Lagos State Government, yesterday, revealed plans to launch a digital addressing system to ensure ease of business, create more access to critical services, as well as improve revenue for the state from July 1, 2025.

Special Adviser to the Governor on e-GIS and Urban Development, Dr Babatunde Olajide, said the digital addressing system, also known as the Lagos identifier programme, would help in different sectors, including housing, transportation, e-cab hailing service, security, emergency response, taxation and planning.

He said the technology had not only made Lagos a smart state, but it would have real-life impact on the people and the government’s ability to respond to residents’ needs.

Olajide, who stated that the system would begin in Ikeja Local Council which has 23,000 property, said that the production of the digital house number and the installation would be carried out by agencies of the state in conjunction with the technical partner.

He said that the project could not come at a better time than this, noting that if the Lagos State government gets it right, other states will use it as a case study to adopt.

Olajide further said that with Ikeja Council as the kick-off point of the project, the state government would move into other councils within the state gradually after completing the project in Ikeja.

“We are advising all property owners that have been subdivided to come forward for reidentification,” he said. A technical partner, Yinka Adesiyan, explained that every street and house would have their name and number embedded in bar codes, with various information accessible to residents by scanning the codes.