The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has announced a major upgrade to its printing facility, enabling it to produce an average of 15,000 driver’s licences daily as part of efforts to eliminate existing backlogs before the second week of November 2025.
The Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja after inspecting the FRSC’s printing farm. He said the upgraded system was designed to end the persistent delays associated with processing driver’s licences and vehicle number plates.
“Our printing facility has been upgraded to produce an average of 15,000 driver’s licences daily. This output will be sustained and increased to clear all outstanding backlogs before the second week of November 2025,” Mohammed stated.
He further revealed that the Corps was set to introduce contactless biometric capture with on-the-spot licence printing. This move would eliminate the issuance of temporary licences and mark the start of a fully digitalized one-stop process for driver’s licence production.
“With this development, delays and other challenges related to the national driver’s licence will soon become history,” he assured.
Meanwhile, Mohammed flagged off the 2025 Ember Months Road Safety Sensitisation Campaign in Abuja, themed “Take Responsibility for Your Safety: Stop Distracted Driving.”
Highlighting the 2024 Operation Zero campaign statistics, he disclosed that 432 people lost their lives and 2,070 others were injured in 533 reported road crashes.
He added that between January and September 2025, a total of 3,433 persons were killed and 22,162 injured in 6,858 reported crashes nationwide.
“The major causes of these crashes include driver fatigue, overloading, conveyance of passengers in haulage vehicles, and travelling with fuel stored in plastic containers,” he noted.
According to the Corps Marshal, the 2025 end-of-year campaign was designed to heighten awareness about driver behaviour, which remains a critical factor in road safety.
“The choice of this year’s theme, ‘Taking Responsibility for Your Safety,’ is deliberate. It seeks to address traffic violations by drivers, which have been major contributors to previous road crashes,” Mohammed added.
