Nigeria’s driving licence acceptable in Europe, US -FRSC

    
Nigeria’s upgraded driving licence is recognised in the US and Europe, the Federal Road Safety Commission said on Thursday.

The Lagos Sector Commander of the FRSC, Mr Chidi Nkwonta, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that three states in the US and seven countries in Europe accepted the licence.

According to him, the licence is recognised in Maryland, Washington DC and California in the US as well as Germany, Turkey, Switzerland, Poland, Spain, Austria and Sweden in Europe.

Nkwota said, ”Maryland accepts Nigerian driving licence provided it verifies that it is genuine, same with Washington and California.

“We have seven countries already in Europe that accept the new driving licence, and we are working on other countries in Europe.”

The commander added that the FRSC was working hard to make sure that the licence was accepted in all states in the US.

He said the data base and identity of the holder of the licence could be accessed in those countries, and that genuineness of the licence could be ascertained.

Nkwonta said the licence contained a lot of security features that would make it difficult to produce fake copies.

“These countries know the processes of obtaining a driving licence in Nigeria and the security features the licence contains; once they confirm its genuineness, they accept it,” he said.

He, however, told NAN that the holder would only be allowed to use the licence for a period of time in those countries.

The sector commander said after the period, the authorities of the countries would issue their own driving licence.

He therefore urged applicants to be determined to obtain the genuine driving licence.