But it can be so confusing if you don’t know what to do about such errors.
You may want to know if it's possible to alter your surname, first name or middle name, and state or local government of origin after the submission of your registration online. Some candidates don't find this alternation necessary until after the release of their results.
Then, the questions are, "what should you do if there's a mix-up in the names, state or local government used?" “Is there any solution?”
The answer is YES. There's a solution to that...
First, candidates with a series of issues in WAEC or similar concerns had found my post, "WAEC: Answers to Students' Questions Before Obtain the Form or Use the Results for Admissions" very helpful. The post addresses more than a dozen candidates' problems regarding WAEC.
For the candidates whose concerns are about names, date of Birth and local government filled, read the post below to the end.
Visit the nearest WAEC office to lodge this complaint. They will handle it.
Steps to Change Incorrect Names, State/Local Government
And to guide you on how to correct this error, follow the guide as prescribed by WAEC - officially.
Visit the nearest WAEC office to lodge this complaint. They will handle it.
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Requirements for Amendment of Names on Certificates (School Candidates)
- Original certificate
- Affidavit for correction of Name
- Letter from the school principal
- Original Birth certificate for sighting and photocopy for submission
- Ten thousand naira only (N10,000)
Requirements for Amendment of Name on Certificates (Private Candidates)
- Original certificate
- Affidavit for correction of Name
- Original Birth certificate for sighting and photocopy for submission
- Attestation Letter for correction of name from the courts or clergy.
- Ten thousand naira only (N10,000)
Please during my registration for WAEC GCE 2019 mistake was made in my Surname. 22 was added to it instead of Chinye it was Chinye22. Please how do I change it ??? please.
The answer is just the same.
Please, go to the @waecnigeria office nearest to you.
In a related inquiry, a candidate was curious to know if the errors in names will be attended to if she went to the WAEC office,
My surname to read ADISA instead of ADEDIRAN thereby correct the error made in capturing of the last letters in ADEDIRAN which is "EDIRAN" to "ISA" which actually covers exactly 3 characters as stated here. My surname now to read ADISA, will that be considered please?
WAEC was specific that only minor errors can be changed but any major changes wouldn't be attended to.
Addition or substitution of name is not possible. However, expansion of an initial, and typographical errors, not more than three characters might be considered with supporting documents.
For example, in the case of ADISA and ADEDIRAN above, WAEC affirmed it wouldn't honor such as correction.
This correction will not be honored, please. You want to change the entire surname and not the characters.
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Similar Situations on Corrections of Names
- If you're registering for WAEC GCE and saved your information along the way, you could return to the form, and make some editing before final submission. This may not work for the mistakes in names though.
- If you're a school candidate (May/June student), you could talk to your school principal or exams officer. They may prefer to contact the WAEC office for the changes on your behalf.
- If you can make an application for the correction of names while the WAEC/GCE is ongoing, the changes should be made to reflect on your results when released.
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Why is the Right State/Local Government Important for WAEC Registration
Due to this limited stress, you will be exposed to, you may want to consider giving up on the correction. Kindly understand that using or accepting the wrong ones could be a serious mistake for your future chases, career, etc.In this politically engulfed society, you may want to, in the future, contest for any post which is state/local government-centered. You may be deprived of such a position especially if your opposition finds out your academic record shows another state.
For employment opportunities too, your state may be used to decide if you'll be given a space.
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Court Affidavit For Errors in Names, State or Local Government of Origin
You must have read elsewhere or heard that you can still use a court affidavit to support your documents in the future if any errors crop up in your registrations.That's true and it's working.
But can I advise you?
It's better you go to WAEC or any exam body involved to correct your errors even at a price than to be backing your errors up with a court affidavit.
Some organizations may deny you the opportunity to use an affidavit even if they don't tell.
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Can I change my name on waec certificate, though it been a long while since 2016 till date can I still change it?
ReplyDeleteYou can't. I suggest you do court affidavit of wrong names to be backing up your result.
DeletePlease I have wrong name on my waec results...and I have done affidavit in court but some people said they are not using it... please help me out ...my middle name on jamb does not tally with my middle name on waec and I was told in my school that the name on jamb is what they will use to mobilize me to service... please help
DeleteIf you want the name on your result, follow the steps in the post already listed.
DeleteSir pls I need ur number
DeletePls can I change my date of birth on my gce registration before the exam or after exam
ReplyDeleteBefore the examination is better and stressless. Go to the WAEC office in the state of the exam.
DeleteGood day sir please is it possible for me to change the state that i will write GCE waec
DeleteMy name is banji but it was Mistakenly written as olabanji
DeletePlease can i change it in waec office
What are the requirements for waec change of state of origin/LGA
ReplyDeleteWAEC said candidates should go to the body's state office to inquire further.
Deletehttps://twitter.com/waecnigeria/status/1075090744589893632?s=03
My name was not listed correct on my waec page when I went for online registration, how can this be change?
ReplyDeleteYou can talk to your school exams officer.
DeleteI'm I supposed to write the letter to waec office before the release of results or after
ReplyDeleteJust go to their office with all the items detailed in the post.
DeletePls sir,my own problem is that my waec is carrying different state and different date of birth,so also my jamb but I want to use that of jamb and am about to go for Nysc by November now what would I do
Deleteplease help I filled a wrong state of origin in my WAEC of 2018 and I want to change it now. Is it possible I change it?
ReplyDeleteFrom my experience, the state of origin filled in WAEC will not show on any of your results or certificate. Hence, you may not need to make any reference to that for the rest of your life. The state of origin on your national ID card, JAMB and post UTME or admission will be most important.
DeleteHowever, if you still wan to correct that, follow the guide in the post above.
I made a mistake in my state of origin I wrote waec 2021 Hw can I change it
ReplyDeleteAlready covered in the post. Read again.
DeleteHow do I do this I registered for Agric instead of Financial Accounting for to this year GCE? How do I change it?
ReplyDeleteYes, you can before the exams will start. Go to the nearest WAEC office. They will attend to it.
DeleteGood day sir
ReplyDeleteThere is an initial in my WAEC name
Wrote waec since 2011
How do I go about it
What happened to the initial. What do you want to go about?
DeletePlease sir my wace state of origin is different from my post utme can it hinder my admission.
ReplyDeleteignore that. WAEC will not show your state of origin or your result or certificate. So, it's not important or relevant. It's the one on your JAMB that should be correct.
DeleteMy WAEC statement of results is my school's old name and WAEC certificate in the School's new name. Will it affect my Nysc and what should I do.
ReplyDeleteIt won't.
DeletePls sir, my middle name initial was used in my waec 2008 instead of full name (Sopuruchi). What can I do about it or is there no cause for alarm?
ReplyDeleteNo need to worry. Initial is acceptable for jobs and admissions.
DeleteThe name on my daughter waec result is Destiny Happiness while. BVN is Godwin Happiness Destiny will it affect her jamb or admission to university?.
ReplyDeleteYou don't need BVN for admission.
DeleteGood afternoon sir, I wrote waec since 2015 but the name written there isn’t the same with the one I’m using… it’s Oluchi instead of Oluchukwu.. please how do I go about it?
ReplyDeleteYou will write to WAEC office, through your school's principal, for the correction of names.
DeleteSir the letter written by the school principal should it be typed or handwritten?
DeleteTypes/written, stamped and signed. Your school school should know better. It's none of your business
DeleteCan I change my name for waec 2021 sir
ReplyDeleteYes, you can. Write a letter to do that, to WAEC, through your school's principal.
DeleteSir I registered my waec in 2020 with ifeanyi divine ifeanyi instead of ifeanyi divine darlington and I've gotten admission but the name error is causing a hindrance to me pls is there a way I can change it in my waec result/cert so as to conclude my clearance. I'll be waiting for ur reply sir
ReplyDeleteThe posts below will help you
Deletehttps://www.schoolcontents.info/2018/12/waec-how-to-correctedit-wrong.html
https://www.schoolcontents.info/2021/05/are-schoolsorganizations-accepting.html
Sir am still writing this year wace how long will it take if I correct it now
ReplyDeleteIf the changes are made, when you're writing the exam, the corrections should reflect when your result is out.
DeleteSir what their is mistake in the spelling of my name instead of esohe it was written esuhe what can I do and I want to use it for post utme
ReplyDeleteApply for correction of names through your school principal or exam officer.
DeleteFThanks for the post, but pls sir, you did not emphasize on how to to correct DOB on Waec result, The DOB on my Itnl PP is different with My Waec cert, what do I do pls
ReplyDeleteWAEC is no longer correcting date of birth
DeleteWhat if the exam is still ongoing?
DeleteYou can talk to your principal or the exam officer. They will file for correction so that your result will come with the corrected names
DeletePls sir,on my WAEC result my surname was written as Abdul-qudus but my remaining certificate is written as Abdulqudus including NIN,my jamb name now is Abdulqudus,is it going to affect my admission process,and what is the best I can do,thanks in advance sir.
ReplyDeleteIt won't affect your admission.
Deleteplease i wrote wrong states on my waec will it affect my jamb in any way
ReplyDeleteIt won't. State never show on WAEC result.
DeleteGood morning sir, pls during my waec 2022, I noticed that my middle name was omitted and I reported quickly to the school principal, he told me to pay a sum of 10,000 for correction that the changes will reflect once I check my result of which I did, but to my greatest surprise I just checked my result this evening and it wasn't corrected, pls sir can it still be corrected even now the exam is over?
ReplyDeleteYes. Go back to the school and let them know what happened. They might have not done anything on it or WAEC has not done that. But going their will let them do the right things. .
DeletePls sir I wrote weac 2018 but there was a mistake in my name I am using Timothy eloji but dey added agozie and I am combining my weac and neco my
ReplyDeleteMy neco is carrying timothy eloji will it affect my admission
My name is MORIS the waec admin spelled MORRIS instead of MORIS itz necessary to change it
ReplyDeleteGood day sir, pls am having issues with my middle name on waec and jamb, the carry different middle name, and I am already in 400level in university, pls will the school graduate me, and NYSC mobilization pls, I need help sir.
ReplyDeleteGud day sir there is an issue with my NIN DOB which is 2003, and the DOB I used for waec and neco 2002 sir pls can I use a court affidavit to back it up and change it later or it won't affect my admission or later in the future, if I leave it.
ReplyDeleteSir will my WAEC correction be considered, because there is an issue with my name instead of Olanrewaju it is shortened lanre and that is the only issue on it
ReplyDeleteIs it possible to do a correction of gender
ReplyDeleteSame question i want to ask
DeleteHow much is the change of origin
ReplyDeleteGood morning sir, will incorrect DOB on my waec affect my nysc service
ReplyDeleteSo I wrote my weac as at three years ago and then I was asked by my school to add a middle name so as to get get me registered for the exams
ReplyDeleteInitially I bear just two names which is my surname and first name and all my credentials have these two names so I'm confused and don't know what to do
Thank you
Please sir my second name was written in place of my first name but the two names reflected in the certificate, is their any cause for alarm?
DeleteGood day sir , sir pls the state of origin on my waec (kogi)is different from the one on my nin and jamb (Lagos) will it affect my admission to lasu
ReplyDeleteGood day sir, i base at anambra
ReplyDeleteWhere can i find the nearest weac office
Please sir can I remove an abbreviated name on my Waec or make it full??
ReplyDeleteSir I have an alphabetical error of I instead of u in my middle name. Pls do I need to do change of name?
ReplyDeletePlease sir can my waec third name be erase
ReplyDelete