@blessing91680: I recently discovered something in Nigeria’s citizenship law that genuinely surprised me. Under Nigeria’s current Constitution, a foreign woman married to a Nigerian man can apply for Nigerian citizenship by registration. However, a foreign man married to a Nigerian woman does not have that same constitutional pathway. I’m not making this video to criticize Nigeria. Every country has its own citizenship laws. I simply found this interesting and wanted to learn more. 💬 Why do you think the law was written this way? Should it remain the same, or do you think it should change? Please keep the discussion respectful. I’m here to learn from Nigerians, lawyers, and anyone familiar with our Constitution. #Nigeria #NigerianConstitution #Citizenship #Marriage #NigerianLaw

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deeagle06
DeEagle 🦅 :
Do your research and know the facts before making videos online, other countries have their own laws about immigration
2026-07-11 22:54:43
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futurenailsbeauty
Karabo Molema :
they are protecting their country they know that you women you like to marry foreign man you will give them the citizenship for your country which is good I think South African government must do the same
2026-07-11 20:56:11
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apostlepeteropeter
Apostle PETER O PETER :
Nigeria men that are married to South Africa women are they South Africans
2026-07-14 12:51:33
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xolileduma4
terror :
we have problem with south African women doing this with their foreigner husbands...now they got citizenship
2026-07-11 21:05:39
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floxymadu
FLOXY MADU🥰🌹 :
I support Nigeria in this 🥰🥰👍
2026-07-15 17:26:33
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joeyternaagor1
Joey Terna Agor :
Chapter 3 of Nigeria's constitution is devoted entirely to citizenship, definition, types of, acquisition, etc. Foreign wives of Nigerian citizens get citizenship by registration. Foreign husbands of Nigerian women can acquire Nigerian citizenship through naturalization which is more demanding - they have to live in a given state of their choice for so many years, assimilate and be accepted by the community in which they reside as part of the requirements for the grant of Nigerian citizenship. This is not unreasonable. Nigeria has over 300 distinct ethnicities, that's already a challenge. A permissive immigration or citizenship law will likely result in abuse and the influx of new ethnicities/nationalities that can only compound our ethnic mix. A ready example can be seen in the influx of foreign Fulani who exploit the ECOWAS protocol on free movement/transhumans that has spawned our herders/farmers clashes and banditry even though Fulani are one of Nigeria's local tribes but the foreign ones are not Nigerian. You can equally see the problems of integration or assimilation that European countries face from permissive migration policies especially from Muslim countries, how this has given rise to violent extremism driven by religious beliefs. So, it will be a mistake to presume that just because other countries have permissive immigration/citizenship laws, therefore, Nigeria should have similar laws. Each country has its history and rationale for implementing laws and Nigeria is Nigeria, it is not those other countries, neither is she obligated to copy them, so, understand that our citizenship law is well grounded in history, logic and reason. By the way, if you have a foreign husband, he is eligible for a residency permit (CERPAC) which is renewable until he naturalises, that is if he chooses to. Don't forget, population is the least of our problems, I am sure the same goes for China and India. Let Nigeria breath!😂
2026-07-12 16:29:58
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vuvusokaba
sox :
everywhere is like that my dear is not only in Nigeria all over
2026-07-11 23:37:17
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lesole821
big5 :
very handsome 🥰
2026-07-12 00:10:31
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sanelekashongwe
SANELE KA-SHONGWE :
Meanwhile Nigerian Man marry a South African woman for a South African Citizen😏
2026-07-12 00:57:29
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tats6310
tats :
Yes however a bill is in NASS to amend that law
2026-07-11 22:48:00
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blessing91680
Blessing🇳🇬🇿🇦 :
That’s really interesting. So Botswana changed its law after the court ruling? Thank you for teaching me something new.
2026-07-12 16:51:00
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mluleki30
Mluleki :
The law was like that also in Botswana until 94 when an American man who had married a moTswana was denied citizenship and he took the government to court, he won the case and the government was ordered to amend that part of law.
2026-07-12 16:29:29
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wisdom.alexander28
Wisdom alexander :
this law has been amended both ways my sister, please make a research about this again ...ok
2026-07-12 12:20:48
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off01t
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2026-07-12 09:15:26
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elizmary_ndura
Queen M :
@Jacinta Ngobese Zuma
2026-07-12 08:03:41
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farmer.brown708
Farmer Brown :
why do you have a South African flag
2026-07-11 22:25:26
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eddiesomething
Eddiesomething :
We dey try to encourage our women to stay home and marry our men. we be like muslim😂😂 dem nor dey marry to go but marry to bring in
2026-07-12 01:07:23
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sifiso_colder
Sifiso_Colder :
what does the constitution say about me as a South African rolling up and opening a shop in Lagos without notifying anyone?
2026-07-11 23:03:08
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a.r7083
A.R :
We think it should change for Nigeria to grow positively. It can be done through Process 9 of the 1999 Constitution.
2026-07-12 01:07:45
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siyabulela.vusani
Siyabulela Vusani :
I am South African but I do believe Nigerian law makers were very right with this one
2026-07-13 18:04:44
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faygeesifa
FAYGEE Sifa :
it's not marginalization... when a woman marries a man, be bears her husband's surname. so if a foreign woman marries a Nigerian man, she bears a Nigerian surname which makes her a Nigerian. but when a foreign man marries a Nigerian woman, the Nigerian woman bears his surname. women leave their family house to be with the man's family men don't leave their family to be with the woman family it's just about gender roles.
2026-07-12 23:23:52
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_riseabovehatesteveukonu
Ukonu :
Left for me they should BAN everything
2026-07-18 03:30:10
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user8330737237519
user8330737237519 :
But in South Africa the Nigerian man marrying Jollofinas wants to be South African
2026-07-13 05:57:57
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kechinat.chrisple
Niky :
because its our fatherland. we are using China law and I like it like that.
2026-07-13 10:58:55
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toniamalatji
Tonia Lester 🌶️🌶️ :
But 🇳🇬Men are claiming that in 🇿🇦?
2026-07-17 04:15:34
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