Nigeria is located in West Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean. It shares its border with Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon to the east, and Benin to the west. If you have a client or customer in Nigeria and you want to send them mail but don’t know the correct address format, we have got you covered. We know that aside from the regional differences in writing the address format, there are different types of addresses. Each address has its specific component requirements. To give you clarity, we bring you a list of all the different types of address formats along with examples for each. 

Recipient Name

In the first line, write the name of the recipient. You can add honorific titles like Mr. Ms. or Mrs. If you are sending the mail to a business, write the company’s name in the first line. In the second and the third lines, write the name of the person and their department respectively. You can add ATTN. in front of the name to ensure that the internal mail distribution system sends the mail to the right office and desk.

House Number and Street Address

In the second line, write the house/building number and then the street address for the residential and business addresses. In case the recipient uses a PO Box, write the term “PO Box”, and then the box number.

Locality Name and Postcode

Add the locality or the neighborhood details and then the postcode in the same line. The postal codes in Nigeria are numeric and comprise six digits. 

Province Name

Write the name of the province. Some of the major provinces in Nigeria are Bauchi, Bida, Borno, Kabba, and Zaria. In case there is a sub-province, add it in the line above the province.

Country Name

The name of the country will come in the last line. If you are sending international mail to Nigeria, write the country name in capital letters.

Residential Address Format

Write the recipient’s name, house number, street address, or PO box number, locality name, postal code, province, and country name. Every address element except house number, street address, locality, and postal code will come in separate lines.

Rural Address Format

Typically, the streets in rural areas of Nigeria do not have a formal name. In such cases, write the name of the village, followed by the nearest larger town. The rest of the address components will remain in the same place as the residential address.

Business Address Format

Start by writing the name of the company in the first line. In the second and third lines, write the person’s name, and their department. All the other address elements will remain in the same place as the residential address.

International Address Format for NGOs And Organizations

In the residential address, replace the recipient’s name with the name of the organization in the first line and the specific department in the second line. 

PO Box Address Format

In the residential address, instead of the street address, write the term “PO Box” and then the PO box number.

Military Address Format

Write the military address in the same way you would write a residential address format except for the first two lines. In the first line, write the rank and full name of the person. In the second line write the military unit number.

Government Office Address Format

In the residential address, replace the recipient’s name with the office and department name on the first line and second line respectively.

Address Format for Multiple Recipients

If you want to send mail to multiple people in the same household or business, write each name in separate lines of the residential and business addresses.

Address Format for Courier Services

If you are using courier services like DHL or FedEx to send mail, add the contact details of the recipient in the last line of the residential address. This will help the service provider in making the correct delivery by contacting the recipient in case of confusion regarding the address. 

Address Format for Mail Temporarily Sent to Post Office 

In Nigeria, you can also send mail to a post office, in case the recipient is temporarily not available to pick up the package. In the second line of the residential address, write “Care of” or “C/O” and then the designation of the person in the post office who is responsible for keeping the mail. In the next line, write the name of the post office.

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If you are curious about the format of any other country, visit our international address format page and learn the address format followed in countries around the world.