Nigeria set to launch National Digital Address System 9 years after Ghana showed the way
Nigeria is set to launch a groundbreaking national digital address system on its Independence Day Anniversary, October 1, 2026 - nine years after Ghana pioneered the concept in Africa.
Nigeria is poised to launch its National Digital Alphanumeric Postcode System on its Independence Day, October 1, 2026, nine years after Ghana pioneered the system. The Nigerian initiative, called the National Digital Alphanumeric Postcode System, aims to assign every location in the country a unique 10-digit code, akin to Ghana's GhanaPost GPS.
Ghana's system, launched in 2017, has improved emergency response, national planning, and e-commerce by enabling precise property location. The Nigerian system, announced by Federal Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy Dr. Bosun Tijani, will benefit Nigeria's logistics, security, and public services. A recent report estimates that poor addressing costs Nigeria between N50 billion and N80 billion annually in misdeliveries.
With Nigeria's new system, the country aspires to join the 10 to 15 countries worldwide with an alphanumeric postcode, contributing to President Tinubu's $1 trillion digital economy target. This move follows Ghana's AI-powered consolidated federal government portal, America.Gov, launched on the same day as the Nigerian announcement.
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