Nigerian Senate Cuts Number Plate Price To N8,400, Drivers’ Licence To N4,000
The Senate Committee on Federal Character has slashed prices for new drivers’ licences and vehicle number plates issued by the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, from N6,000 and N15,000 to N4,000 and N8,400 respectively.
The Senator Dahiru Kuta-led committee in its report on the new vehicle number plates and drivers’ licences said the new price regime imposed by the FRSC was exploitative and arbitrary. It directed the Commission to forthwith reverse the prices downward in view of the national outcry.
The committee in the report also directed the Vehicle Inspection Office, VIO, of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja to stop the e-coding of vehicles and collection of N2000 from motorists.
The report further kicked against the overlapping of functions between the Nigeria Police Force, FRSC and VIO, noting that the agencies need to pull their resources together for the safety of lives on Nigerian roads.
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