Some of 286 foreigners conferred with Nigerian citizenships on Thursday, have explained why they chose to become Nigerians at a time the country was going through some challenges.
208 of them were conferred citizenship status by naturalization and the other 78 by registration.
A German businessman, Mr Hubertus Diers, explained why he chose to become a Nigerian after 42 years traversing the nooks and crannies of the country.
Dier, who runs company DIPOX Industrial Flooring Solutions, spoke after he was conferred with Nigerian citizenship at a ceremony hold at the Federal Ministry of Interior, in Abuja.
The German is among the 286 foreigners including 86 Lebanese, 14 Britons, and four Americans conferred with Nigerian citizenship.
Diers explained that he applied for Nigerian citizenship over five years ago and was happy that his long time dream had come to fruition.