I was today sworn in as a Notary Public by the Chief Judge of Ondo State,Justice Olasehinde Kumuyi upon the directive of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. Thanking The Good Lord for another feather added to my cap. WHO IS A NOTARY PUBLIC? A notary public (or notary or public notary) in the common law world is a public officer constituted by law to serve the public in non-contentious matters usually concerned with estates, deeds, powers-of-attorney, and foreign and international business. A notarys main functions are to administer oaths and affirmations, take affidavits and statutory declarations, witness and authenticate the execution of certain classes of documents, take acknowledgments of deeds and other conveyances, protest notes and bills of exchange, provide notice of foreign drafts, prepare marine or ships protests in cases of damage, provide exemplifications and notarial copies, and perform certain other official acts depending on the jurisdiction. Any such act is known as a notarization. The term notary public only refers to common-law notaries and should not be confused with civil law Notaries.
Posted on: Thu, 08 May 2014 11:52:04 +0000
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