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By Oyebola Owolabi
The Nigerian Postal Service (NPS) has renewed its pledge of leveraging new innovations to ensure better and effective service delivery to Nigerians.
The agency made the promise as it joined the world to mark the 150th World Post Day (WPD) 2024. It also unveiled two new stamps – Post Planet stamp and Philatelic stamp with a 150-year logo inscribed on them.
Part of activities to mark the Day was a ‘Walk with NIPOST’, which took off from the NIPOST office, Marina, to Broad Street, to inform and educate Lagosians and Nigerians about new innovations NIPOST has embraced for effective service delivery.
Postmaster-General and Chief Executive Officer of NIPOST, Tola Odeyemi, said NIPOST has gone through digital innovations to be able to meet up with modern trends in the postal world.
She said: “Today is World Post Day and the 150-year celebration of the Universal Postal Union (UPU). It’s the platform for all postal organisations which Nigeria also belongs to. To post is a key infrastructure globally in communicating, moving mail and commerce across the globe.
“For NIPOST, this milestone presents an opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to modernisation, innovation, and excellence. As we adapt to the changing needs of our customers, we are investing in technology, expanding our services, and enhancing the experience of those who rely on us. We have embraced digital transformation, integrating services such as e-commerce solutions, financial inclusion products, and efficient last-mile delivery systems.
“My vision for NIPOST remains clear: to connect Nigeria, deliver solutions, and improve lives. The UPU, over the last 150 years, has been a beacon of this vision on a global scale. Today’s celebration is a reminder that we must continue to innovate, collaborate, and push the boundaries of what is possible so that we can serve future generations with the same passion, dedication, and commitment.
“The world has evolved beyond post. But what countries have done with UPU is to meet changing trends globally. In Nigeria, NIPOST has gone behind posting letters; we now offer e-commerce among other digital services.”
On challenges faced by NIPOST over the years which has made it no longer attractive to Nigerians, Odeyemi identified dilapidated and inadequate infrastructure, as well as financial constraints to run the agency effectively.
“Our challenges at NIPOST are not different from the challenges other postal services are facing. Every postal operator has gone through the same challenges NIPOST is facing, one of which is aging infrastructure.
“The first postal office was built in 1897, and most postal offices were built during that period. There is also the issue of financial sustainability. If a post service focuses on just one mode of business operation, there will be an issue of financial sustainability,” Odeyemi noted.
She however said the government is doing all it can to reposition NIPOST.
“The government needs to see NIPOST as a partner in delivering financial, social and digital inclusion, and the government is doing that. We are now at the stage of troubleshooting and repositioning NIPOST for better services.”
Special Assistant to the PostMaster General, Kola Talent, said a competition was held for secondary school pupils to design a new stamp for the 150-year anniversary, and the best design was chosen as the anniversary stamp.
