LAGOS FEBRUARY 5, 2017 – The Nigeria Postal Service, NIPOST, has assured Nigerians of it preparedness to provide market-driven postal and people-oriented services through innovation and technology to boost commerce and further diversify the nation’s economy.
NIPOST, in consonance with this year’s theme of the Pan African Postal Union (PAPU) Day, “The Post: An essential infrastructure for growth in e-commerce in African,” says the growth in e-commerce has brought about wide range of business opportunities that would boost the industrial sector and further diversify the economy.
In a statement by Simbiat Onize Lawal, Assistant Postmaster-General Corporate Communication, the postal agency further said that the exponential growth in marketing accounts forms about thirty percent of mail in the Nigerian post, adding that it is determined to ensure full deployment of technology backed payment solutions that would guarantee its market shares.
NIPOST promised to accustom Nigerians with the benefit of doing business and commerce with the postal industry considering the existing value-chain that include the network reach, logistic and warehousing, real estate, financial services and financial solutions.
The Pan African Postal Union, PAPU, a specialised agency of the African Union, AU, was formed in 1980 following the decision of the Plenipotentiary Conference of 35 OAU member countries during a meeting held on 8th to 18th January 1980 in Arusha, the United Republic of Tanzania. The purpose of forming the union was to spearhead the development of postal services in Africa.
