Everything You Need To Know About Nigerian Postal services
With the emergence of electronic mails, postal services in Nigeria seem to be fading away. Nevertheless, a lot of people still use the post office either to send and receive documents and packages within and outside the country. Furthermore, foreign online shopping sites, Schools abroad and organizations alike require postal codes. Unlike private courier services like DHL, FedEx and the likes, Nigerian post services are more affordable although they seem to take a longer time to deliver.
Postal codes, Zip codes or postcodes refers to series of letters or digits or both, included in a postal address for the purpose of sorting mails.
Nigerian Postal Service
Established by the colonial masters in 1852, The Nigerian postal service (NIPOST) dates back to the 19th Century. Government-owned and operated corporation, NIPOST provides postal administration and services to Nigerians. There are over 5000 running post offices with more than 20,000 employees hence its wide coverage. The Nigerian Postal office provides services like- Mail services
- Counter services
- Private mail bag
- Special delivery
- Financial services
- Postal media
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