# Nigeria rolls out digital postcodes

https://mins.news/en/item/83329

- France 24, 2026-10-02 10:55 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261002-nigeria-rolls-out-digital-postcodes

> Nigeria’s Postal Service has introduced a national digital alphanumeric postcode system to help people identify postcodes across the country. Previously, unreliable house-numbering made locations difficult, time-consuming and sometimes costly to find. Poor urban planning and illegal construction could complicate use of the new system.

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