Nigeria, March 5 -- The federal government has approved the implementation of a GIS-enabled Alphanumeric Digital Postcode System, an effort to enable faster and reliable mail and parcel processing across Nigeria.

The approval was disclosed on Wednesday by Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, presided over by President Bola Tinubu in Abuja.

In 2023, the ministry launched its strategic blueprint, "Accelerating Our Collective Prosperity through Technical Efficiency," with Mr Tijani stating that it would guide efforts to expand ICT use and optimise communications infrastructure nationwide.

In his statement on Wednesday, the minister stressed that the di...