ii.
Post office counter services;
iii.
Other postal services which include mailbox rental services, "poste restante"
services, philately and public postal services;
iv.
Licensing of private postal operators;
v.
Providing financial services; and
vi.
Providing e-Services.
The other stakeholders in the postal sector are:
i.
Private Postal Operators;
ii.
Public Private Partners, including the Postal Agencies;
iii.
Operators such as Aviation Handling Companies, Customs, and the Police;
etc;
iv.
Financial Services Operators; and
v.
E-Services Providers.
The postal code system developed by NIPOST in 2000, and an efficient addressing
framework are key tools required for the repositioning of NIPOST. Its current
operations are hampered by the fact that most of the country does not have wellorganized street naming and house numbering address systems by Local
Government Authorities.
NIPOST also faces substantial competition from private sector operators in the
postal sector. International and local courier companies and transport companies are
competing with NIPOST in various segments of the postal market; not only in the
market for courier items, but also in the letter and parcel markets. To date,
approximately 250 courier firms have been legally licensed. However, many
transport companies (legal and illegal) are active in the postal market.
NIPOST is also confronted with substitution of physical mail by electronic
communications such as fax and email. Although these means of electronic
communication are not yet pervasive in Nigeria, they will certainly become important
factors in the future.
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