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- 13 Jul 2010
Nipost –From Mail Boats to Electronic Mail Services
The history of the Post in Nigeria dates back to 19th century. The first post office was established by the British Colonial Masters in 1852. It was considered to be a part of the British postal…
- 8 Jan 2016
Report Questions Security of Free e-mail Services
The security and reliability of the most popular free e-mail services, including Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo and FastMail, are lacking. This is according to a recent study conducted by High-Tech Bridge:…
- 25 May 2015
Mail Marketing can breathe Live into Courier Industry
Courier/postal sector can gain hugely from the constantly growing direct mail and data-driven marketing strategies according to new experts report which said that over 247 billion emails are sent…
- 20 Jul 2016
Young Voters Pay Close Attention to Direct Mail- Survey
Understanding Millennials’ attitudes and behaviour towards political mail is vital, given the US 2016 political calendar, according to a report by the United States Postal Service (USPS). USPS…
- 5 May 2018
Nigeria's Internet Fraudsters Focus on Corporate e-mail - Report
West Africa's infamous Internet scammers have shifted their targets from impersonations of online love interests, princes and US soldiers to hijacking corporate e-mails, costing businesses hundreds…
- 2 Jun 2008
FedEx Flaunts Tracking Device for Mails
FedEx, the global network of companies that share a rich heritage of innovation and industry leadership has said that it has successfully used technology to eliminate the incidence of mail dumping in…
- 26 Jul 2020
CAC Insists on Mailing, Electronic Policy
Corporate Affairs Commissions (CAC) has said it newly introduced mailing system of sending company registration certificates has come to stay. The Commission also said, henceforth customers will…
- 30 Nov 2009
Glo Offers Prepaid Blackberry Subscribers free Yahoo mail access
Subscribers of Glo Mobile’s prepaid Blackberry service can now access their internet mails on Yahoo portal free of charge. The development makes Glo the only network in Nigeria offering…
- 23 Aug 2010
Direct Mailing Practitioners Council Gets Ministerial Backing
The newly formed Direct Mailing Practitioners Association of Nigeria, DMPAN has received the backing of the Honourable Minister of Information and Communications, Professor Dora Akunyili. Speaking…
- 29 Jul 2025
Yahoo Mail Halts Free Storage Service, Caps at 20GB
Yahoo Mail has announced a major shift in its storage policy, slashing the free email storage cap to 20GB and rolling out a new subscription model starting at $1.99 per month for 100GB. The change,…
- 8 Dec 2013
NIPOST Rues Shrinking Mail Volume, Misses Revenue Target
Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST) has decried the shrinking volume of mails on daily basis adding that the case is being worsened by companies now preferring compact discs (CDs) to printed annual…
- 19 May 2013
Nipost Handles 500Bn Mails Yearly
Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) is handling 500 billion mails annually since its inception 139 years ago, said Dr Amadu Ali, former national chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ali…
- 12 May 2025
NIPOST Partners KLM on Global Mail Delivery
Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) has signed an international mail partnership with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines for improved delivery access to over 200 countries without middlemen. Tolani Odeyemi,…
- 26 Oct 2009
EFCC Terminates 800 E-Mail Accounts
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has terminated over 800 scam e-mail a and busted 18 fraudsters, in a renewed fight against cyber-crime. Farida Waziri, EFCC chairman disclosed this…
- 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…
- 13 Oct 2016
5 Reasons Not to Send Professional E-mails Late at Night
We all do it! It’s 7 pm, you finally have that great idea that could help you solve that lingering problem at work or you have some queries about a transaction that has been weighing in your mind… or…
- 19 Jan 2009
Financial E-mail Spam Soars
Financial scammers’ activities seem to be increasing in spite of effort by stakeholders in the e-payment sector of the economy to educate people on their antis. Last week, some scammers sent…
- 12 May 2008
Kerio, Proxynet to Expand Distribution of Mail Server
Kerio Technology Inc. leading provider of Internet messaging and firewall software solutions and Proxynet Communications, an indigenous ICT Company based in Nigeria have announced a partnership to…
- 16 Feb 2022
FG Outlaws Use of Gmail, Yahoo Mail for Official Business
Isa Pantami, minister of communications and digital economy, has said that the federal government has outlawed the use of generic internet domains for official purposes. Pantami said this on…
- 26 Oct 2023
Trend Micro’s Device Blocks Malicious Mails Targeted @ Nigerians
Trend Micro Incorporated, global cybersecurity leader, has said it blocked more than 10 million email threats, over 800, 000 malicious Uniform Resource Locator (URLs) and almost 4, 500 malicious…
- 15 Apr 2013
Social Media Use Outstrip email- Eskimi
Eskimi , the largest mobile social network in Nigeria has released a study which shows that social media is used more than e-mail. Eskimi initiated the research to learn the usage of e-mail as…
- 20 May 2017
Google’s eMail App Gets Smart Reply
Google's e-mail app will soon suggest responses to e-mails, which will allow users to reply timeously and appropriately while on-the-go. The feature, called Smart Reply, uses artificial intelligence…
- 6 Feb 2012
Banks, Internet Firms Fight Spam
Some of the world's biggest Internet companies and financial services firms have developed a new approach to fighting e-mail spam that they hope will reduce online scams. Facebook, Google and…
- 30 Oct 2016
Bulkpost Eyes N500m Annual Revenue, Backs PMG’s Reforms
Bulkpost Venture, an arm of the Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST) has pledged to continue generating about N500million to the government's coffers annually, in in spite declining volume of mails across…
- 21 May 2020
Cyber crime Soars in First 100 Days of Coronavirus
Cyber criminals are capitalising on the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, with over 83 million COVID-19 related e-mails blocked and thousands of malicious URLs found in just the first 100…
- 20 Jul 2016
IPC Launches New Solution for Efficient e-Commerce Delivery
As part of its mission to optimise international mail and parcel streams and to increase efficiency, International Post Corporation (IPC) has launched the IPC Pallet Box, a cost-effective Reusable…
- 18 Apr 2013
Courier Operators Lose N200m to Digitization of Annual Reports -Umo
Dr. Mike Umo is the General Manager, Bulk-Post Venture, the bulk mail handling component of the Nigerian Postal Service (Nipost). Before joining in 1987 as a postal controller11, he had a stint with…
- 25 Apr 2013
FedEx Lands $10.5Bn Postal Service Deal
Federal Express Corporation (FEDEX) has won a contract with the U.S. Postal Service valued at about $10 billion to carry mail between U.S. airports, fending off a challenge from United Parcel Service…
- 6 Mar 2016
Ways to Guarantee Response to Your eMail
Many of us have sent emails and waited forever for a response or reply without getting it. This is disturbing especially if it is a very important mail that requires rapid and immediate feedback. In…
- 11 Sept 2013
US Jails Nigerian Fraudster 3 Years for 419
Emmanuel Ehkator, a Nigerian who was investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) for criminal conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud in the United States of America has…