Nigeria, June 16 -- The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) has taken another step towards implementing a nationwide digital postcode system, with the validation of a model designed to assign a unique digital address to every addressable building in the country.

The validation exercise was unveiled on Monday in Abuja as part of efforts to develop a standardised and technology-driven addressing framework capable of improving service delivery, logistics, emergency response and national planning.

Speaking at the Post Code Delineation Model Validation 2026, the Postmaster-General and Chief Executive Officer of NIPOST, Tola Odeyemi, said the initiative would provide a machine-readable address for buildings across Nigeria.

"Postcode is basicall...