<h1>Registrar authority in certificate amendments: only documented, registrar approved corrections permitted to protect record integrity.</h1> The registrar is the sole authority to approve changes to birth and death certificates; only alterations supported by specified identity documents will be considered. Minor typographical corrections may be permitted with validation, and surname changes require an affidavit from a First Class Judicial Magistrate plus supporting education records. A father's name once registered cannot be removed or replaced in cases of divorce or remarriage to prevent legal or administrative confusion.