Nigerian Postal Service

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{{Infobox company

| name = Nigerian Postal Service

| logo = Nipost.PNG

| logo_size = 300px

| type = State-owned (government monopoly)

| key_people = Tola Odeyemi Postmaster General/CEO

| num_employees = (12,000)

| foundation = Nigeria (1987)

| location = Garki, Abuja

| industry = Postal administration

| products = EMS, E-COMMERCE, CARGO, HAULAGE, PROPERTIES, FINANCIAL SERVICES

| revenue = unknown

| homepage = [http://www.nipost.gov.ng Official Website]

}}

The Nigerian Postal Service, abbreviated as NIPOST, is a Nigerian government-owned and operated corporation that is responsible for providing postal services in Nigeria.{{cite journal |url=http://www.upu.int/status/en/status_en.pdf |journal=UPU |title=Status and Structures of Postal Administrations |page=237 |date=June 2006 |access-date=1 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326202607/http://www.upu.int/status/en/status_en.pdf |archive-date=26 March 2009}} It has more than 12,000 employees, and it operates more than 3,000 post offices across the country.

The Nigerian Postal Service has the following departments:

• Counter Services Division.
• Human Resources Management Division.
• Engineering and Technical Services Division.
• Finance and Investments Division.
• Business & Strategic Development Department.
• Corporate Communications Department.
• Internal Audit Department {{Cite web |title=About NIPOST |url=https://nipost.gov.ng/innovations/department.html |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=The Nigerian Postal Service}}

Nigeria is a member of the Universal postal Union, West African Postal Conference.{{cite web |url=http://www.upu.int/restricted_unions/en/wapc_members.html |access-date=26 March 2010 |work=UPU |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070610064811/http://www.upu.int/restricted_unions/en/wapc_members.html |archive-date=10 June 2007 |title=WAPC member countries}}