Local Government Proof of Address

28/04/2026

Glad to share that the “Pace Setter State,” Oyo, has officially launched a wide-reaching public awareness campaign on Proof of Address across both radio and television platforms.

Pictured below is the Proof of Address Coordinator during a live morning show appearance on Oluyole FM 98.5, Ibadan, actively driving the conversation and sensitizing the public.

15/04/2026

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26/02/2026

The Cross River State Government has intensified efforts to implement the Proof of Address initiative, describing it as a strategic tool for improving security, governance, and service delivery across the state.

The Secretary to the State Government, Professor Anthony Owan Enoh, spoke during a stakeholders meeting on the rollout of the Proof of Address programme in Calabar. He was represented by Rev. Victor Usibe, Director of Administration in the Office of the SSG.

By Abasi Ita The Cross River State Government has intensified efforts to implement the Proof of Address initiative, describing it as a strategic tool for improving security, governance, and service delivery across the state. The Secretary to the State Government, Professor Anthony Owan Enoh, spoke d...

26/02/2026

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20/02/2026

EFCC partners with ALGON on new Proof of Address Initiative.


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19/02/2026

EFCC PRESS RELEASE



EFCC, ALGON, Collaborate on Proof of Address Initiative



The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON have resolved to collaborate in the initiative of providing Nigerians with a new Proof of Address, PoA, which is a database of verifiable addresses of Nigerians for improved national security and economic planning.



The resolution was reached on Wednesday, February 19, 2026 when members of ALGON, led by the Lead Technical Partner, Prince Segun Obayendo and the Deputy Director Political, Office of The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, OSGF, Abdulmajeed Abubakar came on a courtesy visit at EFCC’s headquarters, in Jabi, Abuja.

Secretary to the Commission, Muhammed Hammajoda, who received the delegation on behalf of EFCC’s Executive Chairman, gave the assurance of the anti-graft agency’s collaboration with ALGON in driving the new PoA initiative. “We will key into it and we will drive the process and whatever collaboration you need from now on, we are going to work with you,” he said.



Highlighting the importance of the initiative to EFCC, Hammajoda noted that the POA will help the Commission in identifying owners of properties suspected to be proceeds of crime.

“Proof of Address is always an issue. We have a property and we want to prove its ownership, so address plays a vital role to proof of ownership, whether the individual is there as a tenant or as the owner of the house or even the particular third party, we want when we go to court it will not be contested,” he said.

In his remarks, Abubakar disclosed that the OSGF was in collaboration with ALGON in the PoA scheme, noting that the PoA system is a new initiative, being implemented by the federal government across all the 774 local government areas.

According to him, “it aims at providing every resident with a verifiable and secure address that can be used for good governance, service delivery, boost national security, economic planning and enforce a database of verifiable addresses of Nigerians towards enabling security agencies to track and mitigate criminal activities within the country.”

He noted that ALGON was the ideal partner to drive the initiative in order to ensure that the PoA system is implemented in all the Nigerian local government areas. “We are all aware that ALGON represents all the 774 local government areas, making it the ideal partner to ensure the Proof of Address system is implemented at the community level. Secondly, we have policy coordination. The OSGF oversees the activity and roll out of the PoA system across all the 774 local governments and stakeholders’ engagements in the sense of meeting and other things. The OSGF ensures that MDAs adopt the PoA as they are required for official addresses,” he said.

On his part, Obayendo disclosed that the concept of PoA was about establishing a citizen’s accurate location, and demography, adding that part of what is needed is a National Identification Number, NIN, to provide the PoA of an individual.



Dele Oyewale

Head, Media & Publicity

February 19, 2026

11/02/2026

Oyo State government has adopted the implementation of the Proof of Address (PoA) initiative, setting March 1, 2026, as the official take-off date for its rollout in ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) and all the 33 local government areas in the state.

As part of preparations for the statewide rollout, the government, in collaboration with the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Oyo State chapter, has hosted its first statewide sensitisation programme on the PoA initiative for MDAs.

Oyo State government has adopted the implementation of the Proof of Address (PoA) initiative, setting March 1, 2026, as the official take-off date for its

12/01/2026

We are making steady progress on the Proof of Address (PoA) System. Ten thousand (10,000) Front-End Partners (FEPs) have been trained and are now set for activation across the country.

So far, 405 Local Government Areas have signed bye-laws, officially making Proof of Address a mandatory requirement.

This marks a major step toward improved residency management, service delivery, and accountability at the grassroots level.

https://thenewsnigeria.com.ng/2026/01/12/10000-front-end-partners-trained-as-proof-of-address-rollout-accelerates-nationwide/

https://insightafrica.ng/algons-update-trained-feps-for-activation-of-proof-of-address-system/

09/01/2026

Al'umma mai hadin kai ita ce ginshikin zaman lafiya da wadata. Sabuwar Takardan Shaidar Adireshin Karamar Hukumar (PoA) yana da mahimmanci don wannan ci gaba.

Ta hanyar tabbatar da mazauninka, kana danganta kanka da tsarin al'ummarmu. Wannan matakin na gama-gari yana ba mu damar inganta tsaro, da hana aikata laifuka, da kuma tabbatar da an isar da ayyukan zamantakewa cikin inganci da adalci ga dukkan 'yan ƙasa.

Sami takardar shaidar adireshinka (PoA). Ginshikin ka ne na al'umma mafi salama, aminci, ƙarfi, da haɗin kai.

05/01/2026

Seven Nigerian states are pioneering a new system to transform service delivery and enhance security.

Read more: https://thesun.ng/seven-states-adopt-proof-of-address-system-to-boost-services-security/

The governments of Oyo, Rivers, Bauchi, Yobe, Cross River, Bayelsa and Sokoto states have formally adopted the Proof of Address (PoA) system for statewide documentation, marking a major step toward establishing a unified and verifiable address framework in Nigeria. With the adoption, the governors o...