Tag: NIPOST
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FG inaugurates 11 ICT projects nationwide
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, has inaugurated 11 projects in the various Information and Communication (ICT) centres across the country. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, during the virtually inauguration of the projects on Tuesday in Abuja, said they were related to three agenda of…
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NIPOST, FIRS at war over illegal stamp duties account
The Nigerian Postal Services (NIPOST), has refuted recent online claims by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), that it was operating an illegal stamp duties account. This is contained in a statement signed by Franklin Alao, NIPOST General Manager, Communications on Monday. The Director of Communication and Liaison, FIRS, Mr Abdullahi Ahmad, had in a…
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BREAKING: FG orders NIPOST to suspend increase of license fee for courier services
The Federal Government has rejected the proposed increment of license fee for courier services by the Nigerian Postal Service, NIPOST. The minister of communication and digital economy, Isa Pantami, in a tweet Saturday morning, insisted that the increase was not part of the regulation he approved for the agency on Friday, July 24. “Our attention…
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NCC, NIPOST to sign MOU on e-services
The 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, e-governance and e-agriculture. The two organisations agreed on this during a courtesy visit by the NIPOST management to the NCC’s headquarters on Wednesday in Abuja. The Post Master…
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CBN, Finance Ministry Absent As Reps Probe Abandoned NIPOST Projects
From Jonas Ike, Abuja The Central Bank of Nigeria CBN and the Federal Ministry of Finance two critical stakeholders were absent on Thursday as the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Abandoned Projects on Communications began public hearing on the matter at the National Assembly. However, the Nigeria Postal Service NIPOST, National Information Technology Development…
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BREAKING: NIPOST revokes operational licences of 30 courier companies
The Courier Regulatory Department of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) has revoked licences of 30 courier companies in the country. The General Manager, CRD, Dr. Ishaya Diwa, made the disclosure at a media briefing in Lagos on Thursday. Diwa said that the licences of the companies were revoked because the operators were not complying with…
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NIPOST opens 36 banking centres in South East
No fewer than 36 banking centres have been opened by the Nigerian Postal Services (NIPOST) in the South East, the Zonal Manager, Dr Asuquo Abianga has said. Abianga disclosed this on Tuesday in Enugu on the sidelines of the commemoration of the 2018 World Post Day. He said that the essence of the centres was…
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Post remains veritable means of communication
The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) on Tuesday said the post still enjoyed relevance as a veritable means of communication in spite of the dominance of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The Zonal Manager, NIPOST Kaduna, Mr Steven Mbaya made this known during the World Post Day, which had the theme: “The Post: Delivering good to…
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Breaking: NIPOST unveils products to revolutionize courier, e-commerce in Nigeria
The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) has unveiled products and programmes to revolutionize the way the business of courier and e-commerce are conducted in the country. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports NIPOST unveiled the products at a stakeholders conference to address critical challenges facing e-commerce; identity and security management; courier and last mile delivery, that held in Lagos…
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NIPOST to begin electronic money transfer service
The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) is set to roll out an electronic money transfer service, a new product that would enable customers in both rural and urban communities to transfer and receive money across the country. The Postmaster General of the Federation, Mr Adebisi Adegbuyi, disclosed this when the Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr…