The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) manufactured a total of 3,563,759 number plates for motor vehicles and motorcycles between 2020 and 2022, according to the latest National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) 2023 Social Statistics Report.
The report indicates that the FRSC produced 2,161,782 number plates for motor vehicles and 1,066,377 for motorcycles during this three-year period.
Breaking down the figures by year, the FRSC produced 653,330 motor vehicle number plates in 2020, 767,927 in 2021, and 740,525 in 2022. For motorcycles, the numbers were 335,600 in 2020, 386,249 in 2021, and 344,528 in 2022.
In addition to number plates, the report details the processing of driver’s licenses by the FRSC. A total of 534,496 driver’s licenses were processed in 2020, 828,189 in 2021, and 1,007,948 in 2022, summing up to 2,370,633 licenses over the three years.
The data highlights 2021 as the peak year for number plate production and 2022 as the highest year for driver’s license processing during the period under review.
The NBS report underscores the FRSC’s critical role in managing road safety and vehicle regulation in Nigeria. These statistics not only reflect the agency’s operational capabilities but also underscore the need for continued support and infrastructure improvements to meet increasing demands.
This comprehensive data serves as a valuable resource for policymakers to understand trends in vehicle registration and driver licensing, supporting informed decisions to enhance road safety and transportation infrastructure across Nigeria.
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