose in the eighth century and at its peak controlled territory extending across the modern nations of
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in a protectorate were known as British Protected Persons and were not entitled to be British nationals. BPPs had no
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Persons in the Nigeria Colony and British-born subjects living in the Protectorate of Nigeria (1914–1960)
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trading forts in West Africa in 1850 and the following year, established a diplomatic outpost at Lagos.
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have also noted that the 1999 Constitution retains gender discrimination which is prohibited under the
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over the trade along the Niger, effectively allowed it to gain control over northern Nigeria.
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Nationality can be obtained in Nigeria at birth or later in life through naturalisation.
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Indigenous persons (British Protected Persons) in the Nigeria Protectorate (1914–1960)
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a decision was made to draft a common nationality code for use across the empire. The
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by their father. British Nationality Acts did not extend beyond the bounds of the
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resided, some of whom developed centralised governments. Among them were the
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The native inhabitants of southern British Cameroon remained BPPs under the
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in 1861 and over the next few years negotiated land cessions for Badagry,
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in 1842, and these were soon followed by Baptist missions. In 1849,
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In 1974, the military government which had ruled Nigeria since a
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by a margin of 7 to 3. The inhabitants of the northern part of
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Persons born anywhere whose parents are Nigerian nationals; or
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have noted that the 1999 Constitution makes no provision for
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became the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria at that time.
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In the northern part of the area now known as Nigeria many
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Typically, in Nigeria, there are no provisions to acquire
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In 1472, Portuguese traders visited the Benin Empire and
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system, which was linked to the Muslim world through
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of the Yoruba developed around the same time as the
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Page (October 2001). 388:year, these were joined into the 4544:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4266: 4265: 2987:Democratic Republic of the Congo 2727:from the original on 28 May 2019 2703:"Country Report: United Kingdom" 2253:Historical Dictionary of Nigeria 2207:. Mutua, Makau W. (series ed.). 1187:Falola, Genova & Heaton 2018 1050:Falola, Genova & Heaton 2018 1026:Falola, Genova & Heaton 2018 969:Falola, Genova & Heaton 2018 526:Post-independence (1960–present) 4132:Birth aboard aircraft and ships 2833:. Report #A/HRC/WG.6/31/NGA/2. 2829:(Report). Geneva, Switzerland: 2225:History of Education in Nigeria 1955: 887: 616: 602: 547:, voted to join an independent 4680:Permanent resident (Australia) 3969:Federated States of Micronesia 3333:St. Vincent and the Grenadines 2779:Australian National University 2771:The Journal of Pacific History 2684:Law Under Exogenous Influences 2626:Polack, Kenneth (March 1963). 2516:; Momoh, Solomon (July 2020). 2396:. In Stearns, Peter N. (ed.). 610:United Nations trust agreement 136:whose parents are unknown are 108:Acquiring Nigerian nationality 1: 4731:Canadian Citizenship Act 1946 2765:Tagupa, William (June 1994). 2718:European University Institute 2533:European University Institute 633: 421:Southern Nigeria Protectorate 417:Northern Nigeria Protectorate 370:Britain annexed Lagos as the 4716:British Nationality Act 1981 4250:British Overseas Territories 638: 535:and their father was not an 493:British Nationality Act 1948 7: 4690:UK Ancestry Entry Clearance 4685:Permanent resident (Canada) 4120:Renunciation of citizenship 2858:Nigeria Immigration Service 2740:Strayer, Robert W. (2011). 2016:University of Chicago Press 402:1884–1885 Berlin Conference 321:In 1830, the course of the 115: 10: 4778: 4670:Indefinite leave to remain 2682:. In Suksi, Markku (ed.). 2301:Nigeria under British Rule 2159:Amsterdam University Press 2119:DeLancey, Mark W. (1989). 2007:Journal of British Studies 653:, pp. 32–34, 36, 135. 586:Universal Periodic Reviews 475:self-governing territories 366:British period (1861–1960) 197: 17: 4708: 4638:Rights, issues, and visas 4637: 4339: 4321: 4245: 4219: 4161: 4102: 4055: 3956: 3846: 3673: 3666: 3435: 3360: 3217: 3210: 2919: 2912: 2787:10.1080/00223349408572756 2746:. Boston, Massachusetts: 2558:The Nigerian Legal System 2555:Mwalimu, Charles (2005). 2485:Citizenship Law in Africa 2275:Fransman, Laurie (2011). 545:southern British Cameroon 455:British Protected Persons 333:, a German explorer from 312:Transatlantic Slave Trade 172:Nigerians are allowed to 58: 48: 41: 32: 27: 4757:Nigerian nationality law 4315:Commonwealth citizenship 2967:Central African Republic 2258:Rowman & Littlefield 2014:(4). Chicago, Illinois: 595: 350:. Britain purchased the 20:Nigerien nationality law 18:Not to be confused with 4323:Commonwealth of Nations 4065:Commonwealth of Nations 2868:29 October 2013 at the 2601:Oxford University Press 2599:. Oxford, Oxfordshire: 2402:Oxford University Press 2400:. Oxford, Oxfordshire: 2281:Bloomsbury Professional 2089:University of Amsterdam 78:Constitution of Nigeria 3879:Bosnia and Herzegovina 2827:Compilation on Nigeria 2597:Encyclopedia of Africa 2589:Gates Jr., Henry Louis 2365:. New York, New York: 1935:Manby & Momoh 2020 1920:Manby & Momoh 2020 1908:Manby & Momoh 2020 1896:Manby & Momoh 2020 1881:Manby & Momoh 2020 1869:Manby & Momoh 2020 1789:Manby & Momoh 2020 1729:Manby & Momoh 2020 1599:Sawyer & Wray 2014 1388:Manby & Momoh 2020 744:Manby & Momoh 2020 663:Manby & Momoh 2020 569:second military regime 394:Oil River Protectorate 390:United African Company 90:Commonwealth countries 4675:Irish nationality law 4534:Saint Kitts and Nevis 4349:Antigua & Barbuda 4262:Partially recognized. 3127:São Tomé and Príncipe 2593:Appiah, Kwame Anthony 2125:. Boulder, Colorado: 1827:, pp. 1150–1151. 1712:, pp. 1783–1785. 1688:, pp. 174, 1781. 400:', culminated in the 102:Commonwealth citizens 43:Parliament of Nigeria 4665:Commonwealth citizen 4331:Commonwealth citizen 4201:Second-class citizen 4174:Multiple citizenship 3643:United Arab Emirates 3277:(Kingdom of Denmark) 2712:(revised ed.). 2642:Blackwell Publishers 2392:Judd, Denis (2008). 2161:. pp. 551–586. 2149:"15. United Kingdom" 1451:Llewellyn-Jones 1929 1237:, pp. 170, 174. 1052:, pp. xxiii, 6. 162:President of Nigeria 76:is regulated by the 53:President of Nigeria 4599:Trinidad and Tobago 4191:Permanent residency 4110:Loss of citizenship 4085:Caribbean Community 3338:Trinidad and Tobago 3323:St. Kitts and Nevis 3225:Antigua and Barbuda 2357:Hargreaves, John D. 1545:, pp. 175–176. 1441:, pp. 150–151. 533:diplomatic immunity 467:Imperial Conference 398:Scramble for Africa 285:Trans-Saharan trade 275:of the Edo and the 168:Loss of nationality 62:Current legislation 4709:Acts of Parliament 3265:Dominican Republic 2748:St. Martin's Press 2367:St. Martin's Press 2343:on 26 October 2020 2306:Barnes & Noble 2228:. Abingdon, Oxon: 2087:(PhD). Amsterdam: 1225:, pp. 35, 37. 782:, pp. 55, 61. 719:, pp. 51, 55. 378:and Palma, in the 257:Kanem–Bornu Empire 4744: 4743: 4695:UK right of abode 4281: 4280: 4255:Open border with 4098: 4097: 3952: 3951: 3431: 3430: 3351:US Virgin Islands 3278: 3002:Equatorial Guinea 2757:978-0-312-48916-8 2693:978-951-29-0284-2 2633:Modern Law Review 2618:978-0-19-533770-9 2572:978-0-8204-7125-9 2498:978-1-928331-08-7 2419:978-0-19-517632-2 2290:978-1-84592-095-1 2267:978-1-5381-1313-4 2239:978-0-429-84712-7 2204:978-1-138-49310-0 2168:978-90-5356-921-4 1201:, pp. 59–61. 1160:, pp. 57–58. 1112:, pp. 50–51. 758:, pp. 5, 50. 665:, pp. 6, 22. 152:By naturalisation 66: 65: 4769: 4736:Ireland Act 1949 4700:Windrush scandal 4524:Papua New Guinea 4341:Nationality laws 4308: 4301: 4294: 4285: 4284: 4269: 4268: 4115:Denaturalization 4004:Papua New Guinea 3989:Marshall Islands 3671: 3670: 3276: 3215: 3214: 2917: 2916: 2906:Nationality laws 2899: 2892: 2885: 2876: 2875: 2846: 2844: 2842: 2821: 2819: 2817: 2761: 2736: 2734: 2732: 2726: 2707: 2697: 2671: 2653: 2622: 2576: 2551: 2549: 2547: 2541: 2522: 2509: 2507: 2490: 2475: 2473: 2471: 2423: 2388: 2352: 2350: 2348: 2342: 2336:. 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Babs 2215: 2213: 2192: 2180: 2140: 2115: 2113: 2111: 2105: 2086: 2074: 2072: 2070: 1996: 1950: 1944: 1938: 1932: 1923: 1922:, pp. 5, 9. 1917: 1911: 1905: 1899: 1893: 1884: 1878: 1872: 1866: 1855: 1849: 1840: 1834: 1828: 1822: 1816: 1810: 1804: 1798: 1792: 1786: 1780: 1774: 1768: 1762: 1756: 1750: 1744: 1738: 1732: 1726: 1713: 1707: 1701: 1695: 1689: 1683: 1677: 1671: 1665: 1659: 1653: 1647: 1641: 1635: 1629: 1623: 1617: 1611: 1602: 1596: 1590: 1584: 1578: 1572: 1563: 1557: 1546: 1540: 1534: 1528: 1517: 1511: 1502: 1496: 1490: 1484: 1478: 1472: 1466: 1460: 1454: 1448: 1442: 1436: 1430: 1424: 1418: 1412: 1403: 1397: 1391: 1385: 1379: 1373: 1367: 1361: 1355: 1349: 1343: 1337: 1328: 1322: 1316: 1310: 1301: 1295: 1289: 1283: 1274: 1268: 1262: 1256: 1250: 1244: 1238: 1232: 1226: 1220: 1214: 1208: 1202: 1196: 1190: 1184: 1178: 1172: 1161: 1155: 1149: 1143: 1137: 1131: 1125: 1119: 1113: 1107: 1101: 1095: 1089: 1083: 1077: 1071: 1065: 1064:, pp. 4, 7. 1059: 1053: 1047: 1041: 1035: 1029: 1023: 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Parliament of Nigeria
President of Nigeria
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nationality law
Constitution of Nigeria
nationality
citizenship
Commonwealth countries
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Commonwealth citizens
nationality
jus soli
foundlings
orphans
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Naturalisation
President of Nigeria
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ethnic groups
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Idoma
Igala
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