Dear Nairalanders,

I recently got married and went with my wife to conduct some transactions in Access bank. The issue now is that my wife did a change of surname to mine which was published in one of our prestigious dailies. In order to use a certain bank account of hers, the name on her BVN needed to be changed. In doing this at the Customer Care desk of Access Bank, we were intimated that a CBN directive stipulates that we bring the following for our transaction to be completed:

1. Newspaper publication showing the change of name
2. Marriage certificate
3. Proof of Official Identification Card

My problem with the above requirements was the proof of Identification. The Access Bank staff told us that my wife had to present an Identification (I.D.) card bearing her new surname. The options we have for these are:

a. International Passport (Renewable every 5 years)
b. Drivers’ licence (Renewable every 3 years)
c. Voter’s Card (Never renewable)
d. National Identity Card (Renewable every 5 years)

All these documents bear my wife’s maiden name, does this imply she has to make an entirely new I.D. just to change the name on her bank account? We all know the hassles it takes to get any of the I.D. cards not to talk of the cost implications.

Please we humbly request great suggestions on how to overcome this challenge.

Thanks

Yes. The Id must bear the new name she is changing to.
If she has international passport, let her go and do change of name first and present the new one.

International passport and Driver's licence are your best bet for now. The other options are almost impossible to get an immediate name change on it.

Roseey0:
Yes. The Id must bear the new name she is changing to.
If she has international passport, let her go and do change of name first and present the new one.

International passport and Driver's licence are your best bet for now. The other options are almost impossible to get an immediate name change on it.

Thank you so much for your kind and candid answer.