Change of name does not happen all the time
and when there is a reason to make changes to
our name, it is good practice to effect the
changes in all our official documents including
our bank account. This is often common among
the female folk as a result of marriage and at
least once in a life time a woman goes through
the process.
Men also may change their name for one reason
or the other. In this article am going to explain
the processes involved in effecting change of
name in a Nigerian bank account. There is a
slight variation in the process for male and
female customers of bank and am going to start
from the process and requirement for female
bank customers:

REQUIREMENTS FOR FEMALE CUSTOMERS
1. Marriage certificate
2. A valid ID card that has the new name on it
3. A newspaper publication announcing the
change of name to the general public (costs around #4,500)
4. A written letter to the bank requesting for
the change of name
5. A duly filled customer information update
form

These are the five major requirement needed to
effect a name change for female customers on
the grounds of marriage, but when the name
change happens for other reasons this process
and requirement applies to both the male and
female customers:
► Name Change
► Open Bank Account
► Nigeria Recruitment

1.A court affidavit declaring the new name

2.A valid ID card with the new name on it

3.A newspaper publication announcing the
new name to the general public

4.A written letter addressed to the bank
manager on the reasons for the change of
name

5.A duly filled customer information update
form

The process starts on the part of the bank after
all these requirements has been provided by the
customer and it usually takes 24hours to take
effect.
But what if the customer is not in Nigeria and
there is an urgent need to make changes to
account name? Don’t worry, the process is pretty
easy too. Depending on the reason for the change
of name, below are the steps to be taken for a
Nigerian bank customer who is abroad to
successfully do a change of name in his or her
bank account:

Contact your bank through their helplines and
email address, these information can be gotten
from the bank’s official websites and thankfully
almost all Nigerian bank offer live chart customer
service via websites, so either way can work.
The bank will request for the following documents
to be scanned and sent to their email:

1. International passport
2. Resident permit
3. Other relevant travel documents
4. A written letter stating the reason for the
change of name.
5. A duly filled customer information update
form

After authenticating and verifying the identity of
the customer through some rigorous screening,
the bank will go ahead to effect the name change
and it usually takes 24hours.
I hope this article helps and if it does kindly share
with friends.

umehmj:
Change of name does not happen all the time
and when there is a reason to make changes to
our name, it is good practice to effect the
changes in all our official documents including
our bank account. This is often common among
the female folk as a result of marriage and at
least once in a life time a woman goes through
the process.
Men also may change their name for one reason
or the other. In this article am going to explain
the processes involved in effecting change of
name in a Nigerian bank account. There is a
slight variation in the process for male and
female customers of bank and am going to start
from the process and requirement for female
bank customers:

REQUIREMENTS FOR FEMALE CUSTOMERS
1. Marriage certificate
2. A valid ID card that has the new name on it
3. A newspaper publication announcing the
change of name to the general public (costs around #4,500)
4. A written letter to the bank requesting for
the change of name
5. A duly filled customer information update
form

These are the five major requirement needed to
effect a name change for female customers on
the grounds of marriage, but when the name
change happens for other reasons this process
and requirement applies to both the male and
female customers:
► Name Change
► Open Bank Account
► Nigeria Recruitment

1.A court affidavit declaring the new name

2.A valid ID card with the new name on it

3.A newspaper publication announcing the
new name to the general public

4.A written letter addressed to the bank
manager on the reasons for the change of
name

5.A duly filled customer information update
form

The process starts on the part of the bank after
all these requirements has been provided by the
customer and it usually takes 24hours to take
effect.
But what if the customer is not in Nigeria and
there is an urgent need to make changes to
account name? Don’t worry, the process is pretty
easy too. Depending on the reason for the change
of name, below are the steps to be taken for a
Nigerian bank customer who is abroad to
successfully do a change of name in his or her
bank account:

Contact your bank through their helplines and
email address, these information can be gotten
from the bank’s official websites and thankfully
almost all Nigerian bank offer live chart customer
service via websites, so either way can work.
The bank will request for the following documents
to be scanned and sent to their email:

1. International passport
2. Resident permit
3. Other relevant travel documents
4. A written letter stating the reason for the
change of name.
5. A duly filled customer information update
form

After authenticating and verifying the identity of
the customer through some rigorous screening,
the bank will go ahead to effect the name change
and it usually takes 24hours.
I hope this article helps and if it does kindly share
with friends.

Bros i want to ask a question concerning this BVN.can i go ahead please?,

Raymondluv:
Bros i want to ask a question concerning this BVN.can i go ahead please?,

sure. shoot!

umehmj:


sure. shoot!

i have a fidelity bank account (Tier 3rd account) which is a saving account but am planning to open a zenith bank account.and the question i want to ask is will zenith bank give me their own personal BVN becus i dont want to use my fidelity bank account to link my zenith bank,i want a different one from zenith is it possible

The issue that am having is inconsistent middle names in my documents and I really want to make it consistent.....E.g. Ogunbiyi gbenga "moyosoreoluwa"......I want it 2b "moyosore"...will I go through this steps you have stated for male at the bank or its going to be different?? Since its just shortening of my middle name...

Pls reply ASAP

How can someone with no job or any new requirements for a new ID card, would have a new ID card carrying the new name, will she just walk to people making � card and tell them to have her new name printed on the card??

Pls can this work
My bvn name is
Emmanuel onuche adaviruku Jude
While my bank name is
Emmanuel adaviruku Jude
Can I link up