The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, has revealed the real cost of obtaining a driver’s licence in the country.


FRSC boss, Boboye Oyeyemi

The Nigerian Tribune reported that, Boboye, while speaking in Abuja, said the real cost of obtaining a driver’s licence from the corp was N6,350. He made the disclosure on Tuesday, at a one-day workshop organised by the commission for members of security agencies in the country on verification procedure of DL and number plates.

The FRSC boss said citizens can get their licences in licencing offices nationwide, adding that those, who gave other people money and passports to collect licences for them were doing themselves a lot of harm.

“Members of the public who give money and passport size photograph to anybody in order to collect driver’s licence are doing disservice to themselves.

“Going through third party costs more money and produces fake licence to unsuspecting applicants, which is an offence. Cost of original driver’s licence is N6,350 and the applicant must go for biometrics at any licensing office across the country to obtain
the licence.

“This is safer and costs less compared to the ones that pay third party for driver’s licence and at the end of the day, they will be apprehended for carrying fake licence, ” Boboye said.

Boboye also stated that, it was a criminal offence for anyone to carry fake drivers licence, adding that those found with fakes drivers licence will be prosecuted.

Various Nigerian have been complaining that the FRSC was charging too much to get drivers licence.

Nigerians pay as much as 15,000 to 17,000 Naira to obtain a drivers licence.

Source:-http://www.naij.com/442491-frsc-reveals-real-cost-obtaining-drivers-licence.html


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perfect I went to licensing office at Asaba (former deputy governors) office and I was told point blank to bring 14K
First to comment feels great.

Good

hmm . .
but Time = money.
1hour = N8,000 (my hourly rate)
8000 x 5hours(time spent @FRSC office) = N40,000
N40,000 + N6350 = N46,350

Thank you sir but I prefer the 17k option. Nobody go stop me for road

The Back yard runs will always be cheaper and faster.

Una too de waste time to produce am, that's the problem.

Ok....How long will it take to obtain

Thank God for this information. So we all shld be properly informed.

Lies. Is 13500 in ibadan. That is at their Onireke office. I walked into d office with Old DL that expired 2013.

Even after verifying my details online, I was told to pay 13500. (claiming they don't renew the older DLs anymore).

I was given one flimsy excuse of a Driving School Certificate and other photocopies and told to wait for SMS for physical capture.

I'm sure they know it is almost IMPOSSIBLE TO PAY N6350 @ any of their offices nation wide. #fact

Noted

What of the VIO own?

Nigerian and black marketing ehn.

Darkboy:
perfect I went to licensing office at Asaba (former deputy governors) office and I was told point blank to bring 14K

If you had told them what @OP said, na look them go look you as "Over sabi"

A friend of mine recently did it for a nearly 15k in umuahia.

Change in action!

I used wuru wuru way and got mine with 13k. Its faster that way

iornenge81:
Nigerian and black marketing ehn.

It's in our blood.

Wetin some dey get as low as 5k

This is a blatant lie. Even going through FRSC office cost 15,000. Rubbish

kennygee:
The Back yard runs will always be cheaper and faster.

true tho. Its way faster

That's what they'll say in the public. But go to their office and it will be a different story entrirely. My country my country!

I got mine at N10,000

That was exactly the amount i paid the last time i went for it.

If anyone's paying more than that, they're being shortchanged!

Gud

Kachisbarbie:
I paid 7k

where did you do your and how long was it before it came out?

redcliff:
This is a blatant lie. Even going through FRSC office cost 15,000. Rubbish

Not everywhere. It's 6350 in my place

In Nigeria it does not apply.

But if you are willing to wait for the intentional delays, then you can get it at that price