Oshiomhole’s wife‎, 334 others get Nigerian citizenship

A total of 335 foreign nationals were on Tuesday in Abuja granted citizenship by the Federal Government after statutory clearance and due diligence by the relevant security agencies.‎

‎The Minister of Interior, Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd), who presented the certificates of citizenship to the foreigners, charged them to be good ambassadors of Nigeria.

Mrs. Iara Oshiomhole, Wife of former Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomole‎, who is from Cape Verde, was one of the recipients.

Dambazau in his remarks said 335 applicants were approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) in January, out of the over 500 foreigners that applied for Nigerian citizenship.