Punch Newspapers Sections Nike Popoola Published 15 March 2021 Despite the fact that it is mandatory for all vehicles to have a minimum of third party motor insurance certificates, there has been a decline in the number of vehicles with genuine insurance certificates on Nigerian roads, NIKE POPOOLA reports The number of vehicles with fake certificates on Nigerian roads rose to 9.04 million according to latest figures obtained by our correspondent. Figures obtained from the Nigerian Insurers Association revealed that only 2.72 million vehicles on Nigerian roads had valid insurance covers as of February. Also, latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics estimated Nigeria’s vehicle population at 11.76 million.