The Lagos State Government has approved a temporary reduction in the cost of replacing faded and damaged vehicle number plates from ₦30,000 to ₦20,000.
The three-month rebate and amnesty window, scheduled to run from January to March 2026, applies to both private and commercial vehicle owners across the state.
The initiative, approved by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is aimed at improving vehicle identification, strengthening the state’s security framework, and enhancing overall road safety.
Speaking on the development, the Permanent Secretary of the Motor Vehicle Administration Agency (MVAA), Rasheed Muri-Okunola, described the rebate as a deliberate, citizen-focused intervention designed to encourage motorists to voluntarily replace worn, faded or illegible number plates at a significantly reduced cost.
Muri-Okunola noted that unreadable number plates pose serious challenges to security operations, traffic enforcement and crime prevention, as they hinder effective vehicle monitoring, investigation and identification.
“Clear and readable number plates are fundamental to public safety and security. This amnesty period allows motorists to replace faded plates at ₦20,000 instead of ₦30,000, thereby easing the financial burden while supporting collective efforts to make Lagos safer,” he said.
He explained that the rebate is valid strictly within the January to March 2026 window, urging affected vehicle owners to take advantage of the opportunity by visiting the MVAA Pilot Centre at the Oshodi One-Stop Centre or any of the agency’s 140 stations across the state.
According to him, the initiative is also a response to growing security concerns linked to illegible number plates, stressing that standardised and readable plates are critical to crime detection, traffic management, digital vehicle tracking and emergency response systems.
Muri-Okunola, however, warned that once the amnesty expires in March 2026, the replacement fee will revert to ₦30,000, while full enforcement measures will be applied to ensure compliance.
