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- 3 Nov 2008
Political Intrigues Delay Postal Bill
Intrigue rather than administrative bottleneck is responsible for the setback in passage of the National Postal Policy and Nigeria Postal Service Bill, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek can now reveal.…
- 23 Mar 2021
Senate Okays Bill to Establish Nigeria Postal Commission
A bill to reform the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) by establishing a Nigeria Postal Commission, scaled second reading in Senate on Tuesday, with Senator Oluremi Tinubu (Lagos Central), saying that…
- 24 Aug 2015
Postal Bill: Nigeria Loses N3Bn Stamp Duty Revenue
Dr. Asuquo Abianga, a courier expert, has said that the nation’s postal industry can generate about N3 billion in revenue annually through stamp duty and called on the 8th National Assembly and…
- 23 Apr 2012
Confusion over Postal Bill, Stakeholders Bicker
National Postal Policy and Nigeria Postal Service Bill, a set of all important documents touted as transformative for the postal industry is still embroiled in web of claims and counter charges seven…
- 16 Feb 2015
Postal Reform Bill Gets Federal Executive Council Approval
Plans to reform the Nigerian postal sector and to restructure the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) received a boost last Wednesday with the approval of the Nigeria Postal Commission Bill 2014 by the…
- 28 Oct 2013
Bruce, Ugokwe to Champion Passage of Postal Bill
Ben Murray Bruce, Silverbird chairman and Dr. Jerry Sonny Ugokwe are to champion the lobby for the passage the National Postal Policy and Nigeria Postal Service Bill, a set of all important documents…
- 1 Mar 2013
Postal Reform Bill Rings Hope, Fear
The postal sector at the weekend greeted federal government’s approval of a reform bill that will strip Nigeria Postal Service (Nipost) of all its regulatory functions with mixed reviews as operators…
- 19 Jan 2014
Dark Cloud over Postal Commission Bill
Concern is mounting among courier and logistics operators that the federal government may have abandoned the National Postal Policy and Nigeria Postal Service Bill, a set of all important documents…
- 15 Jun 2009
Ebony Express MD Calls for Early Passage of Postal Bill
Courier operators are anxious to see that the postal bill is ratified to allow the Postal Service Commission, an independent body that will regulate the postal and courier industry come on stream.…
- 27 Mar 2017
NIPOST Continues Reforms Despite Postal Bill Delays
Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) has begun a massive overhaul of men and machinery to position it as the biggest ecommerce and epayment player in the country despite the delay in the passage of the…
- 8 Jul 2021
LCCI Says New Postal Bill will Jeopardize Investments in Courier Industry
Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has described the provisions of the Nigerian Postal Services Bill 2021 as an impediment to sustainable investment in the courier industry. The Nigerian…
- 1 Jun 2009
The Journey to Establishment of a Postal Service Commission
As the postal industry is expecting the agencies of government that have one thing or the other to do with the postal bill to quicken action for the National Assembly to ratify the bill that will…
- 5 May 2021
National Assembly Moves to Grant NIPOST Commission Status
National Assembly (NASS) has concluded plans to repeal the establishing law of the Nigerian Postal Services (NIPOST) and re-enact the law to grant the agency the status of a commission. This,…
- 8 Feb 2010
Postal Services to Get New Regulator in April
After many years of dilly-dallying, the Postal Bill expected to fast track the development of the postal industry in Nigeria will be ready in April, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek can now reveal. An…
- 1 Jun 2009
Tension Grips Courier Operators over Postal Bill
The long awaited Postal Bill has got the adrenalin of courier operators flowing because it is now feared that like in the financial sector, the bill entail shoring up the capital base of operators in…
- 8 Mar 2010
Approve the Postal Bill Now – Ibe
Mr. Stephen Ibe, managing director and chief executive officer of Stephens Global Services limited, has called on the federal government to approve the new postal bill for courier operators.…
- 19 Jul 2010
Approve the Postal Bill Now – Ibe
Mr. Stephen Ibe, managing director and chief executive officer of Stephens Global Services limited, has called on the federal government to approve the new postal bill for courier operators.…
- 29 May 2016
Postal Reform Bill, Other NIPOST Activities Suffer Setback
The inability of the federal government to appoint a substantive Postmaster General (PMG) of the federation, is slowing the pace of activities at the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), Nigeria…
- 2 May 2017
Paga Partners NIPOST to Bring Financial Services to Communities across Nigeria
In line with their shared goal to drive deeper financial inclusion in Nigeria, Paga and the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) recently announced a partnership aimed at making financial services…
- 15 Feb 2018
NIPOST Bill Has Capacity To Generate Huge Revenue For Nigeria – Postmaster General
Mr Bisi Adegbuyi, Postmaster General, Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST), has said that the NIPOST Bill would increase the nation’s revenue. Adegbuyi said when passed into a law, the bill currently…
- 16 Mar 2009
Confusion Trails Draft Postal Bill
The draft law that will give legal backing to the National Postal Policy is entangled in web of claims and counter charges that may frustrate early passage of the all important law that will rejig…
- 3 Sept 2012
Presidency Owns NPB, Sponsors Executive Bill
After several years in limbo, President Goodluck Jonathan is weighing an executive option to expedite the passage of the Nigeria Postal Bill (NPB), a set of all important documents touted as…
- 23 Mar 2013
Confusion Trails Postal Reform Bill
Postal sector reform process which will culminate with the setting up of an independent regulator for the industry is embroiled in a web of confusion with some vested interest bent on thwarting the…
- 28 Feb 2013
FG Strips Nipost of Regulatory Functions
The National Council on Privatisation has approved a reform bill that will strip Nigeria Postal Service (Nipost) of all its regulatory function. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communications Technology…
- 14 May 2012
Postal Bill Will Make the Industry More Viable -Oladepo
Siyanbola Oladapo, managing director of Bowill Errands Courier is a consummate professional with over years of experience spanning the courier, oil & gas, and the financial sectors.…
- 26 Mar 2014
Fresh Impetus for Postal Industry as FEC Considers Reform Bills
Players in the Nigerian postal/courier industry were jubilant last night as the federal executive council (FEC) considered the Postal Reform Bill, a set of all important documents touted as…
- 30 Dec 2016
NIPOST Submits Fresh Bill for Stamp Duty Amendment
The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) has proposed a fresh Bill for the amendment of stamp duty Act. The new bill submitted to the National Assembly, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek gathered, is for the…
- 3 Aug 2020
NIPOST Accuses FIRS of Stealing Mandate
Maimuna Abubakar, chairman of the Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST) has said that the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has stolen the mandate of NIPOST. But the FIRS said that it would not want to…
- 2 Nov 2014
Endless Wait for Postal Industry Reform
The courier industry is an integral part of any economy, providing transportation of packages, supplies, bulk materials and documents among businesses and corporations in a country and beyond.…
- 8 Aug 2017
Comms Minister Urges NASS to Expedite Action On NIPOST Reform Bill
Barrister Adebayo Shittu, the minister of Communications, on Monday called on the National Assembly to expedite action in deliberating and subsequently passing the Postal Reform Bill and other…