The Federal Government has directed the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) not to process drivers’ licenses without the use of National Identification Numbers (NIN).
The new registration process is expected to commence next week Monday.
In a statement by the Assistant Corps Marshal, Bisi Kazeem, the FRSC said: “In compliance with the FG’s directive on the harmonisation of citizens’ data by relevant agencies, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) from 21/12/2020 will begin the enforcement of the NIN in the processing of driver’s license.
“As a follow up to that, FRSC Management has resolved that effective 21 December 2020, all applicants for the National Driver’s Licence in Nigeria must present the National Identification Number from the National Identity Management Commission before they can be captured for any class of the licences produced by the FRSC.”
According to him, “It is critical to resolving the challenges of identifying individuals to assist security agencies in data collation and quick retrievals to address some of the national security challenges.
“Those going for their driver’s licence processing are to take note of the directives and carefully follow the procedures for obtaining their NIN.
“All numbers presented by the applicants must correspond with what NIMC issued to individuals for a harmonised database.”
This order given to the FRSC is similar to that of the Nigerian Communications Commission in which all telcos are expected to re-register phone numbers with the National Identity Number or risked being disconnected or blocked.
