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- 21 Jun 2010
Twelve Courier Firms Lose Operating Licenses
Courier Regulatory Department (CRD) of the Nigerian Postal Service has revoked the operating license of 12 courier firms for their involvement in unethical conduct and non-renewal of their license.…
- 12 Apr 2010
Anco Draws Knives against Illegal Courier Firms
Registered courier operators in Nigeria who suddenly find their means of livelihood threatened by the activities of quacks in the industry have initiated series of measures to fight the illegal…
- 7 Sept 2009
Revealed! Why Illegal Courier Firms Thrive
Illegal courier operators exploiting the weak regulatory framework in the industry together with absence of stiff punishment for offenders have continued to thrive in the country leaving in their…
- 18 Aug 2008
Fake Courier Firms Rake in N6bn
Illegal courier operators are flourishing with an estimated N6 billion tax free earnings annually, a special Nigeria CommunicationsWeek investigation has shown. The scale of activities of the…
- 12 Aug 2013
Portfolio Courier Firms Fingered in Arms Smuggling
Illegal courier operators are aiding the ever increasing trend in the smuggling of small arms and light weapons, exposing the dangerous complexity of the illicit trade of the tools of violence in…
- 21 Jul 2008
20 New Courier Firms Jostle for Customers
Twenty new companies have sought and got the nod operate courier business, underscoring the lucrative nature of the trade in the country, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek has revealed. The new companies…
- 16 Jun 2014
FG Watches as Foreign Courier Firms Wreak Havoc
Nigeria loses twice as much in illicit financial outflows as it seeks to attract foreign direct investment in the postal and courier sub-sector, according to Nigeria CommunicationsWeek…
- 19 Apr 2015
Angst over Crowded Graveyard for Courier Firms
More and more companies in the courier and postal sector are ceasing operations following their inabilities to make profits or to bring in enough revenues to cover their expenses and operators under…
- 1 Aug 2016
Local Courier Firms Rejig, Fear Brexit Will Hurt Business
Indigenous courier operators in Nigeria are rethinking strategies in anticipation of situations that might be created by the recent British (Brexit) decision to exit from the European Union (EU).…
- 27 Apr 2009
Revealed! How Fake Courier Firms Aid Drug Barons
Startling revelations of how illegal and unregistered courier operators are now being used as conduit pipes by barons to traffic hard drugs and psychotropic substances have emerged, Nigeria…
- 12 Oct 2009
Courier Firms Groan as Registrars’ Debts Mount
Irked by growing debts, Association of Nigeria Courier Operators (Anco), the umbrella body for courier companies in Nigeria has threatened to publish the names of the indebted company registrars in…
- 1 Nov 2015
FAAN, NIPOST Declare War on Mysterious Courier Firms
Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said it is working with relevant security agencies to prevent illegal courier operators from gaining grounds at the nation’s airports. Investigations…
- 11 Jun 2021
NIPOST Partners NDLEA to Tackle Use of Courier Firms to Move Drugs, Weapons
Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) has offered to partner with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to expose individuals and organisations using the logistics service providers to…
- 4 Aug 2008
Agoha, Ezex Express Boss Commends Fashola on Development
Philip Agoha, general manager of Ezex Express Courier Services Limited, a leading courier firm in Nigeria has commended Gov. Raji Fashola for his renewed efforts in the provision of infrastructure in…
- 30 Jun 2008
TransRoyal Courier Rewards Staff, Flags off Vehicle Owner-User Scheme
TransRoyal Courier, leading courier company in Nigeria has given car and motor-cycles to its members of staff who have distinguished themselves in the course of their duties to the company. In an…
- 27 Aug 2020
FG Carves Out 3 Firms from NIPOST, Plans Commission for Courier Industry
Federal Government has created three commercial ventures from the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) even as it said National Postal Commission (NPC) will be established soon to regulate the courier…
- 11 Aug 2008
Hard Drugs: CRD to Sanction Firms
Courier Regulatory Department (CRD), the regulatory arm of the Postal and Courier industry has threatened to wield the big stick including revocation of licenses against any courier company found…
- 14 Jul 2008
Cross Country Courier Eyes Market Leadership
Cross Country Courier has been said to be one of the leading logistics companies that is in business to revolutionize the industry. The head of the courier department, Mr. Toyin Adeojo disclosed this…
- 14 Jul 2008
Cross Country Courier Eyes Market Leadership
Cross Country Courier has been said to be one of the leading logistics companies that is in business to revolutionize the industry. The head of the courier department, Mr. Toyin Adeojo disclosed this…
- 2 May 2013
Nipost Retunes Guidelines for Couriers’ Registration
Nigeria Postal Service (Nipost) has released its updated rules to guide companies and individuals seeking to register courier firms in the country. Under the new guidelines tagged “Courier…
- 22 Oct 2013
Courier Operators Sue for Special Protection against Illegalities
Courier firms have urged the Federal Government through the Federal Road Safety Commission to designate special number plates for the operators as measures to curb illegalities perpetuated in the…
- 9 Aug 2021
NIPOST Raids Firm over Alleged Shady Deals in Capital Market
Courier and Logistics Regulatory Department (CLRD) of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), said it has uncovered some of the shady deals going on at the Nigerian Capital Market, involving some…
- 22 Aug 2021
NIPOST to Clamp Down on Unlicensed Logistics Firms
The Courier and Logistics Regulatory Department (CLRD) of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), has said it will clamp down on illegal courier and logistic businesses across the country and make the…
- 22 Sept 2008
Consumer Enlightenment Imperative
As efforts are being intensified by industry stakeholders, the government and the Courier Regulatory Department to reposition the postal sector to meet the aspirations of the 21 st century market…
- 27 Oct 2008
TransRoyal Courier Marks 10th Anniversary in Style
It was a sweet story of success which was achieved over a short period of time as TransRoyal Courier, a legacy of the late Sir Obiora Okeke, former president of Association of Nigerian Courier…
- 23 Jun 2008
Apuye, GM, Transcontinental Express Courier Laments Delay at Airport
Transcontinental Express Services Limited is a courier firm on a mission. The company discovered that a lot of people were looking for a means of delivering parcels at affordable rates and still have…
- 16 Feb 2009
CityFlex Express Offers Curtain edge Services
CityFlex Express which got registered as a courier firm in 2007 offers total logistics solutions such as clearing and forwarding , freight forwarding, haulage, courier and business…
- 20 Oct 2008
Trust is Essential Element in Courier Business- Ezeh
Prince Sam Ezeh is the managing director of Ezex Courier Services Limited, an offshoot of God Bless Ezenwata Transport Limited. He spoke on his vision for setting up the courier outfit which he said…
- 14 Sept 2009
Handling Insecurity of Mails, Scam in Courier
As commerce and trade are no longer restrained by natural boundaries, transport and communication are also expanding their frontiers and are part of the globalization exercise. Courier industry is…
- 25 Aug 2021
ACOA Courier CEO Commends Jumia for the Growth of his Firm
A logistics partner of ecommerce market leader, Jumia, Chidi Anyina, founder of ACOA Courier, has espoused the growing importance of logistics in the country saying the company which started in a…