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- 27 Feb 2019
Universal Postal Union Urges African Post Offices to go Digital
The Universal Postal Union (UPU) has urged Africa's postal system to tap into e-commerce and leverage related revenue streams. The UPU said it will work with 21,000 African post offices and 138,000…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 8 Jun 2009
Post Offices Provide Access to ICTs
The Universal Postal Union (UPU) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) will publish a book about how the postal sector’s use of information and communication technologies (ICTs)…
- 29 Dec 2014
How Nigeria, Africa Loss In 40% Global Postal Revenue
Despite decline, letter-post still contributes more than 40% of postal revenues; latest Universal Postal Union (UPU) statistics show however, Nigeria and other African country rate in a little from…
- 11 May 2009
Conference Highlights Risks ,Opportunities for the Postal Sector
A high level conference on the impact of the financial and economic crisis on the postal sector held by the Universal Postal Union (UPU) at its Berne headquarters recently has revealed that…
- 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…
- 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…
- 19 Dec 2014
IATA, UPU Reveal 380Bn Letters, 6.1bn Postal Parcels Sent Yearly
During the signing of new Memorandum of Understanding between the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Universal Postal Union (UPU), it was revealed that, almost 380 billion letters…
- 17 Dec 2012
Lagos Traffic Law in Breach of UPU Treaties
Stakeholders in the courier industry have returned a damning condemnation of the new Lagos traffic law saying that it contravenes standing Universal Postal Union (UPU) treaty which made generous…
- 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…
- 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…
- 24 Nov 2008
Comply with Market Demand or Be Left out-Shonde
The use of Information and Communication Technology has been described by Shonde Gideon ‘Dotun of the Courier Regulatory Department (CRD)as holding the future of courier business in Nigeria. In…
- 9 Mar 2009
Forget Nipost Sale
There are feelings in some quarters that the Nigerian Postal Service should be sold to private investors. One thing is common with the sale of government companies that are perceived not to be doing…
- 13 Oct 2008
Ex -Nipost Staff to Receive Entitlements this Week
Luck may smile the way of Nipost ex-workers as Mori Baba, the postmaster general of the federation gave renewed hope for the payment of the severance benefits of Nipost staff laid off during the…
- 8 Mar 2010
Soyinka at PAPU’s 30th anniversary
The Pan African Postal Union (PAPU) has successfully wrapped up its 30th anniversary celebrations, attracting a record number of postal-sector ministers and top policy-makers from international and…
- 12 Oct 2009
Nipost Collaborates Naca to Fight HIV/AIDS
Ibrahim Mori Baba, postmaster general of the federation has said that the Nigerian Postal Service (Nipost), the nation’s national career in postal matters will partner with National Agency for…
- 11 May 2009
National Postal Code System for Nigeria
As part of the rebranding efforts of the President Umar Musa Yar’dua‘s administration to place Nigeria into global reckoning , Professor Dora Akunyili, Minister of Information and…
- 4 Oct 2017
World Post Day: NIPOST to Launch Online Postal, Money Order
By peter oluka The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) says it will inaugurate an online Postal and Money Order as part of activities to commemorate the World Post Day coming up on Oct. 9. According to…
- 5 Oct 2009
Nipost Launches Campaign against HIV/AIDS on World Post Day
Nigerian Postal Service will join other postal countries around the world in celebration of this year’s World Post Day on October 9. Information from Nipost headquarters disclosed that the…
- 20 May 2008
ICT Challenges in Postal and Courier Sector
Even with the explosion in information and communications technology, the postal and courier sector has remained undaunted to the argument and submission that the development will erode a larger…
- 6 Feb 2019
NIPOST, Saudi Arabia Post Partner on Hajj Deliveries
Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) said it is partnering with the Saudi Arabia Post to deliver cargoes and parcels of pilgrims on Hajj from Saudi Arabia to Nigeria. Dauda Musa, director,…
- 11 Oct 2020
NIPOST Sets December Launch Date for 3 New Business Entities
Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST) will by December, 2020, commence three new business ventures as part of its repositioning plans. According to Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications…
- 15 Oct 2015
Over 1Bn Postal Accounts Can Deepen Financial Inclusion- Abianga
Dr. Asuquo Abianga, the area postal manager (APM), Lagos mainland Territory (LMT) of NIPOST, has described the Post as best placed to drive economic, social, financial and digital inclusion of all…
- 19 Feb 2020
NCC, NIPOST Ink MoU on eServices
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) have agreed to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on an e-fulfillment centre for e-services, e-commerce,…
- 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…
- 11 Jun 2015
Nigeria Loses 12.5% Courier Companies Annually
Piqued by challenges ranging from regulatory, operational to managerial, the dearth rate of companies in the Nigerian courier sector stands at 12.5% per annum, according to information available to…