“Centre Of Learning” : Codes On Kaduna State License Plate Numbers And Their Meaning

“Centre Of Learning” : What the alphanumeric codes on Kaduna State License Plates stands for. 

The unique number plate combination used by Private and Commercial vehicles is in the format ABC-123DE. 

The first three letters (ABC) indicates the Local Government Area (LGA) where the vehicle is registered.

Vehicle Registration Plates (license plate number) issued to both private and commercial vehicles in Kaduna State have the name and the unique slogan of the State, “Centre Of Learning or Liberal State”, displayed at the top centre of the plate.

Like any other plates issued across the country, the unique plate combination is in the format ABC-123DE, with each of the first three letters (ABC) indicating the Local Government Areas (LGA) in Kaduna or Licensing Office where the vehicle is registered.

The following are the first three letters on Kaduna State plate numbers and the Local Government Areas (LGA) in which they were registered.

BIRNIN-GWARI – BNG

CHIKUN – KJM

GIWA – GKW

IGABI – TRK

IKARA – KAR

JABA – KWB

JEMAA – KAF

KACHIA – KCH

KADUNA-NORTH – DKA

KAGARKO – KGK

KAJURU – KJR

KAURA – KRA

KADUNA-SOUTH – MKA

KAURU – KRU

KUBAH – ANC

KUDAN – HKY

LERE – SNK

MAKARFI – MKR

SABON-GARI – SBG

SANGA – GWT

SOBA – MGN

ZANGON-KATAF – ZKW

ZARIA – ZAR

ABC-123DE

In addition to the first three letters, which indicates the Local Government Areas (LGA) in which they were registered, the next three digits on the number plates are numbers while the last two letters are used for numbering.

Like other plates issued across the Nation, license plates generally have white background while the color of the numbers varies by vehicle type. Numbers is imprinted in blue for Private vehicles while Commercial vehicles like Danfo buses use red.

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