Open letter

To the Nigerian Postal Service and the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy

Thank you for launching the National Digital Alphanumeric Postcode System and for opening it to builders. A code for every building is the missing piece between who we are, how we pay, and where we live.

We have used Postcode Padi, a preview built by a 3MTT fellow on the NIPOST Postcode API. It turns the way Nigerians describe places, “opposite the filling station, the grey gate”, into a postcode that a rider, a bank or a 112 operator can act on. Today it runs on sample records while its live access is reviewed.

We are the vendors, riders, tenants, landlords, fintech teams and families who would use it every day. We ask that you:

1. Complete the review of live access for 3MTT builders who have submitted their business verification, so working prototypes can serve real addresses.
2. Share a clear timeline for live keys and level 2 and 3 access, so builders can plan launches with partners.
3. Keep the sandbox stocked with sample buildings, so new builders can test from day one.

The sooner builders can go live, the sooner the postcode reaches the people it was made for.

Signed by the people below who want verified postcodes now.