The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says the provision of the National Identification Number (NIN) will be mandatory for all categories of vehicle registration from the second quarter of 2021.
The Corps Marshal, FRSC, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi who made this known, added that the move was in full compliance with the directives of the Federal Government on the harmonisation of citizens’ data.
He stated that the Corps had already commenced the introduction of the compulsory provision of NIN by applicants of the National Driver’s License (NDL) which is also in total compliance with the Presidential directives.
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According to a press release by the Corps Public Education Officer, FRSC Bisi Kazeem, “all applicants of vehicle registration are therefore expected to present their National Identification Number as a precondition for the registration of their vehicles … there would be no waiver for anyone irrespective of their status in the society”.
Explaining the importance of this to the national security architecture, the FRSC spokesperson further emphasised that “the exercise has become very imperative seeing the critical role a harmonised database on citizens’ information will have on national development in terms of resolving the challenges of identifying individuals to assist security agencies in data collation and speedy retrievals to address critical national security challenges”.
Kazeem stated that the Corps Marshal also beckoned on members of the public who have not enrolled in the ongoing NIN registration at the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to “make haste while the sun shines as the Corps will not register any vehicle whose owner is not captured in the NIMC database”.
According to the Corps Marshal, “Beginning from the second quarter of this year (2021), If you want to register your vehicle, it is going to be compulsory for you to provide your NIN. This is part of the security checks. So once you provide your NIN, it makes the matter easier and helps the government in national planning, critical decision making and also enhance adequate Intelligence gathering for the security of lives and properties”.
It would be recalled that FRSC had commenced compliance on this directive since 21 December 2020, when the Corps Marshal mandated that all applicants for the National Driver’s Licence in Nigeria must present the National Identification Number (NIN) from the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) before they can be captured for any class of the licenses produced by the FRSC.
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