How to get your LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN

WHAT IS CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN?

certificate of origin is a signed and approved means of identification issued by the Government of your state to prove your true identity as a Nigerian and particularly as an indigene of one of it's state.

Certificate of origin is often required of in some areas mostly, during immigration, while searching for a job, or consider yourself wanting to apply for jobs in the police force,or for some other important reasons. And if you could not provide it, you might just waste that opportunity given to you.

Certificate of origin usually has in it a secret personal code as a means of identification. Your name will be written boldly on it and your identification therein also.

How does it look like

It usually resemble a SSCE certificate , the resemblance is quite much.

Here is an example of how LGA CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN looks like

Who could apply for it

Any interested person as from age 18 and above can apply for it. As much as he/she is in need of it . 

HOW TO APPY FOR AND GET YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN

If you're in need of your local government certificate of origin, I'll quickly take you on a guide to get your local government certificate of origin in less than 4 hours.

You're required to go to your state of origin and your local government area to be precise. You'll need to go along with your BIRTH CERTIFICATE (though it's not often required all the time) and with two current passport photographs. Current here means photographs with your face clearly shown.

You'll then request for the form of LGA CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN. After filling it you'll need to pay a certain fee of about #2500 or there about but it will not be more than #3000 for the processing . after paying that fee, you'll need to photocopy your payment teller and submit it along with your already filled form and passport photographs. After this, you'll need to wait for about 2HRS or 3HRS and then your certificate will be issued with respective signatures. That's all

ALTERNATIVE OF GOING DOWN TO YOUR STATE

If you're living far away from home(state) , going back to your state for just the LGA CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN will be somehow annoying to you and it will undoubtedly waste for time and money.

 To get your LGA CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN in your current state of location is quite easy and fast and also it should be the best option for you .

Did you know that ALL THE STATES  IN NIGERIA HAS ANNEXES/OFFICES in every other states?

All you need to do is to just locate your state of origin annex in your current state (this is if you live abroad) all the services including LGA CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN is done there too. So you can go on to obtain it there . 

ITS STRESS FREE.