What AutoReg is for
AutoReg is the portal Lagos MVAA names for paying many vehicle fees online, at portal.autoreg.ng. Courteville Business Solutions Plc runs it for the state's licensing authorities.
It is not a separate agency from MVAA. Think of it as MVAA's payment channel, not a different office with its own rules.
The steps to pay online
Start at portal.autoreg.ng and find the fee you need to pay. Have your vehicle's details ready, since the portal will ask for them before it calculates what you owe.
Complete the identity step covered below, then pay. Once payment clears, note your reference number.
Take that reference to a station to collect your printout or document. The online step handles the payment. The physical document still comes from any of 140 licensing stations, designated banks, or online at portal.autoreg.ng.
The identity rule you cannot skip
Since 1 September 2025, a Payer ID, NIN or NIN-linked phone number is mandatory. This applies to renewals and to new registrations processed through AutoReg.
Have this ready before you start. A payment that reaches the checkout step without it will not go through.
What you cannot do on AutoReg
Not every transaction fits neatly into an online payment. A change of ownership, for instance, involves documents like a police report and a sworn affidavit that a portal cannot verify on its own.
AutoReg's own portal is also direct about one specific product: it warns private vehicle owners not to renew a hackney permit there, since that permit is for commercial and corporate vehicles only.
Treat AutoReg as the payment step inside a bigger process, not the whole process by itself. For anything document-heavy, expect a station visit either before or after you pay.
Checking your renewal afterwards
Once your licence is renewed, MVAA names verify.autoreg.ng as a place to check it. AutoReg's own FAQ separately gives verify.autoreglive.com for the same purpose.
Having two addresses for the same check is worth knowing, so an unfamiliar link does not throw you off if you see the other one mentioned somewhere. Lagos also gives no grace period once a renewal lapses, so treat your payment date as firm, not flexible.
Common mistakes
Starting a payment without your NIN or Payer ID ready is the most common mistake, since the portal will not complete the transaction without it. Assuming payment alone finishes the job is another; you still collect the physical document at a station.
Renewing a hackney permit through AutoReg as a private owner, against the portal's own warning, is a third mistake worth avoiding entirely. Leaving a renewal until the last possible day, then finding a technical hiccup on the portal, is a fourth mistake that a little more lead time avoids.
For more on vehicle papers, see the licences and vehicles hub and our vehicle licence renewal cost guide.