We will only discuss the JAMB correction of the name for 2024 today. The first step you take to join those writing Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination powered by JAMB is to create a profile.
During the creation, you might make mistakes in your name, local government, date of birth, etc. However, this can be easily changed without stressing yourself.
I once was a victim of this while trying to create for a friend. I mistakenly wrote Oleyemi instead of Olayemi. Lol, don’t laugh oooo no one is above error. You might be thinking of what will happen if he continues using the name that way.
Such a person may be disqualified from admission when the name found on his birth certificate or O’level result is not correlating.
Your institution assumes you forge it, whereas you are the genuine owner of the result.
JAMB Change of Name via SMS
- Before you proceed to complete your registration at the CBT centre.
- Once you notice your name has been wrongly written, slot in the SIM card you used to create your profile on the phone.
- Send a message to 55019 following the blow format.
- SURNAME, FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME. These should be the new names you are willing to change to. Please don’t send the wrong name as an SMS again.
When will it be corrected on my profile?
Immediately, the message is successfully sent. Check your profile after 10mins. The effect would have been made.
What else can be done with this code?
Checking your UTME result. If you are short of data on your phone, you can also use the code to view your score. Don’t dial the code; send SMS only.
Does changing my name on JAMB with the USSD code cost money?
Don’t worry. It’s not much, just fifty naira (50).
Can I lodge complaints with this code?
If you do, you won’t be responded to. Instead, visit the nearby CBT centre or JAMB office and complain to them. You can also check the support centre for help.
Can it work after doing my bio-metrics?
No, if you’ve finished your registration and you forget to correct the name, go and write the exam now, come back and pay a sum of two thousand five naira (2,500) to edit online.
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How To Correct Your Name On JAMB Portal
- Write down the wrong name and the name you want to change it to on paper and go to any computer cafe or CBT centre near you.
- Tell them you want to do JAMB name correction and give them the details needed. It’s not free, by the way.
- The name won’t start showing immediately, and it will take some time to propagate on the portal and your documents.
Frequently Asked Questions
Below are some of the frequently asked questions on JAMB correction of names.
When will it be corrected on my profile?
Immediately, the message is successfully sent. Check your profile after 10mins. The effect would have been made.
What else can be done with this code?
Checking your UTME result. If you are short of data on your phone, you can also use the code to view your score. Don’t dial the code; send SMS only.
Does changing my name on JAMB with the USSD code cost money?
Don’t worry. It’s not much, just fifty naira (50).
Can I lodge complaints with this code?
If you do, you won’t be responded to. Instead, visit the nearby CBT centre or JAMB office and complain to them. You can also check the support centre for help.
Can it work after doing my bio-metrics?
No, if you’ve finished your registration and forgot to correct the name, go and write the exam now, come back and pay a sum of two thousand five naira (2,500) to edit online.
Conclusion
Any error observed on your JAMB portal should be corrected before you go deep into the registration to avoid unnecessary stress.
I hope the steps explained are easy. If yes, give us a share, and if you are still confused in one way or another, drop it in the comment box.
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I correct my name but the registrar did not update the correction
Please notify them for the correction
Please I wrote JAMB in 2016 (already gained admission)
Yesterday we had to check if our names are on the JAMB matriculation list and to do that I had to create a new profile (as I have forgotten the details to the old one) in the process of creating this new portal I omitted ‘U’, I already have my registration number and result with the correct details, please will this new profile affect the name that will appear on my result if I try to print it?
No it won’t affect.
me too and I have written my jamb
Hi pls I registered with my nin the name on my nin was “kaosarah” but with my waec and birth certificate there was no “h” there,when I request for the profile code with my nin it brought out the h and have reg for jamb already I hope it wouldn’t affect me
You should have changed the name on your NIN before registering for JAMB
Is there no other way to correct it?
Although not free, you can change it on JAMB’s website.
I did a correction of name in my jamb portal since a month now but it has not reflected in my jamb portal please what can I do
Same here with you bro
Good morning how far did jamb later correct the name for you
Pls i have applied for correction of name since three weeks ago but thr wrong name is still showing
Yes the wrong name will keep showing but it has been changed.
The correct name will be shown on your admission letter.
i did mine today and it has not reflected
Really, because mine is still not showing my middle name,
Ok but hope it won’t affect me during nysc registration because the wrong name is still there despite I’ve change it since 2020?
How many did they collect from you
Yes,I have done correction of name too.But on matriculation list,it shows old name.
Please I apply for name correction from Jamb after correcting it from my NIN but Jamb have email me that my name correction have been rejected..
And I have corrected it from NIN before proceeding to Jamb office.
Please what should I do
Find out why it was rejected and do another one.
Same please what is the problem
Akinlalure oyewole
I have a problem with my jamb email telephone number, please help me out .
Please
Visit the nearest jamb office or CBT center for help.
I don’t know my middle name is on my ID card and on my secondary school cert and waec result
But when I registered I didn’t include it
Pls hope there won’t be any issues during admissions
Pls I did appreciate your replies thanks
I will advice you to apply for correction so as to avoid issues later. Having it corresponding with each other is better than taking the risk.
I used my Firstname for my Othername mistakenly. I applied for correction of name, the payment was successful but its not reflecting on my profile.
The change should be seen on your admission letter.
Please I want to do change of name
Go to nearby jamb office to correct it
Please how dou you correct your name
Follow the guidelines in the article
Has it reflected?
Visit nearest jamb office or cbt center
I have same case
Pls when you see this can you let me know if it changed or what you did so it reflected
Pls
I have already applied for correction of name and I got a mail saying the correction of name can’t be done due to Nysc syndrome, what should I do at this point?
I make correction of name last year November till now I never see any message from them
Same here too please what can we do
Pls, my ssce is Nwachukwu Ogadinma Florence while my jamb is Nwachukwu Nmesoma Florence, can it hinder my admission?
Yes.
what the solution to it
Have you been able to resolve it?
Please what did you do about it I also have a similar case
Pls I do changing of name since last year August pls is still not reflecting on it is this bring d wrong name
Please I made correction of name since last year but it’s not reflecting what is wrong
What if I want to change my name from what I am bearing in Waec e.g if it’s Ade Hammed Umar and I want to change it to Adeyemi Muhammed Umar as in that’s d name i want to be on my admission letter and I want to use in school,pls how do I go about it?
Visit any waec office near you or tag them on Twitter
Please I want to do correction of name
I have explained how you can get it done.
How do I change my name
Follow the instructions in the article
I changed the arrangement of my name after accepting admission.
Please will the change of name reflect.
No, check your dashboard if it does
Sorry please I have the same problem do i have to print another admission letter
I did correction of name on my nimc Ahmed kabiru musa but I have already register my jamb with Ahmed kabiru what’s the solution
What name did you use in waec and other certificates?
i have mistake in my name
Apart from SMS what other means can I use in correction of name
Visit any computer Cafe or cbt center near you
Pls I went to register for direct entry and I was asked to go for jamb regularization… But that I can use other diploma first.. Pls what should I do??
Do the regularization before registering for DE
Jamb gave me addmition in 2017 with my father name and now i want to run another bsc program.b i applied for DE with my married name already charged with NIN. Now i can’t even submit my application because of a clash in surname. Please what do i do
This case is complicated, kindly contact JAMB via Twitter or support site
Can I apply for change of name now or after the exam?
If you have completed registration, then after exam
What can I do when my jamb caps is not accept or reject
Is the button not clicking? Use a computer and make sure your internet connection is good
I did correction of name 1 week ago but it as not reflect in my portal. Please what should I do?
Give it 1 more week before contacting JAMB
I am already in school already like I have gained admission for sometimes now but my middle name was abbreviated on JAMB portal and it was written in full on WAEC portal.
The name is also abbreviated on my school portal. They insist I visit JAMB office and do the correction.
What do I do?
Go to JAMB office, but before you go try to contact them on Twitter.
Pls how can I contact them on Twitter
Tag @JAMBHQ on Twitter.
Can they give admission if ur middle name was abbreviated?
I register with Olantyi faruk alade in jamb.and I have done correction of name in Nimc to Olaniyi faruk alade will it appear in jamb
Olaniyi faruk is in my o level result.
Did you do it before or after the registration?
Pls I need help, l did correction of middle name in NIN, in January but when I try to create profile code, it still shows me the wrong name, l went back to NIN office to complain, they told me that it has changed but has not reflected in my profile code,should l continue with my registration, because jamb registration is ending next tomorrow, 15 thanks
The registration has been extended, try to resolve this before you register
I want to change the arrangement of my name after accepting admission, will it still have effect or what can I do?
It will
Hey have this been resolved I’m having the same problem
After changing my name in jamb…I got admission… I can’t be able to print out my admission letter
You should be able to do that ?
I change nin, afterd registered jamb and now the name on my nin is the same on my waech how can the jamb name be changed
NIN come with two names can I register jamb within, and I send my NIN with 55019 , and the send the profile code with two names can I register jamb within like this
Yes, if that is what is on your other documents
Can I write JAMB first before I change the name
Good afternoon..please i need your advise..i entered the university through direct entry.. But it was the school were i did ND that helped with regularization but they made mistake in my third name by writing R instead of Rachael..i was asked to go for correction of name at jamb office which i hve done since last year but it is yet to reflect on my jamb portal and i have not received any approval name..please hope won’t affect me for nysc registration because i already have full name in school
Having the same issue of initial. Applied for change of name since last year, no update till now and nysc does not accept initials.
I nin name is not d same with my waec name and I use my nin name to register for jamb can I change my nin name to my waec after writing jamb
Good day sir, please I applied for jamb correction of name since January and till date I have not received an email and it’s not reflecting on my results slip too.
Please what do you suggest I do
I registered for jamb
Then i had a mistake with the name in nin
So I went to correct the nin name
So will it Automatically correct in my jamb name too
After registration for jamb some body stole my phone and I don’t know my profile code off hand so what do I do
Pls sir,I need your advice on this.i applied for jamb but the name on it is different on my waec.The surname,middle name and first name.Pls sir how do i Chang so that it will be the same and my NIN name too
Please I did change of name due to wrong arrangement after accepting admission would it still reflect cause I’m afraid it would affect my screening in the school
My nin was written as aremu kamaldeed instead of aremu Kamaldeen
And I have already registered jamb with it can I go to jamb Office to correct it or go to nimc Office
Please I wrote jamb in 2018 with Okeke-king Forward but now want to change it to Okekeking Forward Nkiruchukwu,that is I will be remove the hyphen in my surname and adding my middle name. Can using this procedure above still.be effective? Especially since it’s being a while I wrote jamb
I used the same name in my waec but I am in the process of changing it because I used Okekeking Forward Nkiruchukwu in my NIN,hence wanting my jamb and waec to tally with my NIN
Please
The names on my waec and neco documents are
Elechi Kingsley Onyedika but what’s on my nin is Elechi Onyedika kingsley ?,and I used the latter for my jamb registration.hope it won’t complicate things for me
Thank you.
Hi Kingsley, pls I would love to have your contact because I have similar issue too
I have been given a jamb admission letter already.
If I change my name, will it reflect on the admission letter?
Will the name change on the admission letter?
If yes, how long will it take please?
Can I use affidavit to back up the name on my waec and jamb , my name is Henry Chibuike on waec and Chukwubuike Henry on jamb , pls I need urgent reply
Please I have 2 names on WAEC
Moses Edna
And three names on jamb
Moses Edna Elohor
On my jamb portal I have just 2 names
Moses Edna but when I printed my jamb results and admission letter I have 3 names
Moses Edna Elohor
Please what should I do? Am about to go to service…this is my last year in school
Same with mine
Pls, the middle name on my NIN is different from that on my waec and other documents but the other names are correct. Will this change affect me?
How long does this correction of name takes? because I did mine since last month
Even me oooo
I did my own correction of name since last month and it has not reflected on my jamb portal
please how will i change my name that is on my jamb regularization slip in order to be as correct as in my o-level result, e.g my jamb regularization slip is written bitrus john while my o-level is written sunday jonhn and i have my court affidafit.
pls sir and ma my name and other processes are correct but middle name was inputted for me in which I don’t have one,and now DAT middle name is going to affect my crediencials.tanks in anticipation.
I did correction of name on my jamb and it has not yet show the correct name
Pls what will I do sir ?
Hi,I did change of name on jamb portal,and I even went to the jamb office to upload my name, after the uploading,they told me it has been changed,but on my jamb caps,it had not reflected that it had been changed.
What do I do sir?
And I have done this change of name since last year
pls i couldnt remember my jamb email and i didnt have access to my profile pls what can you do help sir
I used shukura Adebisi opeyemi for my nin and jamb registration but in my waec is shukura Adebisi adelola I used will it affect my admission
It’s will affect your admission, you have to correct it early. I’m having that same issue. First correct the name in your NIN, then battle it. In jamb office. I have not been able to change mind yet. I ask me to check back.
im having the same issue seff…it hasnt been resolved wat about yours ….i think it can affect admission
Please, can i change my name on NIN?
I have corrected my name on nin, same with jamb, but any time I go to my jamb portal I still see the wrong name, am planning to go to jamb center and show them craze, but it’s frustrating, what should I do, will it appear during admission?
pls I want to know how u change your name in jamb because have already change my name in nin and I want to change my middle name completely in jamb pls chat me up on watsap 08058184152 I want to know how u change your name in jamb because am very scared right now
Good day
I changed my name on my NIN after registering for jamb
Is there a way I can change it on the jamb profile
I removed my middle name
Good day
please the name that is on my o’level is not the same on jamb and I change the name on NIN and am not yet change the name on jamb and I want to obtain school form can I collect the form now and change that name after admission?? please enlighten me ?
I wrote jamb 2020, my name was correct but it’s interswitched, I have gotten admission, so what can I do to change back my name and also when will it reflect on school portal
pls i made change of name since august my name have not reflected nd jamb send me message payment successful pls will my name reflect because am confused of the name to use nd register post utme when i change my name in nin i when to write jamb mock either it reflect yes my name reflect to the one i want but when am about to write the main exam it change back to the name i made change on if i do thump print my full name will come out
if i correct my nin name will the name on my jamb also correct pls i need a quick answer it is urgent
Pls applied for correction of name using SMS, but I was replied that the GSM number has already been used by another candidate on e-facility
Please i made a mistake in my
NIN so the the na inflect on my jamb.instead of Chibuike i now write Chibiuke. Please i need ur help
I did my correction of name by going to nin office to change it from Omosaiye oluwatosin Harrison to Omosaiye oluwatosin Ajinde, I don’t know may me it will automatically be change since I corrected the name they used on my nin
Pls,I omitted my middle name on my jamb registration,but in my waec result I wrote it there,when I got my jamb result I didn’t see it there,can I be able to change it.
I did correction of names in my portal for 2017 jamb but the changes has not been made, Since June, then they said I should take an idemity form to my Sch after making payment and the correction wasn’t completed, of which I did, and the Sch said they have sent the names again to jamb office for the correction, since august no changes has been made while I keep checking my portal everyday Pls… and I want the correction to be made so I can do my screening and go for my nysc pls
Same problem with me here what’s the way forward please!
Pls can u call me
08115245024
Same here too
must I change the name on my nin before I can change my jamb name??
Please i have a problem with my first name i want to remove abdul from my name and have done the correction but yet not reflect please can i offer for admission
Pls I did correction of name in my NIN nd JAMB also but the payment successfully paid but the wrong name is still de.can I submit the name or my jamb in the school
How much does cost to do change of name in nin
News paper and u need to indicate old and current ones and affidavits, also generate remita retriever reference with only the correct names, go pay into bank and took the receipt to non office
pls when I registered for my nin they made mistake with my middlename like they put another different name and after i changed the name on nin so as for it to correspond with my waec and neco result following day I generated my profile Code and I saw the old name that I change unknowing to me that it will take 5 to 7 working days for the change to be initiated and the jamb cbt told me I should register like that that after the jamb exam I will do change of name .Now I paid 2500 naira for the change and the jamb cbt center is telling me I can’t chang the name completely pls am very scared and cinfuse pls what can I do pls
Am facing the same problem with you your problem is coming from nin they did not correct your name,
bcus if dey would have done it your profile code wouldn’t have showed the old name the only thing you can do now is to pray so that jamb name will change before time runs out bcus me I don give up somehow it’s very painful for somebody to pay for something and finds out that u waist your time and most importantly ur money
Pls can I still do jamb change of name after the exam
I use my NIN to register my DE but the First name was wrong so I need to go for change of name in NIN office which was successful, later I went to Jamb office to change my name that appear on all my documents but it has not reflect, I am really bother hope it won’t affect the admissions.
A name in my jamb and waec result are different
But my jamb and nin name are the same
Jamb: Amos Andy Aliyu
Nin: Amos Andy Aliyu
Waec: Amos Andy Oladele
Pls how do I go about it
Please I made mistakes on my nin
The last name was wrong and it reflected on my jamb admission letter. Can I still do Change of name, will they send another admission letter.
Pls if u v same issue like me ,dis is my number 09039653292. Also did a change of name in jamb and v submitted d indemnity form in my skul of whc my skul has submitted it in jamb.buh jamb rejected it saying I dnt v enough documents to back it up. And have submitted all the documents they asked me to submit. Don’t even know what to do
I have a huge mistake on my name.
My nin name is totally different from my weac name. And I did change of name from my nin an it’s out now. But jamb said they can’t remove and replace a name.
What do you think I can do ??
Pls I’ve been battling with this same name issue, my name on jamb is AKERELE OLUWATOSIN OLAJUMOKE, now in all my credentials it’s AKERELE OLUWATOSIN YETUNDE that is there, I’ve written my exam since 2014, pls can I still change my last name to YETUNDE? I did it the first time jamb didn’t approve, sad I didn’t have enough evidence.
Hello good evening everyone. I have do changing of name but my name is not yet reflect. Please what can I do again.
Pls I went to Jamb offices to do change of name upper last week and since then the name is still the same….my question is that can I go to Cafe to do it again or I should wait for Sometime
Please I need help
The name on my Nin is
Dalyop Jephthah Abraham
While on my olevel result is
Abraham Jephthah Dalyop
I don’t know how to go about it
Must I do change of name?
Please sir after registering for jamb the name on my nin was john praise ayodeji and it appeared on my jamb profile and the names on my waec,neco and birth certificate is john praise emmanuel and i want to correct it to john praise emmanuel
thanks so much
I did regularisation n a profile created for me was bearing Chukwubike kosarachi while my admission letter is bearing Akpunwaozor kosarachi Eucharia, when i want to print my admission letter they said can’t that i can’t use someone profile to print my admission letter. Please what can I do
My original name is FOLORUNSHO ODUNAYO JOHN, but when I registered for NIN I made a mistake of FOLORUNSHO ODUNAYO SEUN but have did change of name on my NIN. Can I go ahead with my admission because the data given to me by jamb official to come back for the change of name the school form will close by then
I changed my nin name,but the old name still reflects on my profile code
What should I do
I changed my surname in my NIN,but the old sur name still reflect on my profile code what should I do I need to register for my jamb please I need help
I misplaced my frist name to middle name for in NIN registration will it affect me in jamb
Yes
Please I have 2 names on WAEC
Moses Edna
And three names on jamb SALEEM ABDULRAHEEM AYOOLA
On my WAEC portal I have just 2 names
SALEEM ABDULRAHEEM but when I printed my jamb results and admission letter I have 3 names
SALEEM ABDULRAHEEM AYOOLA
Please what should I do? due to this reason I wasn’t screened into the university I applied for, they said I have to go and change the name on jamb portal, what can I do about that please
Please I need ur help i create my profile code last year 2021 with my NiN name which is Abdulmalik m, makinta and I registered with that name
Now I changed my name to Abdulmalik Mohammed makinta I completed the abbreviation in NIN
My question hear is that can I use that profile to register this year
Pls sir, I registered for jamb 2021 with the middle name (Inusokan Boluwatife Ogooluwa) but later change it to (Inusokan Boluwatife Ogo-Oluwa) both on my NIN and jamb and I want to register for 2022 jamb but the computer said the middle name submitted is different from the one enrolled on my NIMC slip, but when I want to register for jamb I was unable to validate my profile code and e-pin in order to continue the registration.
Pls what can I do sir??.
Pls I want to correct my name because the name written on my waec is correctly written but the one written on my jamb registration was wrong so how can I change it
I created my profile code using my NIN the Middle name on my NIN is Oluwatobi but on my waec it is Oluwatobiloba but now I have changed the name on my NIN to Oluwatobiloba will it reflect on my jamb profile
My Neco result has my forefathers name and my nin and jamb has my father’s name.
Please is it possible for me to change the surname in jamb to the one on my Neco result
Every one on name correction issue add this number on watapp let channel our issue to jamb 08034348500
Good afternoon.
I’ve written jamb since 2019,can I still apply for change of name?
Yes
Hello
pls the middle name on my waec is different from the one on my NIN and i have already registered for jamb with the name on my waec
Hope it won’t affect me
Unfortunately, it will.
How can I change my jamb name after registration
Will I change it before gaining admission or after gaining admission
Do it before gaining admission.
I have correct my name on NIN so i correct on jamb,jamb rejected the name back so i have to wait for this year to write another jamb so that i correct the name again and have correct since last week i have not got any message from them. what can i do now because i must go to school this year
Hi. I did correction of name in my NIN from Oloyin Muhammed-Kamaldeen Abiodun to Oloyin Muhammed Kamaldeen which is the name that i am using in all my credentials and I’ve done the correction also in jamb 2 weeks ago but i have not seen any mail either it was accepted or rejected and i have checked my portal the wrong name is still appearing. Hope there is no problem? Please help me Sir!
Pls I did change of name over 3 weeks now I didn’t receive any mail from jamb and it hasn’t changed on my profile what should I do pls
Pls I changed the name on my nin few days before registering for jamb but it did not reflect on my jamb till now pls what am I supposed to do
Pls I my NIN has two names and my jamb has three names and I already sent my NIN to 55019 and they sent me my profile code but it was been decline at jamb office so I went to add the third name on the NIN so till now after adding the name it still showing two names on my profile code pls what can I do so that the third name will be added to the profile code
Please, the name on my nin is Akanbi temitope ayoka and I’ve registered it with jamb but my neco result is bearing Akanbi Halima ayoka. And I’ve also enrol for change of name at nimc office. I don’t know if it’ll reflect on my jamb portal too. Please what can I do it
Plus sir my nin name is different from waec and neco and I want register for jamb
I registered for jamb with a wrong the mistake was from my nin after correction can I register for jamb again with my old profile
Pls sir I need your help. I wrote jamb last year 2023. On my NIN bears NNAEMEKA ANGEL IZUKANSO, which I used for the jamb registration. But my waec bears NNAEMEKA ANGEL UCHECHI. Although, they’re both my names but I was declined clearance this year, 2024 due to the name difference. Pls what can I do to rectify this mistake so I can move on with my clearance?
I’ve gone to jamb office buh I was told that if they should change it, jamb would not approve of it. Pls what should I do??
Good evening sir/ma I made a mistake on my jamb profile the name there is egunjobi Damola daniel on my waec is Egunjobi daniel seyi on my nin is egunjobi daniel seyi how can i change the jamb name pls I register last year with egunjobi damola daniel on my old nin but i didn’t the nin and the name didn’t change on my profile how can i change it pls
Pls I just changed my third name on NIN and I have already use the old name for profile code but it has change on jamb portal. I want to register for DE