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- 27 Aug 2021
Nigeria Elected into Two Highest Universal Postal Union Councils
Nigeria has emerged as winners at the elections into the Council of Administration (CA) and Postal Operations Council (POC) of the Universal Postal Union (UPU). Dr. Isa Pantami, minister, Federal…
- 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…
- 9 Oct 2016
WPD ’16: Kenya Occupies 3 Positions in UPU, Nigeria in Low Key Celebration
Kenya has been elected into three key positions of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), a top UN agency dealing with the postal services. Ambassador Bishar Hussein of Kenya was re-elected as the…
- 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…
- 23 Feb 2009
UPU and Postal Development
Universal Postal Union with membership of 191 countries is a specialized agency of the United Nations which fulfils an advisory, mediating and liaison role and renders assistance where necessary. The…
- 6 Apr 2009
UPU on Universal Service and Regulation
Globally, postal organizations are encouraged to design their systems to keep pace with technology, develop their financial services and evolve development that will ensure communication at all…
- 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…
- 8 Feb 2013
Mori-Baba Backs Independent Postal Commission
Mallam Ibrahim Mori-Baba, postmaster-general of the Federation has said that Nigeria needs an independent postal regulatory commission to ensure that Nipost and other courier companies in the country…
- 28 Sept 2009
UPU Creates more Awareness on Environment with Seal the Deal
The Universal Postal Union has in recent times been promoting activities that will ensure environmental safety. To help more operators to reduce their carbon emissions, the UPU is producing the…
- 26 Sept 2012
Postal Sector Policy Awaits FEC Approval- BPE
A policy targeting expansion and modernisation of the Nigerian postal system is ready and now awaiting the approval of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), according to the Bureau of Public…
- 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…
- 28 Sept 2009
Nipost as a Regional Influencer
Nigerian Postal Service, no matter the way you look at it, either as a fledgling government organization that has been criticized round and square as remaining bellicose in spite of the enormous…
- 4 Mar 2026
FG Approves GIS-enabled Digital Postcode to Tackle Logistics Gaps, Boost E-commerce
Federal Executive Council has approved the rollout of a nationwide alphanumeric digital postcode system, a move believe will modernise the country’s addressing framework and support growth in…
- 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…
- 7 May 2008
BPE, Postal Unions Perfect Postal Laws
Mr. Benjamin Dikki, director, Information and Communications of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has said that the postal policy and new postal legislation are near completion. Already both…
- 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…
- 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.…
- 2 Apr 2019
RMAFC to Probe Banks over Stamp Duty Collections
Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has secured the approval of the National Economic Council (NEC) to probe banks over the collection of stamp duties, an investigation has…
- 8 Dec 2014
SEC, Others Cautioned On Cost Saving Measures, AGM Reports Dispatches
Due to the diverse shareholding of public companies, a well regulated environment is paramount for efficient operation and adequate protection of investors’ funds, however, the Securities &…
- 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…
- 17 Oct 2013
NIPOST Sets Tone of 3rd Courier Summit
The Nigerian Postal Service through its Courier Regulatory Department (CRD) said that the 3rd Nigerian Courier Summit (NCS) will create grounds for the industry to interact with lawmakers,…
- 29 Jun 2010
Anco Urges New Operators to Register with Relevant Authorities
Association of Nigeria Courier Operators (Anco), has appealed to intending courier operators to register with the relevant authorities in the industry before they officially commence operation. Toyin…
- 29 Jun 2010
New Operators Urged to Register with Relevant Authorities
Association of Nigeria Courier Operators (Anco), has appealed to intending courier operators to register with the relevant authorities in the industry before they officially commence operation. Toyin…
- 2 Aug 2010
Anco Updates List of Members, Prepares For Games
Association of Nigeria Courier Operators (Anco), has updated the list of operators of the courier industry to include new members and those who have renewed their membership for the year. The list…
- 13 Nov 2014
Courier Operators Want Separate Ministry from CommTech
Postal/courier sector in Nigeria has asked for own ministry citing multifaceted challenges facing the industry as well as some savings of over N300 billion for the nation’s economy, which is…
- 31 Jul 2012
Billions Waste as Bureaucracy Stalls NRTP
National Rural Telephony Project (NRTP), the little successful $200 million conceived in 2001 to take telephony services to the rural areas is now caught in a web of confusion, claims and…
- 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
Nwosu, Global Express Boss Calls for Postal Sector Consolidation
Joe Nwosu, managing director/ chief executive officer of Global Express Limited, has stressed the need for consolidation in the postal industry. Nwosu emphasized that for courier companies to come…
- 1 Sept 2008
Delay on Postal Commission
The suspense created by administrative bottlenecks on the much awaited policy on the postal commission has given room for varied interpretations on the state of this document that has been embraced…
- 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…