FG Grants Adams Oshiomhole’s Wife‎ & 334 Other Foreigners Nigerian Citizenship

A total of 335 foreign nationals were on Tuesday in Abuja granted citizenship by the Federal Government after statutory clearance and due diligence by the relevant security agencies.‎ ‎

Retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau,‎ Minister of Interior, who presented the certificates of citizenship to the foreigners, charged them to be good ambassadors of Nigeria.

Among the lucky recipients was Lara Oshiomhole, from Cape Verde, who got married to former Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomole‎, in 2015.

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Dambazau in his remarks, said that 335 applicants were approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) in January, out of the over 500 foreigners that applied.

He explained that 245 of the foreigners approved were granted Citizenship by‎ Naturalisation, while 90 were by registration, mainly foreign women married to Nigerians.