The Governing Board of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), led by Maimuna Yaya Abubakar, has approved the promotion of 74 senior officers in the recent promotions examinations conducted for eligible officers of the organisation by the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy.
Amongst them were four Deputy Directors who were elevated to the substantive rank of Director.
Other beneficiaries of the exercise include 23 Assistant Directors who were promoted to the ranks of Deputy Directors while 48 officers on Grade Levels 14 were promoted to the ranks of Assistant Directors respectively.
According to the Chairman of the Governing Board, the exercise would be held annually while assuring that all eligible staff will be given the opportunity to partake in both the written and oral interviews in subsequent promotion exercises.
She stressed that promotion is not only a mark of encouragement to the staff but a key motivator to bringing out the best in human capital of any organization, adding that she will do her best to support NIPOST Management in pursuit of her noble objectives.
While congratulating the officers for their outstanding performances during the exercise, the Postmaster-General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), Dr. Ismail Adebayo Adewusi, charged the beneficiaries to bring to bear their wealth of experiences in contributing to the progress and development of the organization.
Adewusi also charged them to help in fashioning out areas that would improve on efforts of the organization to provide efficient and effective services to our esteemed customers.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian Postal Service, in conjunction with the Bangladesh High Commission in Nigeria, has issued a set of commemorative postage stamps in honour of the Bangladesh Father of the nation, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Rahman was a statesman and an iconic politician of his time.
Speaking at the launch in the Bangladesh High Commission in Abuja, Postmaster General of the Federation, Dr. Ismail Adebayo Adewusi, said the commemorative stamp is a gesture of Nigeria in strengthening the already cordial relationship between the two countries.
Commemorative Stamps in this context is seen as an historic piece of philatelic material that will travel beyond the shores of issuing country, particularly depicting a great politician and statesman.
Nigeria issued first postage stamp in 1874, about 146 years ago, a concept that has continued to grow and expand to include collaboration between countries.
The Stamp, which comes in a single denomination of N100.00, is now available for purchase at all post offices across Nigeria and at the Nigerian Philatelic Bureau, Marina, Lagos.
In February this year, Bangladesh High Commissioner to Nigeria, Shamhen Ahsan, paid a courtesy call on the Postmaster General, Adewusi during which he solicited Nigeria’s possible issuance of a commemorative stamp to celebrate the life of the father of the Bangladesh nation.
Adewusi, during the visit, pledged that Nigeria would heed to the request from the High Commissioner.
