Guarantor letter format in Nigeria, with a sample you can copy
A guarantor letter is a short, plain statement: who I am, who I am standing for, and how you can reach me. Here is the format employers and landlords in Nigeria expect, with a sample to copy.
What the letter is for
It records that a named person of standing knows the applicant and is willing to be contacted about them. Its value is entirely in being checkable, so the contact details matter more than the flourish of the wording. A beautiful letter nobody can verify is worth nothing.
What to include
Your full name, address, phone number and email. Your occupation and place of work. How long you have known the applicant and in what capacity. The applicant’s full name and the role they are applying for. A clear sentence that you are standing as their guarantor. The date, your signature, and a copy of your own identification.
Keep it to one page. Do not guarantee facts you have not seen, and do not promise to cover money you are not prepared to cover.
A sample you can copy
[Your full name]
[Your address]
[Your phone number] · [Your email]
[Date]
The Employer / The Landlord
[Company or address]
Letter of guarantee for [applicant’s full name]
I am [your full name], a [your occupation] at [your place of work], and I live at [your address].
I have known [applicant’s full name] for [number] years as [neighbour, former colleague, family friend, church member]. I know them to be of good character, and I am willing to stand as their guarantor for the position of [role].
I confirm that the details above are correct and that I may be contacted on [phone number] or [email] regarding this guarantee.
Yours faithfully,
[Signature]
[Your full name]
Attached: copy of my identification
Sign it yourself and attach your own identification. A letter signed by somebody else on your behalf is not a guarantee.
If you are the one receiving the letter
Read the letter, then check it. Call the number on it yourself rather than a number the applicant gives you separately. Ask the guarantor to confirm their own name, their work and how they know the applicant, and see whether the answers match the letter.
Two guarantors who can both be reached are worth more than five letters nobody has called. On Hirably each guarantor gets their own private link, confirms their identity and answers on their own phone, and their reply lands on the case.
Signs to look at twice
A phone number that never connects. A guarantor who has no idea what role the letter refers to. Two letters in different names written in the same handwriting. An address nobody can find. None of these settles anything by itself, but each one is a reason to ask another question before someone starts.