Personal Data Of Drivers License Applicants Handled By Third Party Consultants – Report

By Miriam Humbe

The Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC) has clarified that personal data of Nigerians applying for or renewing their driver’s licenses under the National Drivers’ Licence Identity Management and Card Production System (NDLS) are being handled by third-party consultants instead of staff at the FRSC.

This is according to a recent audit report from the Office of the Auditor General for the Federation.

The report points to weaknesses in the FRSC’s internal control system, which have led to these anomalies.

As a result, the Corps said that it faced the risk of not transferring essential knowledge to its own staff, potentially compromising the privacy and confidentiality of sensitive data.

The reliance on third parties also leads to higher operational costs for the Agency.

This is part of the Auditor General’s report on non-compliance and internal control weaknesses in government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies for the year ending December 31, 2021.

The report was signed by Auditor General, Shaakaa Kanyitor Chira and submitted to the National Assembly on December 15, 2024.

According to the audit report, the anomalies could be attributed to weaknesses in the internal control system at the FRSC, while the Corps run the risk of the knowledge not being transferred to its staff, leading to loss of privacy and confidentiality of sensitive applicants’ data and running at a higher cost to the agency.