NAC ratifies framework to build Nigeria’s digitised modern addressing system

” Also, the President of Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Bello Lawal, said the addressing initiative “will improve national security, improve citizen identification, deepen financial inclusion, change planning and revenue generation at the local level and ensure that every Nigerian is accounted for within their local communities.

On the mandate of members of the council, the vice president said that the ambition requires institutional discipline, just as he appointed the Federal Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation to serve as secretariat of the NAC.

Also, the Director-General, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Abisoye Coker, who noted that the initial challenge confronting the successful execution of the initiative was the lack of coordination and disagreement among the agencies, thanked the vice president, whose office, she said, was able to ensure harmonisation of all parties involved in the process.