The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday reacted to
concerns raised by Nigerians over the increment of courier and logistics
license fees by the Nigerian Postal Services, NIPOST.
Osinbajo assured Nigerians that the proposed fees by NIPOST
would be reviewed.
The Vice President also disclosed that the Minister for
Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami was already taking steps to
address the issue.
Osinbajo, who stated this through his spokesman, Laolu
Akande, assured that the matter would be resolved in “good time.”
In a tweet, Akande wrote: “We have just become aware of the
recent increase in courier and logistics license fees by NIPOST, and the
concerns generated. The Minister for Communications and Digital Economy is
already taking active steps: those fees would be reviewed and this matter “ll
be resolved in good time.”
We have just become aware of the recent increase in courier & logistics license fees by NIPOST, & the concerns generated. The Minister for Communications & Digital Economy is already taking active steps: those fees would be reviewed and this matter "ll be resolved in good time.— Laolu Akande (@akandeoj) July 25, 2020
Osinbajo heads the presidential enabling business council
that was set up to remove bureaucratic constraints to doing business in Nigeria
and make it an easier place to start and grow a business.
The committee comprises 10 ministers, the head of civil
service of the federation, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria,
representatives from Lagos & Kano state governments, the national assembly
and the private sector.
In a recent statement, NIPOST said small and medium
enterprises will pay N250,000 as licence fees before their dispatch riders will
be allowed to operate.
Regional and national courier companies would be required to
pay N5 million and N10 million respectively.
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