Reviewed Article norm of the country, the constitution 36 has been criticized for being at the forefront of creating such gaps in Nationality laws in Nigeria 37. Some of the areas criticised in the constitution include; Presumption of Nigerian citizenship for children of unknown parents found in Nigeria 38, Gender discrimination in the acquisition of citizenship by marriage 39, Naturalization criteria too rigid 40, the ease of having dual citizenship 41 Renunciation of citizenship 42 and loss and deprivation of nationality 43. All of the aforementioned exposes a gap in the nationality laws of the country and shows that laws lack safeguards against statelessness 44. b) Students that are 18 and above (young adults): 83% know about the concept of statelessness and 16% do not know about the concept. Of the 83% however only 7% could specify what the concept is and how they knew about it, which was through a conference. They have one The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Cap. C.23, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 37 The Normative Framework on Nationality in Nigeria UNHCR https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_ro6-kTzGQ_TlSm69hog-gN1OICgnOeYG/view?usp=sharing 38 Section 25 (1) Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Cap. C.23, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 39 Section 26, ibid 40 Section 27 (2), ibid 41 Section 28, ibid 42 Section 29, ibid 43 Section40, ibid 44 For further reading on the sections of the constitution criticized by UNHCR, please use the link in foot note 36 36 22