The Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST) has mentioned all its put up places of work throughout the nation will not settle for money for providers ranging from July 1, 2025.
The Postmaster-Basic/CEO of the Service, Tola Odeyemi, who introduced this on Tuesday, mentioned the event is a part of NIPOST’s modernization agenda.
“All put up places of work nationwide will stop accepting money. Clients will transact utilizing authorized digital fee channels.
“This transfer enhances safety, transparency, and aligns with international finest practices,” she mentioned.
Efficiency-driven tradition
Odeyemi additionally disclosed that NIPOST is now introducing a reward and recognition system to advertise excellence throughout its workforce.
On the similar time, she mentioned the Service would implement strict disciplinary measures to deal with any conduct that undermines public belief or institutional integrity.
Based on her, NIPOST is embracing the long run with readability and braveness and now changing into a technology-enabled, citizen-focused establishment, one that’s attentive to the calls for of a fast-evolving digital financial system.
“We’re not simply rebranding. We’re rebuilding,” she declared.
“We’re strengthening our suggestions and engagement channels to make sure that the voices of Nigerians information our evolution. Transparency and open communication might be a cornerstone of the brand new NIPOST,” Odeyemi added.
NIPOST’s place on stamp duties assortment
Addressing the stamp duties assortment difficulty that had lingered for a while now, Odeyemi clarified that NIPOST shouldn’t be in control of stamp duties assortment.
“Our function is to supply postage stamps, the authorized devices used to authenticate paperwork and denote responsibility fee. The accountability for amassing stamp duties lies solely with the Federal Inland Income Service (FIRS),” she mentioned.
NIPOST and the FIRS had been in a dispute over who ought to accumulate stamp duties in Nigeria.
Whereas the NIPOST initially claimed the precise to gather stamp duties, the FIRS had countered that it’s the legally empowered company to take action. The state of affairs had led to confusion and authorized challenges, with the FIRS in the end retaining its function in stamp responsibility assortment.
What you need to know
NIPOST is among the businesses underneath the Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economic system.
Dissatisfied with the present state of Service and its laxity in taking part in anticipated roles within the digital financial system area, the Communications Minister, Dr. Bosun Tijani, had in 2023 requested Nigerians to counsel how the corporate will be repositioned.
- Based on among the strategies, an excellent NIPOST can be the one which operates just like the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) within the logistics trade, serving because the open spine infrastructure for licensed courier firms to energy logistics for commerce and commerce throughout the nation.
- It was additionally prompt that NIPOST would wish to actively assist and combine with e-commerce platforms to reinforce on-line purchasing experiences.
- This includes environment friendly last-mile supply, returns administration, and safe fee gateways.
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