Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- The Lagos State Government on Tuesday launched the pilot phase of its Identifier Project - a comprehensive digital addressing system designed to modernise house numbering and street naming across the state.

The project, which will begin in Ikeja next week, was unveiled by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu during the Nigeria Land Titling, Registration and Documentation Programme (NLTRDP) held in Victoria Island.

The programme was organised by the Lagos State Office of Electronic Geographic Information System (e-GIS) and Urban Development in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development.

Under the initiative, every building in Lagos will be assigned a unique digital identity embedded in a house-nu...