NIPOST partners immigration to improve service delivery

The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) yesterday said it is partnering with the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) as part of efforts to reposition the service for better service delivery and revenue generation.

The Post-Master General, Bisi Adigbuyi, said yesterday in Benin during a courtesy call on the Edo State NIS Comptroller General, David Adi, that the collaboration became necessary due to the development of online transaction.

Represented by the service Director of Human Resources, Aliyu Bashir Mahmud, Adigbuyi said to guarantee this NIPOST had develop its e-commence portal that would be used by organisations and producers to transport good and services to various destinations.

He said, “The collaboration is in terms of every application made by the NIS that need denotation of all the documents and papers with our stamp. NIS can also use our platform to distribute empty passports from Abuja to various states.

He disclosed that the service has also developed an online platform system whereby clients can have electronic stamp on every of their transaction.”

On his part, the Edo State Comptroller of NIS, David Adi, assured the NIPOST of service support in the state.

“At our own level in Benin here, we will give all the necessary support and patronage to NIPOST. Thank God that our management is already discussing the collaboration and I think the policy will work,” he said.