FEC grants citizenship to 385 applicants

The Federal Executive Council, FEC has approved the granting of Nigerian citizenship to 385 applicants who have met the requirements.

The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, who disclosed this in Abuja on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, said the categories of citizenship granted to the applicants by the Federal Executive Council by naturalization and registration.

“FEC today approved the granting of Nigerian citizenship by naturalization to 317 applicants and Nigerian citizenship by registration to 68 applicants.

The applicants got the nod after meeting all the constitutional and administrative requirements for the grant of Nigerian citizenship,” Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola noted.

He said that the council also approved the full business case for a project on National Fire Detection and Alarm System incorporating a life safety system, networking, monitoring, and dispersion in real-time.