 Nigerian regular legal standard number plate from Lagos. | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
|---|---|
| Country code | WAN |
| Current series | |
| Size | 152 mm × 300 mm 6.0 in × 11.8 in |
| Serial format | Not standard |
| Colour (front) | Black on white |
| Colour (rear) | Black on white |
Nigerian vehicle registration plates in current use were introduced in 1992 and revised in 2011. Nigeria, Liberia, and Somalia [1] are the only three African countries that use the North American standard (300 mm × 152 mm (10 in × 5 in)), with Egypt using an approximately similar size (350 mm × 170 mm (15 in × 5 in)). The international code for Nigeria is "WAN" (West Africa Nigeria).
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The license plates are generally white and the number itself is imprinted in blue. In the upper left-hand corner they carry the flag of Nigeria or the national coat of arms. The state name and slogan is displayed at the top centre of the plate, and the "Federal Republic of Nigeria" is written at the bottom.[ citation needed ]
The unique plate combination itself is in the format ABC-123DE. The first three letters indicate the Local Government Area in which the vehicle was registered, which are followed by three digits and two letters. The background consists of an outline of a map of Nigeria. Before 2011, the three letters indicating the Local Government Area were at the end, in the format AB123-CDE. [2] [3]
Other types of license plates are also in use. Commercial vehicles are written in red rather than blue, and government plates are in green. Diplomatic plates are purple and green with white lettering. The first two/three digits represent the country the owner of the car represents, followed by two letters and numbers. Instead of the name of the state, they read CORPS DIPLOMATIQUE. Cars of the consular corps have instead the letters CC or CORPS CONSULAIRE.
| Image | State | Slogan | Serial format |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Abia | GOD'S OWN STATE | |
 | Federal Capital Territory | CENTRE OF UNITY | |
 | Adamawa | LAND OF DAIRY or LAND OF BEAUTY | |
 | Akwa Ibom | THE LAND OF PROMISE | |
 | Anambra | LIGHT OF THE NATION or HOME FOR ALL | |
 | Bauchi | PEARL OF TOURISM | BA |
 | Bayelsa | THE GLORY OF ALL LANDS | |
 | Benue | FOOD BASKET OF THE NATION or THE FOOD OF THE NATION | |
| | Borno | HOME OF PEACE | |
| | Cross River | THE PEOPLE'S PARADISE | |
 | Delta | THE BIG HEART | |
| | Ebonyi | SALT OF THE NATION | |
 | Edo | THE HEARTBEAT OF NIGERIA or HEART OF THE NATION | |
| | Ekiti | FOUNTAIN OF KNOWLEDGE or LAND OF HONOUR | |
| | Enugu | COAL CITY STATE | |
| | Gombe | JEWEL OF THE SAVANNAH | |
| | Imo | EASTERN HEART LAND | |
| | Jigawa | A NEW WORLD | |
 | Kaduna | CENTRE OF LEARNING | |
 | Kano | CENTRE OF COMMERCE | |
| | Katsina | HOME OF HOSPITALITY | |
 | Kebbi | LAND OF EQUITY | |
 | Kogi | THE CONFLUENCE STATE | |
| | Kwara | STATE OF HARMONY | |
 | Lagos | CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE | LA |
 | Nasarawa | HOME OF SOLID MINERALS | |
 | Niger | THE POWER STATE | |
| | Ogun | THE GATEWAY STATE | |
| | Ondo | SUNSHINE STATE | |
 | Osun | LAND OF VIRTUE or STATE OF LIVING SPRING | |
| | Oyo | PACE SETTER STATE | |
 | Plateau | HOME OF PEACE AND TOURISM | |
 | Rivers | TREASURE BASE OF THE NATION | |
 | Sokoto | SEAT OF THE CALIPHATE or SARAKUNAN DAULAR USMANIYYA [4] | |
| | Taraba | NATURE'S GIFT TO THE NATION | |
| | Yobe | PRIDE OF THE SAHEL | |
| | Zamfara | FARMING IS OUR PRIDE | |
