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- 14 May 2013
Nipost says Nigeria has no Post Code
Nigeria Postal Service (Nipost) said that Nigeria has no specific postal code rather a zonal Improvement programme (ZIP), highlighting the level of organized chaos in sorting mails in the county. A…
- 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…
- 16 Oct 2017
NIPOST to Begin Banking Services Soon
The Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST), will soon introduce agency banking services in its operation, according to Mr Godwill Magulike, district manager (Ilorin). Magulike, said that the agency’s…
- 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…
- 23 Mar 2018
NIPOST Launches Cargo Haulage Service, E-commerce
The Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST) has inaugurated two new products, “Cargo Haulage Service and E-Commerce’’. Mrs Nkiru Onaga, Deputy Manager, E-commerce and Logistics, NIPOST South East, performed…
- 6 Apr 2018
NIPOST Goes Digital with Automation for Counter Services
The Nigeria Postal Services (NIPOST) says it has automated its counter services for better service delivery and customers’ satisfaction. Mrs. Tayo Ajayi, the General Manager, Counter Services,…
- 15 Feb 2022
Postmaster-General Tasks African Countries to Embrace Digital Postal Services
Dr Ismail Adewusi, the Postmaster-General (PMG), Nigerian Postal Services (NIPOST), has tasked African countries to embrace digital postal services and financial inclusion as a panacea for rapid…
- 18 Apr 2016
NIPOST to Introduce Banking Services – Shittu
Nigerian Postal Services (NIPOST) will soon introduce banking services to rural areas of Nigeria, Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications, has said. Shittu told NAN on Sunday in Abuja, that the…
- 26 Aug 2020
New Regulatory Agency Coming for Nigeria Postal Sector
An independent regulatory agency to be known as the Nigerian Postal Commission (NPC) will emerge after the reforms of the postal services sector, to ensure efficiency, service delivery and check…
- 8 Apr 2025
NIPOST Threatens Courier, Logistics Service Providers
Nigerian Postal Services (NIPOST) has urged courier or logistics service providers to register with the service or face the wrath of the law. Dr Chris Ashiedu, state postal manager, Enugu State, made…
- 20 Dec 2012
Nipost Set to Offer Mobile Money Services
Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology has said that Nigeria Postal Service (Nipost) will compete with banks and mobile money operators to offer financial services to Nigerians…
- 28 Jul 2008
Nipost: Nigeria Earns $1.2m from Technical Services
The federal government earned $1.2 million from technical services rendered through Universal Postal Union (UPU) in the last one year. This is coming as Nigeria eyes the exalted office of the UPU, by…
- 28 Apr 2017
Paga Partners NIPOST to Bring Financial Services to Communities
Paga and the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) in line with their shared goal to drive deeper financial inclusion in Nigeria recently announced a partnership aimed at making financial services…
- 1 Sept 2018
NIPOST Poised to Become Number One Government Agency
The Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST) is set to become the number one sort after government agency in the country with the establishment of five new companies from NIPOST. Barrister Adebayo Shittu,…
- 31 Aug 2010
Nipost Enhances Image With Value Added Services
The Nigeria Postal service department came into being with the establishment of the Nigeria Telecommunications Limited (Nitel) on January 1, 1985. Nitel emerged from the merger of the…
- 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…
- 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…
- 23 Jan 2013
IT Boost to Postal Service – Baba
Mallam Ibrahim Baba, post-master general of Nigeria, has stated that the advancement of information communication technology (ICT) was not a setback to the operation of postal services, but rather an…
- 8 Nov 2019
FG Stops Cash Payments in NIPOST Offices Across Nigeria
The Federal Government has ordered the immediate termination of all cash payments at the Nigeria Postal Services (NIPOST). Dr. Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, disclosed…
- 29 Aug 2025
Nigerians to Pay $80 Duty on US-Bound Parcels — NIPOST
Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) has announced that all postal shipments from Nigeria to the United States will now incur a mandatory prepaid customs duty of $80, or its naira equivalent, effective…
- 25 Jul 2018
FG to Break NIPOST into 5 Companies
Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications, has revealed that the ministry will establish five new companies from the Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST). The companies are: NIPOST banking and…
- 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…
- 15 Nov 2021
NIPOST Leverages on Technology to Innovate Products, Services
Dr. Ismail Adebayo Adewusi, the Postmaster General (PMG) of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), has said technology evolution has compelled NIPOST to innovate its products and services in line with…
- 16 Mar 2014
NIPOST Bows to Pressure, Slashes Operating Fees
Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST) at weekend shifted grounds with the downward review of the licensing and renewal fees which have torn NIPOST and courier operators apart since 2012, Nigeria…
- 6 Sept 2015
NIPOST’s Parcel Shops to Boost e-Commerce Purchases
Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST) with over 1200 will provide the missing link between e-commerce platforms in the country and consumers, if properly harnessed, a study has shown. A new report by Apex…
- 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…
- 24 Aug 2012
Nipost Scales Down District Offices
Nigeria Postal Service (Nipost) has shut down some of its district offices across the country as it moves to reduce cost and improve efficiency. Nipost district offices nationwide is now 89 down from…
- 3 May 2024
NIPOST Clampdown on Illegal Courier, Logistics Service Operators in Kano
Nigerian Postal Service, NIPOST, has embarked on clampdown of illegal courier, express delivery, dispatch and logistics service operators in Kano State. Dotun Shonde, the General Manager, Courier and…
- 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,…
- 7 Jul 2008
Removing Impediments to Postal Service
At different fora, postal service including the courier has been hailed as capable of delivering return on investment if well structured and managed. However, there are divergent views on the issue…