The Lagos State Number Plate Production Authority

The Lagos State Number Plate Production Authority (NPPA) was established with an enabling Law of Lagos State in 2006. The establishment of the Authority was precipitated by the need to stem perennial scarcity of number plates.

PRODUCTION CAPACITY:

The Authority has an array of modern, new, up-to-date equipment that produces standardized number plates that are acceptable any where in the world. Our machines are capable of producing 30 number plates per minute. With this scenario, the Authority has comparative advantage to produce number plates for the consumption of the entire Country and even beyond.

VISION

To be the preferred Producer of Aluminum based security and non- security products, using a world class safe and secure technology.

MISSION

To curb perennial scarcity of Vehicular Number Plates, Registration Products, and other Aluminum based products such as Signage and Gantries using secured world- class technologically driven solutions at every stage of production cycle.

Goals

To produce a minimum of 250,000 Number Plates annually.

POLICY THRUST:

Maintaining a sustainable top notch Number Plate Production Plant in sub-Sahara west- Africa, to mitigate scarcity and duplication of Number Plates by strengthening the Series Generation System (S G S) of the Authority vis-à-vis the Auto-reg platform.

PRIORITY AREAS:

Continuous production of Number Plates.
Eradication of Scarcity and Duplication of Number Plates.

THE MD / CEO

Cole Olayanju Olayinka

2023 till Date

Olayanju Cole is a Finance, Credit Risk, and Quality Assurance Management professional with over a decade of experience working alongside executive teams of both public and private enterprises across Africa and North America.

He obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Maryland University College, USA, and a Master’s degree from the same. He has since completed certification courses on Leadership and Management from the prestigious Harvard Business School. He is a member of American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers; National Association of Black Accountants, USA; and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, USA.

His expertise in Financial Securitization, Mortgage and Consumer Lending, Risk Management, Debt Instruments, Tax Reporting, Monitoring, and Compliance has earned him awards for outstanding performance at KPMG and CapitalOne Bank, USA.

He began his Public Service career in 2019 as the Senior Special Assistant (Technical) to the Governor, and as worked collaboratively with various ministries within the Lagos State Government, often selected as a delegate for top State Government legacy projects.

Olayanju Cole is a powerful force in the workplace, using his dynamic leadership and problem-solving skills to influence high performance in teams. As a seasoned financial professional, his contributions to the organizations he has worked with, through mold-breaking thinking and decision-making acumen has a performance history of yielding remarkable successes.

In his free time, he volunteers at Motherhood Hope, a humanitarian project he founded for protecting and empowering pregnant women, nursing mothers and their infants, and children.

Past MD / CEOs

Sofela Emmanuel Adebola

2019 - 2023

Tobun Rasaq Olaseni

2015 - 2019

Folorunsho Folarin Coker

2005-2015

The categories of number plates which the Authority specializes in producing are:

Regular Standard Number Plates;
Commercial Number Plates;
Out-of-Series Number Plates;
Personalized (Fancy) Number Plates;
Articulated Number Plates (used by long vehicles);
Government/Agencies Number Plates;
Motorcycle Number Plates;
Diplomatic Number Plates;
Security Number Plates.
Dealers’ Number Plates – Ordinary and Special.

THE HISTORY OF LSNPPA

The conceptualization of ideas for the establishment of this Agency began in year 2004 as a result of perennial scarcity of Vehicular Number Plates in Lagos State, which was exclusively produced by the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC). However, the Authority came into being with the promulgation of a Law to Establish the Lagos State Number Plate Production Authority and for Connected Purposes by the 5th Lagos State House of Assembly.

The bill was assented to, by His Excellency Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu the former Governor of Lagos State, on the 2nd of May, 2006.

The initial challenges at the inception were numerous, however, its emergence:

1. Enrich the Aluminum prints industry and helped in satisfying the production demand experienced by Federal road safety Agency Commission.

2. Curb perennial scarcity of the Number Plates, not only in Lagos State but across the Federation.

3. The Agency’s watershed period was year 2011, with milestone agreement of Number Plate Producers (FRSC and LSNPPA) to collaborate as strategic partners for efficiency and effectiveness. Other benefits include but not limited to the following:

a. Transition from old numbering series to New series.

b. Enhance the Security and Integrity of the Products

c. Secured database for Resource (Data) sharing and synchronization between the institutions.

4. The Authority’s business design models and concept for Production processes was uniquely developed and adopted, bearing in mind the vision of the State. To this effect, the Production Plant is fully automated with sets of Equipment globally acclaimed to be the best.

5. The Agency has been blessed, since inception with Chief Executive Officers, exhibiting uncommon traits; in administration, thinking outside the box, Suave, Urbane and with impeccable character.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE AUTHORITY

Produce various vehicular Number Plates for motorist in Lagos State and other States on request.
Ensure regular and adequate supply of vehicular Number Plates and Registration products to the State Government through the approved consultants/agents.
Assist the Government to combat perennial scarcity of number plates in the States.
Production of Aluminum based products as duly approved such as Traffic Road Signage, House numbering and Number Plaques, Gantries etc.