Nigeria: Information on the right to Nigerian citizenship of children born in Italy of a Filipino mother and a Nigerian father
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 May 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | NGA20734.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Nigeria: Information on the right to Nigerian citizenship of children born in Italy of a Filipino mother and a Nigerian father, 1 May 1995, NGA20734.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6accd24.html [accessed 20 May 2023] |
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For information on the right to Nigerian citizenship children born outside of Nigeria to a non-Nigerian mother and a Nigerian father, please consult the attached citizenship law of Nigeria as contained in the Constitutions of the Countries of the World (1986, 88-90).
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Attachment
Ewezukwa, D.I.O.et al. June 1986. "Nigeria," Constitutions of the Countries of the World. Edited by Albert P. Balustein and Gisbert H. Flanz. Dobbs Ferry, NY: Oceana Publications, pp. 88-90.
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