Good day madam,
Please I got your email address online. I actually saw it on a forum you were addressing people’s questions on marriage certificate registration.
Please i will appreciate if you can guide me on marriage certificate registration. I want to know if there are any difference between the marriage registration done at Federal registry office Ikoyi and registration done at any local government marriage registration office.
We have a challenge of travelling to Federal registry Ikoyi, Lagos due to work and distance.
Thank you and hope to hear from you.
Regards,
Hi everyone, I need to know the requirements, process and cost implications of getting married at the Federal Marriage Registry, Ikoyi. My fiance and I are not in the country at the moment but would love to get married in Nigeria by end of this year, please help with info.
Hi poster, even though ikoyi is the most expensive marriage registry in Nigeria, You don't need to break the bank for it! You go to the registry and fill the forms with 2 passports of couple, then pay N1k. After filling the forms in court then you submit them same day and wait for 21 working days(display of couple info in notice-board). They would calculate the waiting period and then give you your prefered date to come for oath taking. Oath taking is N6k. Then after that you would then choose your wedding date weekdays cheaper than saturdays which is N2k(weekday)/N5k(weekend ie saturday).
On the wedding day you would be asked to either bring a carton of fruitjuice or pay N4k/N5K as the case might be! Try to sweet mouth them and dont show off too much if you don wana be ripped off grin. Also, make sure you bring change on wedding day for offering/celebration for court officials N100/N200 notes will do. DO NOT patronize the photographers they charge so much bring your small camera and a friend can assist with the pics as they do not allow professional photographers/video men. The price Im giving you is what was obtainable 3 years ago when I wedded, prepare to spend more now in 2016 considering the present Naira power.
Who knows if they have dress code for registry wedding please?
The certificate is the same even if you wed in a different state or LGA.
No dress Code just look your best.with your smiling faces
It more expensive now.from 25k but you can wed in any Registry around.I did mine in Ikeja and I taveled with it.
It's a misconception that ikoyi registry has the only acceptable marriage certificate.
It's the same one. Marriage certificate remains the same everywhere in Nigeria.
I did mine in a bush….lol and I got out of Nigeria with it 2 months later and I still use it everyday everytime here in Canada.
Please don't stress yourself for nothing. Infact I paid so less where I did mine and when I compared it with my friend's own from ikoyi….it's just the same except name, date,etc…lol
There are only two federal marriage registries in Nigeria. The one in abuja area 10 (not amac) and ikoyi lagos. All others are lga's. A lot of people dont know this but for so many reasons, it is advisable to go to a federal marriage registry… E g proper legal binding, proper documentation which is hardly done properly in nigeria… Better done in the federal reg. Also a lot of fraud is done in the lgas. How
Valuable information.
So why do people still believe one can't travel out without the federal certificate?
Wow, that has been my concern, I want to go and spend 30k at Ikoyi, thanks for this info, you are indeed a life and money saver
Pls whats the cost and requirement of obtaining a marriage license from Ikoyi registery
Lagos State High Court, declares Ikeja Local Government and other Local Governments Marriage Certificate Unconstitutional.
Ikoyi registry is the federal registry and issues marriage certificate that conforms with the marriage certificate form (FORM E) under the Marriage Act.
Those with Marriage Certificates from Ikeja and other Local government are to return the irregular and illegal marriage certificate which was "customised" and exchange it for the proper ones.
Good day. Can you please assist with a same of the accepted ones? Or perhaps assist with sample of customised certificates cos I am really confused right now.
Please, my wedding was at a local government registry. Can my spouse get a replacement marriage certificate on our behalf as required by the recent judgement as I do not live in Nigeria and the embassy is rejecting the local government issued marriage certificate. Thanks for your prompt response.
Please, my wedding was at the local government registry. Can only my spouse get a replacement marriage certificate on our behalf as required the recent judgement as I do not live in Nigeria and the embassy is rejecting the local government issued marriage certificate. Thanks for your prompt response.
Good day nony, I know its been yrs u asked this question, I am wondering how you ended ur case, did u manage to change the certificate. I am in the same fix right now.
Looking forward to hear from u.thanks.
Good day everyone pls I got married at Ikeja local government an av lost my certificate after some year my husband went to ikoyi registry an married another woman too pls what can I do to that
Go back to your registry and recollect your certificate. Let them know you lost the previous one. You can fill charge with the new certificate
Their records still have your marriage with dates and signature.
Good day, please I want to find out the difference between marriage conducted at Ikoyi registry and local government registry, thanks
Pls I want to know the difference between ikoyi federal marriage registry and ikeja marriage registry. ? Is ikeja marriage registry legal and acceptable?
Pls i want to know if ikeja marriage registry legal and acceptable ?
Gooday everyone. The legality of marriage conducted at local government registries vs ikoyi registry has been subject of intense argument me and my wife to be. Can anyone with vast knowledge of marriage registry kindly educated me on this because right now she is very adamant that it’s either ikoyi registry or nothing. Thanks
Generally, Local Councils are by the constitution (4th Schedule, par. 1(i)) seized of the power to “register marriages, deaths and births”, which entails issuing of the certificates thereof. On the other hand, the Ministry of interior through the Federal Registries also has power to celebrate marriages, issue licences and issue certificates but does not have the power to keep the marriage register. (2nd Schedule, part 1, item 61)
Both registries issue marriage certificate in the same prescribed form.
Certificates validly issued by the Local Registry in the right form is incontestable.
There are cases challenging the power of the Federal Registry to issue marriage certs.
Save for issues of documentation and record keeping, it is safer to go through the Local Council Registries.