Nigeria is set to overhaul its addressing system as the Federal Government, through the Nigerian Postal Service, advances plans to assign a unique digital postcode to every building in the country under the National Digital Alphanumeric Postcode System.
The initiative, recently approved by the Federal Executive Council, will use Geographic Information System technology to provide standardized digital addresses for homes, businesses and public institutions. Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, described the project as critical national infrastructure that will support improved logistics, emergency response, government service delivery and national planning.
For years, businesses, logistics operators and emergency responders have struggled with inaccurate addressing systems that rely heavily on landmarks and verbal directions. The new framework is expected to eliminate these inefficiencies, improve service delivery and strengthen digital commerce across the country.
According to Tola Odeyemi, the first phase of implementation is scheduled to begin in October. She noted that inefficient addressing currently contributes to delivery losses estimated at between N50 billion and N80 billion, adding that the digital postcode system will enhance e commerce, financial inclusion, security and public service delivery nationwide.
Nigeria is set to overhaul its addressing system as the Federal Government, through the Nigerian Postal Service, advances plans to assign a unique digital postcode to every building in the country under the National Digital Alphanumeric Postcode System.
The initiative, recently approved by the Federal Executive Council, will use Geographic Information System technology to provide standardized digital addresses for homes, businesses and public institutions. Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, described the project as critical national infrastructure that will support improved logistics, emergency response, government service delivery and national planning.
For years, businesses, logistics operators and emergency responders have struggled with inaccurate addressing systems that rely heavily on landmarks and verbal directions. The new framework is expected to eliminate these inefficiencies, improve service delivery and strengthen digital commerce across the country.
According to Tola Odeyemi, the first phase of implementation is scheduled to begin in October. She noted that inefficient addressing currently contributes to delivery losses estimated at between N50 billion and N80 billion, adding that the digital postcode system will enhance e commerce, financial inclusion, security and public service delivery nationwide.