The Federal Government has launched a nationwide digital postcode system that will assign a unique address code to every building in Nigeria and integrate the platform with the National Identification Number (NIN) database.
The initiative is aimed at improving address verification, strengthening digital identity management, and making it easier for citizens to access government and private sector services across the country.
Politics Nigeria reports that this followed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) in Abuja on Friday.
The agreement was signed by the Director-General of NIMC, Abisoye Coker-Odusote, and the Postmaster General of NIPOST, Tola Odeyemi, marking a new phase in the Federal Government’s push to modernise identity and address systems nationwide.
Speaking during the event, Coker-Odusote said both agencies had already commenced the integration of postcode retrieval into the NIN platform. According to her, the arrangement will allow
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