The Nigerian Postal Service will join other 192 countries under the umbrella of the United Nations Postal body, Universal Postal Union to celebrate the World Post Day on October 9, 2020.
For this year World Post Day celebration, NIPOST is organising a virtual lecture, titled: “The Role of the Post in Digital Economy,” slated for October 8, 2020 to be delivered by Dr. Asuquo Abianga, Director, Nigerian Postal Institute.
Discussants of the paper to be presented by Dr. Abiaga are Steve Ayorinde, former Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Lagos State; Kayode Ogundamisi, Social and Economic Analyst/Digital Marketing Expert and television host; and Mojeed Jamiu, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Upshots Media Limited, Lagos.
The Chairman of NIPOST, Maimuma Yahaya-Abubakar, and Postmaster General of the Federation/CEO NIPOST, Dr. Ismail Adebayo Adewusi, are expected to deliver major speeches at the event.
In the build up to year 2020 World Post Day, the annual Universal Postal Union Letter Writing Competition for young people was conducted, and over 2,279 entries were received from secondary school students across Nigeria.
Sam Kubiat Usenekong of Federal Science Technical College, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State; Lafenwa Emmanuel of Kings and Queens Academy, Ifatedo, Osogbo, Osun State; and Enogheghase Ryon Osaretin of University Preparatory Secondary School, Benin City, Edo State, emerged as the three best overall national winners.
As part of the activities to mark the two-day event, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Ali Isa Ibrahim (Pantami), on October 9 will be unveiling the Compendium of Nigeria Postage Stamps (100 years) 1914 to 2014, titled: “The History of Nigeria and her Postage Stamps.”
The Compendium, put together by NIPOST in collaboration with TACOMS International Services, captured 100 years the history of Nigeria in Postage Stamps.