Nairaland Forum

blackky187:

@aysometin and Iranoladun are correct

i did mine just a two months ago and what i spent was 5k and in punch newspaper.

Haba Guy, na dangote abi na Babangida daughter you sef marry? Even at that don't throw away your father name eh.Just introduce hyphen e.g Okereke-Dangote

@ferdiii
the change of name that i did was for my wife and not mine She now bears my name ok

cassidy:

Well i did mine last year with dailytrust newspaper Abuja, it cost me 2,500 (N100 per word). I just went with a write up and i ve used dis same publication to change name on my cheque book (i had an Islamic wedding).

It will be nice if you let us know the kind of write up and which office or court you got it from.

Well to all those that are wondering how to get there name change to that of there husband after marriage, I guess u need not worry anymore cos u are speaking with the professional. Am an advert executive with THE NATION newspaper (www.thenationonlineng.net) so if u have any issues with 'Change of Name' u can reach me on kay_8080@yahoo.com.

How bou' changing a name as a single yet unmarried individual??

Too much make up on that face, I hope you didn't pour a whole container of brown powder on your face.

brein:

How bou' changing a name as a single yet unmarried individual??

All you need is a sworn affidavit from court for a change of name

u look good and congrats! i think you need a marriage certificate and newspaper house like BusinessDay Media where i work just ask of Chioma or call 08057174399

Me wanted tam add up spicey ku the rollup ba enough linguà been enumerated, aigh. Kool still.
Coded Still.

I am not in Nigeria but I would assume that you would have to go to court and it does not matter if it is a church wedding or the traditional when it comes to legalizing it (I hope so). The court process is usually different.

Me wanted tam add up spicey ku the rollup ba enough linguà been enumerated, aigh. Kool still.
Coded Still.

Me wanted tam add up spicey ku the rollup ba enough linguà been enumerated, aigh. Kool still.
Coded Still.

Me wanted tam add up spicey ku the rollup ba enough linguà been enumerated, aigh. Kool still.
Coded Still.

the woman fine no be small, wait make u see her face for nite when she do comot pancake u go shout WHO BE THIS

Iranoladun:

I'm surprise at all the responses.  To the best of my knowledge, you cannot just go to a newspaper whether you are a man or woman and just declare that you want your name to be change.

If you want to change your name for reason of being married under the Native law & custom i.e. traditional marriage, church or mosque (Customary act) or marriage act (i.e. marriage in a registry) the steps below is what you need to follow:

You need to do an affidavit (i.e. swear on oath) with a lawyer (Notary Public) or in front of a Commissioner for Oath in a Court before you then go to a newspaper for the purpose of widely circulating the notice of change of name.    

However, If you have a marriage certificate you will need to present it otherwise your lawyer or Notary Public may do a "Deed Poll" for you i.e. your husband will also need to sign the document to confirm that he has given his permission for you to be bearing his name.

Changing of name without a 'Mrs." simply involve an affidavit  & newspaper publication (i.e. if you are a man or you are a 'Miss".

Hi Iranoladun, you seem to know much about this, so i have a question: What is the main purpose of placing this information in the newspapers? What section of the law specifies that it MUST be the newspapers? Or is it just that it has to be made public by some means or the other, or you just need to have a physical copy/record of the change? basically, can't I decide to make mine public by placing it online? what are the legal issue for/against this?

Thanks. It's just that I've been wondering what the logic is behind the newspaper thingy,

linkfactor:

Hi Iranoladun, you seem to know much about this, so i have a question: What is the main purpose of placing this information in the newspapers? What section of the law specifies that it MUST be the newspapers? Or is it just that it has to be made public by some means or the other, or you just need to have a physical copy/record of the change? basically, can't I decide to make mine public by placing it online? what are the legal issue for/against this?

Thanks. It's just that I've been wondering what the logic is behind the newspaper thingy,

Good questions asked. Its why I subscribed to the website namechangenigeria. It's free for now and will soon be made official apparently. You just need to create a profile for yourself, and you can share the information to friends and family from there.