Plate code

JGB Plate Number Meaning: Ijebu-North, Ogun

The JGB plate number is registered in Ijebu-North Local Government Area, Ogun. Those three letters record where the vehicle was first put on the road — not who drives it, and not where it is today.

Nigerian number plate with the JGB code — Ijebu-North, Ogun
A plate issued in Ijebu-North carries the JGB code. The characters after it are a sample, not a real registration.

Ijebu North, seat at Ijebu Igbo, registers vehicles as JGB. The 2006 census counted 284,336 residents across 967 km², some 294 for every square kilometre. Two cars papered here on the same day carry these letters and differ in the serial that follows.

JGB Plates We Have Checked

Plates carrying the JGB code that our own checks returned data for, most recent first. The make and the colour are shown exactly as the record gave them.

Plate Make Colour Checked
JGB-174AA BUS GREEN
JGB-741AA NISSAN CABSTAR GREEN
JGB-853AA Volkswagen Beetle Ash
JGB-956AA TOYOTA landcruiser blue
JGB-987AA LEXUS RX330 SILVER

No holder name appears here, and none ever will: the Federal Road Safety Corps does not release registration holders to the public, so neither do we.

The District Behind JGB

Local Government Area
Ijebu-North
State
Ogun
Headquarters
Ijebu Igbo
Population
284,336 (2006)
Area
967 km²

Population and area describe the local government area itself and come from public census and geographic data, not from the plate register.

What the JGB Code Does and Does Not Tell You

A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so JGB places the paperwork in Ijebu-North. It does not follow the car afterwards: a vehicle sold across state lines keeps its plate until it is re-registered, which is why a JGB plate away from Ogun is a question for the seller rather than a finding in itself.

The letters also say nothing about the holder, the model or the history of the vehicle. Colours and special series are a separate system, explained on the code hub; what the car itself has been through — auction lots, damage, mileage at sale — is recorded against its VIN and travels with the car even when the plate changes.

Questions about the JGB plate number

What does the JGB plate number mean?

JGB is the registration code of Ijebu-North Local Government Area in Ogun. A vehicle wearing it was registered there; the three digits after the letters are its serial inside that LGA, and the last two letters are the series.

Which state is a JGB plate number from?

Ogun. The code identifies the local government area — Ijebu-North — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.

Have a whole JGB plate, not just the code?

The lookup takes the full plate and returns the local government area behind it. For the history of the vehicle — auction records, damage, mileage and photographs — check it by VIN.