Vehicle registration plates of Nigeria

The current Nigerian license plates were introduced in 1992 and revised in 2011. The signs are based in size and design to the U.S. license plates. Nigeria is thus next to Liberia one of the few African countries that use no (longer) the usual European format. The signs are usually white, with blue label. In the upper left corner is the Nigerian flag or the national emblem. To the right appears the appropriate State and its motto, at the bottom of the shield is the full name of the country (English Federal Republic of Nigeria). The real combination initially consists of three letters, give the conclusion about the local government area in which the vehicle is registered. This is followed by a narrow hyphen three digits and two more letters. In the background are the outlines of Nigeria. Before 2011, the three letters were region at the end of the shield and the outlines were missing. These signs are valid until 30 June 2014. Furthermore, even license plates available. Commercially used vehicles possess an inscription in red paint, vehicles of administration show green letters.

In diplomatic plates the ground is red, the white font. They show up to three digits, followed by the letters CD or CMD before a consecutive number. Instead of the state of the inscription CORPS Diplomatique appears. Vehicles of the Consular Corps wear blue license plate with the letters CC and the inscription CORPS Consulaire.

Before the introduction of the current system black license plate were used by British and French model.

The nationality mark Nigeria was originally WAN for English West Africa Nigeria and was also replaced in 1992 by NGR.