Relocating abroad as a Nigerian often involves extensive paperwork, including various affidavits that serve as legal proof of your personal claims or declarations. Affidavits are sworn statements typically deposed at a competent court of justice Read more…
For Nigerians planning to live, work, or study overseas, it may be necessary to ensure that all necessary documents are authenticated – especially if the destination country is in Europe, the Middle East, or Asia. Read more…
The terms ‘notarization’ and ‘authentication’ are often misconstrued when people set out to authenticate, legalize or attest their academic results, birth certificate, marriage certificate, and other documents in Nigeria for use abroad. To make things Read more…
Authentication of documents in Nigeria, like most procedures that involve government institutions, can be stressful and confusing for people not familiar with the process. To simply the process for you, this detailed guide explains the Read more…
If you need to authenticate a birth certificate in Nigeria at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, then you should bear in mind that it is necessary to have the official birth certificate or birth attestation Read more…
Since January 2024, the Ministry of Education has made it mandatory to verify certificates issued by higher institutions in Nigeria as a prerequisite before such certificates can by authenticated by the Ministry of Education and Read more…
This article clarifies all you need to know about the authentication of single status certificate in Nigeria. Depending on your gender and country of residence, immigration authorities may require you to authenticate your bachelorhood certificate Read more…
Following our flagship article on how to authenticate and legalize documents in Nigeria, this supplemental guidance aims to consolidate understanding of the key steps involved in the attestation of documents in Nigeria. Worthy of note Read more…
If you plan to relocate to another country with your spouse for work or permanent residency, in which case you may be required to carry out the authentication of marriage certificate (for a marriage registered Read more…
For Nigerians abroad or those intending to travel abroad, it may at some point become necessary to authenticate a divorce certificate prior to presenting same to the immigration authorities of the country in question. This Read more…
