Ex-NIPOST chief calls for NINs to be linked with verified addresses
Former Postmaster-General Bisi Adegbuyi has urged the Federal Government to connect National Identification Numbers (NINs) to verified physical addresses. He emphasized that linking digital identity to real-world locations would make Nigeria's identity system more effective. Adegbuyi highlighted the need for a comprehensive digital address infrastructure, not just a postcode system. He believes that such integration would improve public service delivery and governance.
What we know
- Bisi Adegbuyi called for the Federal Government to use the NIMC-NIPOST partnership to build a national address system linking every NIN to a verified location.
- He argued that a functional digital society requires both identity and location to be reliably established.
- Adegbuyi said millions of address records collected during NIN enrolment could be standardized and verified for a trusted national location database.
- He noted that NIPOST had developed digital address and verification systems during his tenure, but integration with NIMC was never fully implemented.
- He stressed that verified location data could enhance policing, emergency response, tax administration, and local government planning.
