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Corps Marshal of the FRSC, Boboye Oyeyemi. [PHOTO CREDIT: Official Twitter handle of FRSC]

Corps Marshal of the FRSC, Boboye Oyeyemi. [PHOTO CREDIT: Official Twitter handle of FRSC]

FRSC to Nigerians: No more drivers license without NIN

The corps boss says from December, driver's licence will no longer be issued without NIN

ByAgency Report November 29, 2020 2 min read

Boboye Oyeyemi, Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), said the corps will introduce the National Identity Number (NIN) information for vehicle registration by the first quarter of 2021.

Mr Oyeyemi revealed this when he featured on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja on Friday.

The corps marshall said the essence of the NIN was to enhance road safety through the use of technology.

The FRSC boss also said that from December, driver's licence would no longer be issued without the NIN information.

"I must commend the government. With the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), now we have one national database, one identity.

You cannot use double identity now and with the biometrics, you cannot be funny.

"You know before some people have about five different identities but now you are forced to pick one. Once you pick one with NIMC that is what you will be using because it is now going to be as from next month (December). It is going to be compulsory.

"Now if you want to renew your driver's licence or you want to obtain a fresh driver licence, you must provide your NIN. NIN is the first thing and with that, no biometrics will be done again they will import it from NIMC.

"So I am talking about using technology now to enhance security so with this I think we make progress we are really on course."

The FRSC boss, Mr Oyeyemi, explained that only the Vehicles Inspection Office (VIO) was authorised to test applicants before prescribed fees could be paid to the state government through their internal revenue service.