“Centre Of Unity” : Alphanumeric Codes On Abuja License Plate Numbers And Their Meaning

Centre Of Unity : What the Alphanumeric (consisting of both letters and numerals) codes on Abuja 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.

Abuja, the capital city of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, replaced Lagos as the capital on 12 December 1991, nearly 15 years after the then Head of State General Murtala Mohammed issued a proclamation to this effect on February 3, 1976.

As in other States, Vehicle Registration Plates (license plate number) issued to both private and commercial vehicles have the name and the unique slogan of the Abuja, “Centre Of Unity”, displayed at the top centre of the plate.

Also, the unique plate combination is in the format ABC-123DE, with the first three letters (ABC) indicating the Local Government Area (LGA) or Licensing Office where the vehicle is registered.

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

ABJ — Abaji Area Council

ABC — Abuja Municipal Council

BWR — Bwari Area Council

GWA — Gwagwalada

KUJ — Kuje Area Council

KWL — Kwali Area Council

RSH — Karshi Area Council

RBC — Rubuchi Admin Council

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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