Reviewed Article national identification card and driver’s licence. 16.6% of this group have dependants, their wards or dependents also have some of these documents. However only 42% of members of this group had the required document of birth certificate to show a bond with the state according to its laws. Within the Nigerian context, this does not come as a surprise. The documents the working class group and their dependants have as a means of identification, they own because of socio-economic reasons. For instance, they have international passports because they need to travel, they have drivers licence because it is required by the law before you can drive on Nigerian roads, for birth certificates, most schools and work place ask for birth certificates before they give admission or job offers. This writer can confirm this, as the only reason why I went to process my indigene letter from my local government was because it was a requirement to write exams into higher institutions. Therefore, the reason for having these documents is not to reduce avoid being at risk of statelessness, it is for reasons, some of which have been mentioned above. The reason for this is simple, just like the UNHCR have reported above; there is lack of awareness and a gap in Nationality laws in Nigeria. If the law exists and emphasis on the issue of statelessness, it will definitely raise a level of awareness. The grund 21