IN 2022, 159 NIGERIANS SURRENDERED THEIR NATIONALITY.

At least 159 Nigerians resigned their citizenship in 2022 alone, according to the Ministry of Interior.

At a gathering in Abuja on January 26, 2023, Dr. Shuaib Belgore, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, revealed this.

Between 2006 and 2021, 150 Nigerians, according to Belgore, abandoned their nationality. “We previously discussed those who Mr. President has granted Nigerian citizenship to.

We welcomed 286 new Nigerians in November of last year, of whom 208 did so through naturalization and 78 through registration—i.e., spouses of Nigerian citizens who have since become citizens.

Moving on to Nigerians who have renounced their nationality, we have so far documented a total of 309. 150 Nigerians resigned their citizenship between 2006 and 2021. Around 159 Nigerians gave up their citizenship in 2022 alone, he claimed.