my waec certificate and secondary school testimonial bears only my surname and first name while my jamb result and the rest of my certificates bear my surname, first name and middle name, there is no spelling error. I want to know if the absence of the middle name on my waec certificate will pose a problem for admission purpose and what will be the solution, or do I have nothing to worry about. pls am worried cos I don't want to be told any stories in the future, thanks for your replies.

You dont have to give yourself headache over this issue. What you have to do is to go to the high court of the state where you reside in, tell them you want to apply for change of name(affidavit). This shouldnt cost you more than N2000.

After you've done that, contact a newspaper house closest to you to get it published. This in Daily Trust i think costs about N4500.

When you are through with the whole process, whenever you are applying for an admission or a job with your certificates, make sure you submit a photocopy of the affidavit and the copy of the page of the newspaper that carries the details of your change of name.

Mozele thanks a lot for your reply, I think that's what I ll do