IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author): “The existence of a temporary Nigerian driver's licence; if so, the procedure (s) to obtain and renew it, including the documents to be submitted; whether the applicant must apply in person; the authority that issues the temporary driver's licence; its validity period; whether there are any specific requirements for the photograph found on the driver's licence; whether a receipt is issued when the temporary driver' licence is renewed; and if so, a copy or a detailed description of the receipt (February 2005) [NGA43378.E]”, Document #1181822

The existence of a temporary Nigerian driver's licence; if so, the procedure (s) to obtain and renew it, including the documents to be submitted; whether the applicant must apply in person; the authority that issues the temporary driver's licence; its validity period; whether there are any specific requirements for the photograph found on the driver's licence; whether a receipt is issued when the temporary driver' licence is renewed; and if so, a copy or a detailed description of the receipt (February 2005) [NGA43378.E]

Information on the existence of a temporary Nigerian driver's licence could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate. For information on the various identity documents in use in Nigeria and the names of the agents that issue them, please consult NGA43281.E of 17 January 2005.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim for refugee protection. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Sources Consulted

Neither the Nigerian High Commission in Ottawa nor the Canadian diplomatic mission to Nigeria responded to a request for information within the time constraints for this Response.

Websites, including: AllAfrica.com, The Federal Government of Nigeria, This Day Online, The Guardian, The Vanguard

ecoi.net description:: The existence of a temporary Nigerian driver's licence; if so, the procedure (s) to obtain and renew it, including the documents to be submitted; whether the applicant must apply in person; the authority that issues the temporary driver's licence; its validity period; whether there are any specific requirements for the photograph found on the driver's licence; whether a receipt is issued when the temporary driver' licence is renewed; and if so, a copy or a detailed description of the receipt (February 2005) [NGA43378.E]

Country:: Nigeria
Source:: IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
Published:: 21 February 2005
Document type:: Response
Language:: English
Document ID:: 1181822 (former ID 188160)