The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) has increased its domestic postage rate from N50 to N250 for effective service delivery in the country.
The postal service agency’s Zonal Manager, Enugu, Mr. Friday Aba, made this disclosure on Friday at a customer forum in the state to commemorate the “World Post Day”, usually celebrated annually on October 9 worldwide.
Aba said the maiden event was organised by NIPOST across the federation to acquaint customers on the upward review of NIPOST domestic tariff.
He explained that the last review was done 16 years ago, pointing out that the review is necessary to enable NIPOST to provide better service to its customers.
The Zonal Manager said: “The choice of inviting you for this forum is not out of place as you are one of our private and corporate customers and your patronage has been the source of our existence.
“We equally want to use the opportunity to acquaint you of the upward review of NIPOST domestic postage rate from N50 to N250. The review has been graciously approved by the Federal Government of Nigeria for implementation.
“We, therefore, solicit that you as customers help us sensitise other intending customers not here about the new development”, Aba stressed
He explained that the rate remained the cheapest and fastest means of communication as they spread to the remotest part of the country in terms of coverage.
According to him, the postal service agency wants to “hear from our customers of their assessment to our service delivery, as well as their expectations from us in terms of improved service delivery”
He further pointed out that apart from the traditional way of service delivery, NIPOST had evolved into new improved service delivery, including financial services, E-commerce and logistics.
Aba said these financial services had been helping individuals, institutions and corporate bodies to send money locally and internationally while e- commerce allowed them to easily move their household items.”
In his remarks, the Chairman of the occasion, Mr. Chris Ejiogo, said the upward review became necessary as prices of other products had gone up due to COVID-19.
Ejiogo, a retired Admission Officer of the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu, who commended postal agency for organising the event, urged the management to improve on its products and service efficiency in order to penetrate and enjoy market share globally.
