Responsibility of stamp duties collection between FIRS and NIPOST was raised at an interactive session on the 2021-2023 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper organised by Joint Senate Committees on Finance and National Planing in Abuja on Thursday.
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This was contained in a statement by Franklin Alao, NIPOST General Manager, Communications, on Monday.
The Chairman of NIPOST, Maimuna Abubakar, first raised the alarm, while FIRS in a statement on Tuesday said it was only working based on its mandate.
Dr. Muda Yusuf, LCCI Director-General, said in a statement on Sunday in Lagos that a framework in which NIPOST was both a regulator and an operator was detrimental to the development of courier business in the country, and inconsistent with best practices globally.
The Minister made this known through his Twitter handle on Saturday.
The guidelines replace the former Regulation, which has been in existence since 2001.
NIPOST said that its earlier guidelines for maintaining the health of workers and those who transact businesses with the organisation nationwide remain sacrosanct.
The MOU is also to maximise skills, knowledge and responses in the realisation of the postcode objectives.
In a statement signed by its management, the service faulted the circular by the Federal Inland Revenue Service stripping it of such power, adding that it has legal contradictions.
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, has directed the management of the Nigerian Postal Service to produce a report on the fire incident that occurred at its corporate headquarters on Wednesday.
In a statement by its General Manager, Corporate Communications, Franklin Alao, NIPOST said: “This morning at about 8:35am, smoke was noticed coming from the window of Office of Posting Under the Personnel Unit at the second floor of our headquarters.
Towards strengthening the capacity of the Presidential Task Force and other relevant agencies in the fight against Coronavirus Disease, the Nigerian Postal Services has said it will make available its facilities across the country.
In the face of new technology, the Nigerian Postal Services cannot afford to hold on to its old business strategies any longer, hence the need for the ongoing restructuring to meet modern day needs.
The Nigerian Postal Services on Tuesday got assurances of full legislative backings in its efforts to explore different business opportunities to reposition itself.
The Nigerian Postal Services on Thursday moved a step further in its diversification strategies with the unveiling of new solar energy equipment product through its Agency Services arm.
The Nigerian Communications Commission and the Nigerian Postal Service have agreed to sign a Memorandum of Understanding on an e-fulfillment centre for e-services, e-commerce, e-governance and e-agriculture.
This was the charge on Thursday to the staff of the organization by its Postmaster General, Dr. Ismail Adebayo Adewusi.
Adewusi made the promise while addressing staff members when he assumed duty at the Corporate Headquarters of NIPOST in Abuja, a statement issued by NIPOST’s General Manager, communications, Franklyn Alao, said on Thursday.
The Cross River Starts Government has given a seven-day ultimatum to traders on illegal structures along major streets in Calabar to relocate their businesses to Watt or Marian markets or face demolition.
The newly appointed Postmaster-General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Postal Services, Dr. Ismail Adebayo Adewusi, has said President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to appoint him is a duty to make and leave a strong legacy at the nation’s postal services.