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How To Do JAMB Correction Of Name 2023

We will only be discussing on JAMB correction of the name for 2023 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 Correction of Name Code Using USSD

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.

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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 it cost money to change my name on JAMB with the USSD code?

Don’t worry. It’s not much, just fifty naira (50) bobo money.

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 (thumb printing)?

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 correction of name and give them the details needed. It’s not free, btw.

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The name won’t start showing at once, and it will take some time to propagate on the portal and your documents.

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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157 thoughts on “How To Do JAMB Correction Of Name 2023”

      • 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?

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    • 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

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  1. 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

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    • 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.

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  2. 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.

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  3. I did name correction, and was told it will reflect on my original result slip I printed the slip but it didn’t change, their was a (*) which means I applied for change and not a (+) which is I effected it, please how do I effect change.

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  4. 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?

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  5. Pls I do changing of name since last year August pls is still not reflecting on it is this bring d wrong name

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  6. 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?

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  7. 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

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  8. 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??

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  9. 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

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  10. 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?

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  11. 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.

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  12. 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

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  13. I want to change the arrangement of my name after accepting admission, will it still have effect or what can I do?

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  14. 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

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  15. 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

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  16. 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

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    • Having the same issue of initial. Applied for change of name since last year, no update till now and nysc does not accept initials.

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  17. 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

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  18. 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

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  19. 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

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  20. After registration for jamb some body stole my phone and I don’t know my profile code off hand so what do I do

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  21. 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

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  22. 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

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  23. 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

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  24. 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

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  25. 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.

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  26. 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?

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  27. 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

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  28. 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

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  29. 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?

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  30. 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.

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  31. 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.

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  32. 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

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  33. 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

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    • 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.

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  34. 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?

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    • 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

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  35. 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

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  36. 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 🙏

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  37. 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

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  38. 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

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  39. 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

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  40. 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

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  41. 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

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  42. 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.

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  43. 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

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  44. 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

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  45. 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

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    • 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

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  46. 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

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  47. 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

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  48. 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.

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  49. 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

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  50. 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.

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  51. 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

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  52. 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 🥺💔

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  53. 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.

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  54. Hello good evening everyone. I have do changing of name but my name is not yet reflect. Please what can I do again.

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  55. 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

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  56. 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?

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  57. 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

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  58. 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

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  59. 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

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  60. 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

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  61. 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

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  62. 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??.

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  63. 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

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  64. 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

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  65. 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

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  66. 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

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