The Nigerian Postal Service, abbreviated as NIPOST is a
government-owned and operated corporation, is the Nigerian
postal administration
This is a list of postal entities by country. It includes:
*The governmental authority responsible for postal matters.
*The regulatory authority for the postal sector. Postal regulation may include the establishment of postal policies, postal rate ...
responsible for providing postal services in
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
. It has more than 12,000 employees and runs more than 3,000
post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ...
s. The Nigerian Postal Service also have the following Commercial Business Units; EMS/PARCEL, e-Commerce & Logistics, Financial Services, Mails, Counters, Property & Workshop, NIPOST Training School.
Nigeria is a member of the Universal postal Union,
West African Postal Conference
The West African Postal Conference, or Conference des Posts de L'Afrique de L'Ouest, was formed in 2001 as a forum for postal services in West African countries.
The members are:
*Benin
*Burkina Faso
*Ghana
* Côte d'Ivoire
*Mali
*Niger
*Nigeria
...
.
See also
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Postage stamps and postal history of Nigeria This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Nigeria.
First stamps
The first stamps for Nigeria were issued on 1 June 1914 following the amalgamation of all of the British colonies in the area (Northern Nigeria Protectorate and Sou ...
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Postal orders of Nigeria
The first postal orders of Nigeria were issued by the British colonial authorities. Later, Nigeria issued its own postal orders, first in £,s,d, and then in the new currency of the Naira. In 2018, the postal order system was replaced by a cheap ...
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Postal codes in Nigeria Postal codes in Nigeria are numeric, consisting of six digits. NIPOST, the Nigerian Postal Service, divides the country into nine regions, which make up the first digit of the code. The second and third digits, combined with the first, are the disp ...
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List of villages in Nigeria
Lists of villages in Nigeria organised by state:
* List of villages in the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
* List of villages in Abia State
* List of villages in Adamawa State
* List of villages in Akwa Ibom State
* List of villages in Ana ...
Notes
External links
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NIPOST Carrier Portal
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Postal organizations
Postal system of Nigeria
Philately of Nigeria
1987 establishments in Nigeria