Nigerian Citizenship Law
A Current Perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16767002 |
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| Authors | K C Okoli (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 27-41 |
| Publication date | 1990-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of African Law (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0221-8553 • E-ISSN: 1464-3731 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0021855300008172 |
| OpenAlex | W2039803487 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
Since 1979, there have been significant changes in the law relating to citizenship in Nigeria. These changes came with the enactment in that year of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1979. The citizenship provisions of the 1979 Constitution have been slightly modified and reenacted in the 1989 Constitution which will come into effect on October 1, 1992. In this article, we shall examine the current Nigerian law on citizenship as ordained by the 1979 Constitution as well as the changes introduced by the 1989 Constitution. This will be done against the background of the historical development of citizenship laws in the country prior to, and since independence on October 1, 1960
Citizenship · Constitution · Independence (probability theory) · Perspective (graphical) · Political science · Politics · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration
| Highly cited | No |
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