Determined to retrieve the huge debt owed it by various organisations NIPOST Abuja territory has set up a debt recovery commitee to go after the numerous debtors and increase the fortune of the organisation.
Read MoreABIA State Territory of Nigeria Postal Services (NIPOST) has intensified awareness education on the Stamp Duties Act, otherwise known as Postal Stamp Duty.
Read MoreOperators in the courier and express parcel sub sector of the economy said they were ready to invest in the nation’s postal service industry.
Read MoreThe director of information and communication in the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Benjamin Dikki, has revealed that the postal policy and new postal legislation are near completion after both documents were subjected to extensive stakeholder sensitisation.
Making the observation at an interactive meeting last Tuesday, between the Bureau and organised labour on the postal sector reform and the restructuring of NIPOST, Dikki said, “on completion, the final postal bill would be sent to the Ministry of Information and Communications which would forward it to the Federal Executive Council (FEC).
He listed the objectives of the postal reform including; “to grant the postal sector sufficient autonomy to run its own affairs; guarantee all segments of the population access to universal service; provision of quality services which support the Universal Service Obligation (USO); separate between operators, regulator and policy makers; ensure an open, liberalised market with equal opportunity for all competitors; guarantee economic viability of the public postal operator; ensure that the population had access to services according to the technological evolution of the postal service; and ahieve quality standards similar to best international practice.
A statement issued yesterday by the head, public communications, Mr. Chigbo Anichebe, stated that Post Master General, Alhaji Ibrahim Mori Baba, pointed out that his organisation welcomes the envisaged reforms as it is hoped they would strengthen service delivery in the postal sector.
The representative of the minister of Information and Communications, Dr. (Mrs) Ngozika Okeisaibo, explained that the ministry is committed to a smooth restructuring of the postal sector.
Read MoreMembers of the Senior Staff Association of Communications, Transportation and Corporation (SSACTAC) have criticised the proposed postal reform bill currently with the National Assembly, saying federal government should concentrate with the manpower development and deployment of ICT based facilities before embarking on any reform.
The union members who are angry with the dwindling fortune of the Nigerian Telecommunication Limited (NITEL), and the Nigerian Mobiletelecommunication (MTEL) since they were sold to Transnational Corporation (Transcorp), urged the federal government to put the postal reform bill in abeyance until required manpower development and ICT based facilities and other basic developments expected from the government are put in place, to serve as a spring board for an efficient postal service delivery.
In addition, SSACTAC member have equally called for the removal of the current Postmaster General of the Federation, Mallam Ibrahim Mori Baba to make way for expert and seasoned administrator to head the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST).
The union also agreed that adequate resources should be released for the postal reforms to follow especially to enable NIPOST meet its business plans. “That a performance bond based on quantifiable and achievable objectives should be drawn for NIPOST to guide its management team by the BPE management and organised labour (NUPTE and SSATACTAC)” Adesunkanmi said.
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