The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to the nationwide adoption of the National Digital Alphanumeric Postcode System to improve governance, strengthen service delivery, and accelerate Nigeria’s digital transformation.
The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, made this known on Thursday in Abuja at a stakeholder workshop on the operationalisation of the Nigerian Digital Postcode for Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).
Represented by the Permanent Secretary, Mr Nadungu Gagare, the minister described the digital postcode as a critical national digital public infrastructure that would support smarter governance and more efficient public service delivery.
He said the initiative aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s digital transformation agenda and would provide trusted location intelligence for government planning and decision-making.
Tijani noted that the absence of a reliable national addressing system has hampered planning, emergency response, financial inclusion, logistics, and access to essential public services.
“The Nigerian Digital Postcode is more than an improvement to postal services. It is a strategic national asset that supports service delivery, strengthens governance, enhances national security, and promotes financial inclusion,” he said.
He added that it would also improve logistics and e-commerce, facilitate healthcare delivery, support educational planning, and provide geospatial intelligence for evidence-based policymaking.
The minister urged MDAs to embrace the common national framework for digital addressing to ensure interoperability across government institutions.
Earlier, the Postmaster-General of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), Ms Omotola Odeyemi, said the National Digital Alphanumeric Postcode is central to the agency’s vision of connecting Nigeria and improving lives. She described it as a GIS-enabled system that assigns every addressable location a unique, machine-readable postcode.
Odeyemi emphasised that the system would enable more accurate and coordinated public service delivery in healthcare, social protection, education, taxation, infrastructure planning, and emergency response.
Also speaking, the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, represented by Dr Abdul Garba, described the initiative as a strategic tool for improving public administration and digital governance. She reaffirmed the commitment of her office to support innovations that enhance service delivery and operational efficiency.
The workshop featured technical demonstrations and panel discussions on integrating the digital postcode into various public services, including healthcare, financial services, education, elections, social protection, census, and national statistics.
