<P> By birth - namely - (a) Every person born in Nigeria after the date of independence (October 1, 1960), either of whose parents or any of whose grandparents belongs or belonged to a community indigenous to Nigeria; </P> <P> Provided that a person shall not become a citizen of Nigeria by virtue of this section if neither of his parents nor any of his grandparents was born in Nigeria . </P> <P> (b) Every person born outside Nigeria either of whose parents is a citizen of Nigeria . </P> <P> (2) In this section, "the date of independence" means the 1st day of October 1960 . </P>

An alien who has lived in nigeria for twenty years may acquire citizenship by