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•••As FG directs NIPOST to implement Stamp Duty Act

APART from the traditional functions of NIPOST to provide postal services, federal government has directed NIPOST to ensure full implementation of the re-invigorated Stamp Duty Act as contained in CAP 411 Law of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1990 and Financial Regulations 617.

The Act requires individuals, institutions/organizations across the country to affix adhesive postage stamp worth N 50 on every receipt, contract agreement and payment voucher issued that is up to N 1000 and above.
To this effect, a top NIPOST Management Team is currently going round the country to hotels, banks, business places, market associations, government institutions and organizations to sensitize the general public on the Act.
The Area Postal Manager, NIPOST, Borno Territory, Malam Mundi Gani Mohammed who disclosed this to newsmen in Maiduguri in an interactive session during the 2008 NIPOST Customers Forum added that, the organization is presently undergoing enormous transformation and re-organization as it hold sway for unprecedented shift to modern technology in the Communication Industry in joining the global postal services competitive environment.

Gain Mohammed revealed also that NIPOST has established Internet Café facility at the Territorial headquarters rendering full Internet Café services in repositioning Post offices, agencies and shops meet the ever changing and increasing market environment of the society to make them stop and shop places/centers for the public to transact both postal and technology driven communication services such as EMS, telephone, email, fax, online JAMB, WAEC, NECO registration and browsing.

With this development, he said, quality of mail services has remarkably improved as over 80% of letters and parcels posted were delivered within 72 hours [3 days] nation wide as efforts were made to shorten processing time, new vehicles and motorcycles were acquired for intra and inter-sate deliveries.
The Area Manager further appealed for more patronage and prompt payment of boxes and PMBs renewal fees while giving awards and gifts to distinguished NIPOST Customers and outstanding staff of the year, 2008.