The Federal Street Security Corps (FRSC) is about to introduce contactless biometric seize with on-the-spot printing of driver’s licences, a transfer geared toward absolutely digitalising the licensing system and ending the issuance of short-term licences.
Corps Marshal Malam Shehu Mohammed disclosed this throughout a press briefing to launch the 2025 ember months public enlightenment and sensitisation marketing campaign on Monday in Abuja, in keeping with the Information Company of Nigeria (NAN).
He mentioned the initiative would set up a one-stop digital course of for acquiring driver’s licences nationwide, considerably lowering delays and addressing long-standing challenges within the nationwide licensing system.
“We’re about to begin the contactless biometric seize with on-spot printing of the licence.
“This can remove short-term licences, thereby signalling the start of a digitalised one-stop store for processing driver’s licence.
“With this improvement, it’s anticipated that delays and different challenges associated to the nationwide driver’s licence shall be historical past,” Mohammed mentioned.
The FRSC Corps Marshal mentioned the initiative displays the corps’ dedication to utilizing expertise to enhance service supply and operational effectivity.
Mohammed additionally disclosed that the FRSC has elevated its each day driver’s licence manufacturing to fifteen,000 and goals to clear all excellent licences by November 2025, following an improve of its printing facility designed to handle the nationwide backlog of pending functions.
Of the 800,000 licences backlogged nationwide, 400,000 have already been printed, whereas 206,000 stay uncollected by candidates. He urged residents to go to designated centres to assert their paperwork and guarantee they profit from improved service supply.
The brand new contactless biometric system builds on earlier efforts by the FRSC to modernise driver’s licence issuance.
In February 2025, the corps inaugurated a mini driver’s licence printing farm in Lagos State, able to producing 9,000 licences in six hours. This facility was designed to streamline the licensing course of, cut back lengthy ready instances for residents awaiting licences from Abuja, and function a mannequin for environment friendly, technology-driven operations.
The price of acquiring a driver’s licence or automobile quantity plate in Nigeria elevated following the approval of a brand new value construction by the Joint Tax Board (JTB). The revised charges, which apply nationwide, took impact on Sunday, June 8, 2025.
The up to date expenses for driver’s licences are as follows:
Upward opinions of driver’s licence charges should not new. An identical adjustment in 2021 elevated the three-year motorized vehicle licence from N6,000 to N10,000 and the five-year licence from N10,000 to N15,000, whereas bike and tricycle licences had been additionally revised upward.
