‘GSM, Internet No Threat To NIPOST’

The  Area post Man
ager of Nigeria Postal Services (NIPOST), Rivers Territory, Mrs Lorretto Nwakanma, has said that the advent of the Global System of Mobile  Communication (GSM) and the internet services are no threat to the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), due to the kind of services of readers.
She said this recently during the celebration of the  2014 World Post Day in Port Harcourt.
Nwakanma, noted that both the GSM and internet are only a complement  to each other, adding that no form of communication can actually be a replacement for the other.
She said rather than posing any threat to the post, the innovations are functional partners in mail handling and processing.
The NIPOST, pointed that its consciousness to meet the desire of her esteemed customers has led it to repackage some of her traditional services to international standard.
Some of such services, include post cash and parcel post, where online cash transfer  services and e-commerce/online shopping are handled.
She also explained that the parcel post, deals with small/large items or merchandise  are moved conveniently to any location in Nigeria and abroad.
Others include Cargo logistics, postshop,  Agency Service and Deliver Service, which services rangers from the acceptance huge and cumbersome items like household materials to offices/homes mail delivery at an agreed  intervals.
However, she has called on Nigerians to transport through the post inorder to safe-guard their items, as she encourage a practice of putting stamp duty mandates on every receipt, bills and other documents.
Meanwhile, she has appreciated some numbers of staff and outstanding customer who were given an award by the corporation for their remarkable services.

L-R Citizenship and Partners in Learning Manager, Microsoft, Ugochukwu Nwosu, Project Delivery Head, ICT-STP Education Services Ltd, Pradeep Joshi, STP Education Services Ltd, Gautham More, Specail Adviser to the Rivers State Governor on ICT, Engr Goodliffe Nmekini and Speial Assistant to the Rivers State Governor on Environmental Health, Dr Ogu Emejuru, during officail launching of Badiliko Digital Hubs in Port Harcourt, recently. Photo: Egberi A. Sampson.