Change of Name

REQUIREMENTS FOR CHANGE OF NAME

• Initiate online application for change of name on the Council’s license portal https://licence.nmcn.gov.ng
• Upload scanned copy of original Certificates of Registration issued by Council
• Upload scanned copy of original Marriage Certificate or detailed sworn court affidavit of marriage.
• Upload scanned copy of original newspaper publication in a national daily (full page).
• Payment of N10,937 only through REMITA (TSA) on the portal.

Other condition(s):

If divorced: Divorce papers.

For widows: Death Certificate

NOTE: The Council’s policies on change of name are as follows:

• Change of name is allowed for married women only and this applies to change in surname only.
• Addition or change of other names (first or middle names) is not acceptable.
• Change of names for males is not acceptable.
• Only three consistent names in full will be acceptable for all the records of Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria records.