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Buhari confers Nigerian citizenship on 286 naturalized foreigners
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday granted Nigerian citizenship to 286 foreigners, who include 86 Lebanese, 14 Britons, and four Americans.
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) was said to have approved the conferment of the status of Nigerian citizenship on the foreigners.
The naturalized citizens were guided to recite the oath of allegiance and the Nigerian national pledge.
President Buhari directed the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) to immediately issue the new Nigerians with citizenship certificates.
President Buhari enjoined the beneficiaries to make positive contributions to the different communities they reside and abide by the ideals of the nation.
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