FG unveils automated customs payment system to ease foreign parcel clearance
The Federal Government on Thursday unveiled the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) Automated Payment Solution for inbound international delivery items — a landmark innovation aimed at simplifying customs payments and improving transparency for businesses and citizens involved in cross-border trade. The event, held in Abuja, marked a major step in NIPOST’s digital transformation drive under the supervision of the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani. Represented by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Rafiu Adeladan, the minister said the collaboration between NIPOST and private-sector partners — Paystack, Sendbox, and Messenger — demonstrates how innovation and partnership can redefine public service delivery in Nigeria. “This collaboration between NIPOST and its private-sector partners shows what happens when government institutions stop working in isolation and start working in partnership with innovators, with technology, and with citizens at the centre of our thinking,” […]