Nigerians are expected to pay more for their driver’s licence, as the Joint Tax Board (JTB) has approved a price increase.The new price adjustment will take effect on Sunday, June 8, 2025. By this announcement, the JTB, being the apex body for revenue authorities in Nigeria, urges affected members of the public to take note of the new prices, imploring relevant government agencies and motor vehicle licencing authorities to comply with the price adjustment. 

In an advertorial sighted in one of the national dailies, the new approved price for Motor Vehicle and Motorcycle number plates and driver’s licence, as approved, is as follows: Motor vehicle driver’s license for three years is N15,000, while for five years is N21,000. For a tricycle/motorcycle driver’s license, three years is N7,000, while five years is N11,000.

For number plates, the prices range in different categories and are as follows: Standard private vehicle number plate is N30,000; Standard commercial number plate, N30,000; Articulated vehicle number plate is N90,000; Dealer vehicle number plate is N100,000; Out of series number plate is N150,000; Fancy vehicle number plate is N400,000; Government standard vehicle number plate is N80,000; Government fancy vehicle number plate is N120,000.
   
Others are Motorcycle number plate N12,000; Fancy motorcycle number plate N50,000; Government standard motorcycle number plate, N20,000 and Government fancy motorcycle number plate N50,000. 
   
The price adjustment, according to JTB, is due to the introduction of enhanced security features in the number plate and driver’s licence and an incidental increase in production cost.
   
JTB stated that information on the price adjustment is on the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) website, www.frsc.gov.ng, and the Motor Licensing Authority (MLA) at States’ Internal Revenue Service offices, or Motor Vehicle Administration Authorities across the country.