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NIPOST Handles 19.69m Mail Items In Six Months

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The Postmaster-General,
Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), Alhaji Ibrahim Baba, said that the service had handled 19.69 million mail items in the first six months of 2013.
Baba, who made this known at this year’s 2013 World Post Day celebration tagged “ The post delivering for people and business daily”, attributed the low figure to improper addressing and security challenges.
He said that street naming also made it difficult for NIPOST to deliver mail items within the set delivery targets.
Baba was represented at the occasion by the Deputy Postmaster General and Head of Counters, Mr Yashim Bitiyong.
He said that the service had lost more than 10 per cent of its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) due to security challenges in the North-East areas.
Baba said that in 2012, the service handled 45.38 million mail items, out of which 10.34 million mail items were received from abroad and delivered in the country, while 2.40 million items were dispatched abroad from Nigeria.
“Improvement in our mail collection and distribution system led to increase in the volume of mail traffic between 2002 and 2010, however the security challenges which the country has been facing in the past three years have resulted in a sharp drop in volume.
“Between January and June 2013, NIPOST handled 19.69 million mail items out of which 5.43 million were received from abroad while 1.60 billion were dispatched abroad.
“A total of 12.65 billion mail items were posted and delivered in Nigeria during the period and letters posted and delivered in the country amounted to 32.63 million,’’ Baba said.
He said that the establishment of a well articulated addressing system for Nigeria was predicted on the importance and role it plays in national development beyond the primary objective of mail delivery.
Baba said that national addressing system “is a national infrastructure that can be used to address issues such as poverty alleviation, national security, improvement of quality of life and identification of citizens, among others”.
He said that installation of Close Circuit Television (CCTV) bomb/metal detectors in major post offices coupled with NIPOST’s collaboration with Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) of Britain, EFCC and other related agencies had contributed in reducing crime perpetrated through postal outlets.
Baba added that in 2012, as a result of physical inspection of documents and postal packets transmitted through NIPOST, more than 45.57 million scam letters containing suspected counterfeit financial instrument and other prohibited items were intercepted.
“The total monetary value recovered from interception exercise was N13.74 billion as against N9.27 billion in 2011.
“It is worthy to note that the use of NIPOST as a conduit for the transmission of drug, arms and ammunition have become a thing of the past,” he said.
Baba said that in August 2013 the Federal Government released the sum of N1.59 billion for the payment of pension arrears to 5,206 NIPOST retirees.

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Kenyan Runners Dominate Berlin Marathons

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September 22, 2025

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Kenya made it a clean sweep at the Berlin Marathon with Sabastian Sawe winning the men’s race and Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women’s.

Sawe finished in two hours, two minutes and 16 seconds to make it three wins in his first three marathons.

The 30-year-old, who was victorious at this year’s London Marathon, set a sizzling pace as he left the field behind and ran much of the race surrounded only by his pacesetters.

Japan’s Akasaki Akira came second after a powerful latter half of the race, finishing almost four minutes behind Sawe, while Ethiopia’s Chimdessa Debele followed in third.

“I did my best and I am happy for this performance,” said Sawe.

“I am so happy for this year. I felt well but you cannot change the weather. Next year will be better.”

Sawe had Kelvin Kiptum’s 2023 world record of 2:00:35 in his sights when he reached halfway in 1:00:12, but faded towards the end.

In the women’s race, Wanjiru sped away from the lead pack after 25 kilometers before finishing in 2:21:05.

Ethiopia’s Dera Dida followed three seconds behind Wanjiru, with Azmera Gebru, also of Ethiopia, coming third in 2:21:29.

Wanjiru’s time was 12 minutes slower than compatriot Ruth Chepng’etich’s world record of 2:09:56, which she set in Chicago in 2024.

 

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NIS Ends Decentralised Passport Production After 62 Years

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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has officially ended passport production at multiple centres, transitioning to a single, centralised system for the first time in 62 years.
Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the disclosure during an inspection of the Nigeria’s new Centralised Passport Personalisation Centre at the NIS Headquarters in Abuja, last Thursday.
He stated that since the establishment of NIS in 1963, Nigeria had never operated a central passport production centre, until now, marking a major reform milestone.
“The project is 100 per cent ready. Nigeria can now be more productive and efficient in delivering passport services,” Tunji-Ojo said.
He explained that old machines could only produce 250 to 300 passports daily, but the new system had a capacity of 4,500 to 5,000 passports every day.
“With this, NIS can now meet daily demands within just four to five hours of operation,” he added, describing it as a game-changer for passport processing in Nigeria.
“We promised two-week delivery, and we’re now pushing for one week.
“Automation and optimisation are crucial for keeping this promise to Nigerians,” the minister said.
He noted that centralisation, in line with global standards, would improve uniformity and enhance the overall integrity of Nigerian travel documents worldwide.
Tunji-Ojo described the development as a step toward bringing services closer to Nigerians while driving a culture of efficiency and total passport system reform.
According to him, the centralised production system aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s reform agenda, boosting NIS capacity and changing the narrative for improved service delivery.
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FG To Roll Out Digital Public Infrastructure, Data Exchange, Next Year 

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The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has announced plans to roll out Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and the Nigerian Data Exchange (NGDX) platforms across key sectors of the economy, starting in early 2026.
Director of E-Government and Digital Economy at NITDA, Dr. Salisu Kaka, made the disclosure in Abuja during a stakeholder review session of the DPI and NGDX drafts at the Digital Public Infrastructure Live Event.
The forum, themed “Advancing Nigeria’s Digital Public Infrastructure through Standards, Data Exchange and e-Government Transformation,” brought together regulators, state governments, and private sector stakeholders to harmonise inputs for building inclusive, secure, and interoperable systems for governance and service delivery.
According to Kaka, Nigeria already has several foundational elements in place, including national identity systems and digital payment platforms.
What remains is the establishment of the data exchange framework, which he said would be finalised by the end of 2025.
“Before the end of this year and by next year we will be fully ready with the foundational element, and we start dropping the use cases across sectors,” Kaka explained.
He stressed that the federal government recognises the autonomy of states urging them to align with national standards.
“If the states can model and reflect what happens at the national level, then we can have a 360-degree view of the whole data exchange across the country and drive all-of-government processes,” he added.
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