Nigerian Postal Service Explained

Nigerian Postal Service
Type:	State-owned (government monopoly)
Key People:	Tola Odeyemi Postmaster General/CEO
Num Employees:	(12,000)
Foundation:	Nigeria (1987)
Location:	Garki, Abuja
Industry:	Postal administration
Products:	EMS, E-COMMERCE, CARGO, HAULAGE, PROPERTIES, FINANCIAL SERVICES
Revenue:	unknown
Homepage:	Official Website

The Nigerian Postal Service, abbreviated as NIPOST is a Nigerian government-owned and operated corporation postal company responsible for providing postal services in Nigeria.^[1] It has more than 12,000 employees and operates more than 3,000 post offices.

The Nigerian Postal Service has the following departments:

• Counter Services Division.
• Human Resources Management Division.
• Engineering and Technical Services Division.
• Finance and Investments Division.
• Business & Strategic Development Department.
• Corporate Communications Department.
• Internal Audit Department ^[2]

Nigeria is a member of the Universal postal Union, West African Postal Conference.^[3]

See also

• Postage stamps and postal history of Nigeria
• Postal orders of Nigeria
• Postal codes in Nigeria
• List of villages in Nigeria
• List of national postal services#Africa

Notes and References

1. Status and Structures of Postal Administrations . . 237 . June 2006 . 1 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090326202607/http://www.upu.int/status/en/status_en.pdf . 26 March 2009.
2. Web site: About NIPOST . 2024-07-06 . The Nigerian Postal Service.
3. Web site: WAPC member countries. 26 March 2010 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20070610064811/http://www.upu.int/restricted_unions/en/wapc_members.html . 10 June 2007 .