Proposal to amend the constitution before the House of Representatives and Senate of the Nigeria National Assembly.<\/p>\n
Section<\/strong><\/td>\n| Provision of the Constitution<\/strong><\/td>\n | Provision of the Bill<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | ENACTED by the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria –<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | Clause 1: Alteration of the Constitution<\/p>\n | The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (in this Bill referred to as \u201cthe Principal Act\u201d) is altered as set out in this Bill.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 26<\/td>\n | Citizenship by registration<\/p>\n | (1) …………………………<\/p>\n (2) The provisions of this section shall apply to- (a) any woman who is or has been married to a citizen of Nigeria; or<\/td>\n Clause 2 : Alteration of Section 26<\/p>\n | Section 26 (2) of the Principal Act is altered by substituting for the existing \u201c(a)\u201d, a new subparagraph \u201c(a)\u201d –<\/p>\n \u201c(a) any non-Nigerian woman who is married to a Nigerian man or any non-Nigerian man who is married to a Nigerian woman.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | Clause 3: Citation<\/p>\n | This Bill may be cited as the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration) Bill No. 36, 2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | Explanatory Memorandum<\/p>\n | This Bill seeks to alter the provisions of the Constitution to provide for citizenship by registration for foreign spouses of Nigerian women.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Download all bills from the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (Abuja): https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Constitution-Alteration-Bills-5th-Alteration-February-2022.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n |