NIPOST Selects Ekiti for Pilot Digital Postcode Project
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to the Digital Alphanumeric Postcode Project, saying the initiative will promote innovation and help position the state as a digital economic hub. Oyebanji, represented by the project’s focal person, Olusanmi Akintobi, spoke during a two-day stakeholder engagement and inception workshop on the National Digital Alphanumeric Postcode and Statewide Enterprise Addressing Management System in Ado Ekiti. He commended the Nigerian Postal Service for selecting Ekiti as a pioneer pilot state, explaining that the project would address weaknesses in the existing postcode system, which he said had affected emergency response, business logistics, infrastructure planning and access to essential services. He added that the state had provided institutional support, invested in its Geospatial Data Centre and established governance frameworks to facilitate implementation.
The governor listed the expected benefits to include improved public safety and emergency response, more effective tax administration, better urban planning, stronger revenue generation and increased private-sector growth. He said accurate digital addresses could also improve poverty mapping, welfare delivery, voter registration and the development of services such as e-commerce, ride-hailing, fintech and health technology. Earlier, the Postmaster-General of the Federation and NIPOST Chief Executive Officer, Tola Odeyemi, represented by Abdulwakil Jamiu, described the project as an important part of Nigeria’s digital transformation and urged stakeholders to support address-data validation to ensure that no building or resident was excluded. Ekiti State Bureau of Lands Executive Secretary, Kayode Ojo, said collaboration with NIPOST began in December 2025, adding that the workshop would establish the project’s roadmap, implementation responsibilities, work plan, budget and field procedures ahead of operations.
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