38,051 foreigners applied for Nigerian citizenship in 2 years ― FG

The Federal Government, on Wednesday, disclosed that it received a total of 38,051 citizenship applications from September 2018 to October 2020.

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore, made this known in Abuja at the 4th Quarter 2020 Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Units’ Consultative Forum (3PUCF), of all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), hosted by the Ministry of Interior.

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She stressed the importance of PPP, saying it the Ministry recorded a total Business application of 45,751 as well as 38,051 Citizenship applications from September 2018 to October 2020, leading to improvement in income generation for Government by the Ministry.