Driving license in Nigeria

Armand ViP

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ArmandViP14 June 2012 12:59:02

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Hi all,

Can a foreigner take the driving test in Nigeria?

What are the formalities to get a driver聮s licence in Nigeria?

Do you need special or extra documents being an expatriate?

How much does it cost?

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Armand

uzeeanne Member

Member since 13 June 2012

uzeeanneMember22 June 2012 13:37:41

You don't need a test to take driving lessons in Nigeria. All you need to do is apply. Its about 5,000 naira

uzeeanne Member

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uzeeanneMember22 June 2012 13:47:14

I meant *driving licence*

diya9ja Active member

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diya9jaActive member25 June 2012 10:57:06

Kindly don't paint our image pls he needs to be tested which Lagos state Government is working on now. More over he needs to appear @ the FRSC center for data capture for processing his drivers license. The 5k thing is some how n you r on your own.!

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础耻谤茅濒颈别ViP25 June 2012 12:31:37

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GriffinDark Member

Member since 15 June 2012

GriffinDarkMember02 July 2012 14:39:37

Hi,

Tested or not, you will probably have to add a little something for your driving licence to be released at the FRSC...
Anyway, driving in Nigeria is quite a sport, especially in Lagos...
There is basically one rule: the craziest driver goes first.
If you have the opportunity, hire a driver. You will save a lot of sweat, and you will be able to use the time spent in the "go slow" (traffic jams) to phone, read mails etc...

post.email Active member

Member since 23 July 2012

post.emailActive member06 August 2012 07:05:10

GriffinDark wrote:
Hi,

Tested or not, you will probably have to add a little something for your driving licence to be released at the FRSC...
Anyway, driving in Nigeria is quite a sport, especially in Lagos...
There is basically one rule: the craziest driver goes first.
If you have the opportunity, hire a driver. You will save a lot of sweat, and you will be able to use the time spent in the "go slow" (traffic jams) to phone, read mails etc...

True.

uzeeanne Member

Member since 13 June 2012

uzeeanneMember22 August 2012 03:44:07

My husband and I just got the new drivers licence last month. We were not tested. Go to FRSC office for enquiries.
Truth be told, image or no image. They don't have the time to test you.

post.email Active member

Member since 23 July 2012

post.emailActive member22 August 2012 05:35:23

uzeeanne wrote:
My husband and I just got the new drivers licence last month. We were not tested. Go to FRSC office for enquiries.
Truth be told, image or no image. They don't have the time to test you.

Is the new one(drivers license) any different from the old one? Also is there thing like international drivers license at FRSC?

peacock_ann Member

Member since 10 September 2012

peacock_annMember10 September 2012 21:10:07

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my fiance and i got our driver's license by giving someone 7k with the following:聽 passport picture, and on a plain sheet of paper our names, birthdate, height, weight, nationality, address, and blood type, then a sample of signature.聽 we got ours here in abuja but had nassarawa state as issuing state.