Annual Postal

Services Data

(2016)

Report Date: March 2017

 Contents

Executive Summary 1

Number of Post Offices and Postal Agencies 2

Number of Postal Articles Handled in 2016 3

NIPOST 2016 Revenue on Product Basis 4

Summary of Information on Boxes and Private Mail Bag

Number of P.O. Boxes Available 5

Number of P.O. Boxes (Private Rented 6

Number of P.O. Boxes (Business Rented) 7

Number of P.O. Boxes Not Rented 8

Number of Priavte Mail Bag Available 9

Number of Private Mail Bag Rented 10

Number of Private Mail Bag Not Rented 11

Number of Post Office Locations 12

Methodology 13

Appendix 14

Acknowledgment / Contact 18
 Executive Summary

The Nigerian Postal Service earned a total sum of N8.84bn as revenue in 2016. Stamp Duty generated the
highest amount of revenue of N4.09bn representing about 46.34% of the total revenue generated in the
year. EMS/Speed post, Parcel clearance/delivery fee and international mail income followed closely with
N1.36bn, N726.85m and N715.73m revenues generated representing 15.38%, 8.23% and 8.10% of the
total revenue generated respectively.

The agency handled a total of 33,683,640 mails domestically and internationally in 2016. 21,057,137 mails
which represent about 63% of the total mails were handled locally while 7,689,093 mails which represent
about 23% of the total mails were dispatched abroad. 4,937,410 mails which represent about 15% of the
total mails were received from abroad and delivered in Nigeria.

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Number of Post Offices & Postal Agencies

Post Offices & Postal Agencies

1,858

12
Branch Office
(BO)
376 77
Post Shops
(PS) Counter Extension
(CE)

304
Postal Agencies 106
(PA) Head Post Offices
(HPO)

20 963
Sub Post Offices Post Office or
(SPO) Department
(PO)

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Number of Postal Articles Handled in 2016

Total Mails - Domestic & 33,683,640

International

Domestic Mail Handled 21,057,137

(63% of Total Mails)

Dispatched Abroad 7,689,093

(23% of Total Mails)

Mail Received from Abroad

and Delivered in Nigeria
4,937,410
(15% of Total Mails)

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NIPOST 2016 Revenue on Product Basis

Stamp Duty Generated The Highest Amount of Revenue in 2016

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Summary of Information on Boxes and Private Mail Bag

Number of P.O.Boxes Available

Lagos Mainland Territory has the highest

number of P.O. Boxes Available.

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Summary of Information on Boxes and Private Mail Bag

Number of P.O. Boxes (Private Rented)

Lagos Mainland Territory has the highest number

of P.O. Boxes Rented by Privates

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Summary of Information on Boxes and Private Mail Bag

Number of P.O. Boxes (Business Rented)

Anambra has the highest number of P.O. Boxes

Rented by Businesses

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Summary of Information on Boxes and Private Mail Bag

Number of P.O. Boxes Not Rented

Ondo has the highest number of P.O. Boxes Not

Rented

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Summary of Information on Boxes and Private Mail Bag

Number of Private Mail Bag Available

Rivers has the highest number of Private Mail Bag

Available

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Summary of Information on Boxes and Private Mail Bag

Number of Private Mail Bag Rented

Lagos Mainland Territory has the highest number

of Private Mail Bag Rented

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Summary of Information on Boxes and Private Mail Bag

Number of Private Mail Bag Not Rented

Rivers has the highest number of Private Mail Bag

Not Rented

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Summary of Information on Boxes and Private Mail Bag

Number of Post Office Locations

Anambra State has the highest number of Post

office Locations.

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 Methodology

Data is supplied administratively by the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) and verified and validated by the National Bureau of
Statistics, Nigeria (NBS).

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 Acknowledgements/Contacts

Acknowledgements
We acknowledge the contributions of our strategic partner Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) and our technical partner,
Proshare in the design, concept and production of this publication.

Contact Us

@nigerianstat NBSNigeria www.nigerianstat.gov.ng

Head Office Address feedback@nigerianstat.gov.ng

+234 803 386 5388
Plot 762,IndependenceAvenue,Central
Business District,FCT, Abuja Nigeria.

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