NIPOST to introduce banking services to rural areas — Shittu
The Nigerian Postal Services will soon
introduce banking services to rural areas of Nigeria, Minister of
Communications, Adebayo Shittu, has said.
Shittu told the News Agency of Nigeria
on Sunday in Abuja, that the banking services would avail Nigerians in
rural areas the opportunity to carry out banking transactions.
He said that the Ministry of
Communication was making effort to re-position NIPOST to make it vibrant
and to diversify its services.He said that since the commencement of
GSM operations in the country, NIPOST had witnessed drop in sales
particularly for postage stamp and other services.
The minister told NAN that in
its efforts to reposition NIPOST, the ministry had identified some major
areas that could be included in the mandate of the service.
He listed some of them to include
internet services in all NIPOST locations, introduction of rural
banking, property development and e-commerce.
“We are also looking at consolidating
the capacity of NIPOST to engage in property development; you will
recall that in most communities NIPOST usually has more land than
needed.
“So we are seeking private-partnership
arrangement with private sector developers to construct and rent out
office blocks, malls and even high class residential houses to enable us
generate revenue,’’ he said.
Shittu said the ministry was also looking at the possibility of using NIPOST to facilitate e-commerce.
He said that the ministry had finalised
arrangement to appoint a new Post-Master General, who is expected to
kick start the reforms in NIPOST.
“We have gone through the processes of interview test and new post-master General will soon emerge.
“Once he emerges, the reforms will take off,‘’ the minister said.
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