Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting
The Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST) has said that it is collaborating with Stanbic IBTC Bank and Ekode Mega Touch ltd in the training of its staff on financial services such as agent banking, payment services, remittance, e-governance among others.
Speaking during the training in Benin, NIPOST Post Master General/CEO, Miss Tola Odeyemi, said the training was to equip staff with the requisite knowledge to drive the financial service of the agency.
“NIPOST has a lot of opportunities, infrastructure and privileges but lacks the resources to put them to maximum use. We partner Stanbic IBTC bank and Ekode who would be bringing in the resources to develop our infrastructure into maximum use for the benefit of NIPOST and the nation”
He said “NIPOST is a key player in the ICT industry because of its infrastructure and finance license from the Central Bank. But to develop and deploy the technology and resources required to actualize this, we partnered with Stanbic IBTC and Ekode for the funding and technology to drive the project”.
Represent by Engr. Musa Suleman, Director Engineering and Technical Service, the Post Master General said NIPOST wanted to make banking service available to Nigerians with minimal stress as well as capturing everybody into the financial net because of its spread across the country.
“For us to succeed as the key player in financial services, our staff must have the requisite knowledge about the process, that is the essence of this training in Benin. Similar a training is going on in our Kaduna institute for northern staff”.
On his part, Dr Nuhu Ocheni, NIPOST’s General Manager, Financial Service, said the partnership is about agent banking, payment service and remmitances (domestic and international) as well as e-government
“The training is for heads of NIPOST financial service, fund manager and tellers as well as state postal managers who are to drive the programme for NIPOST to succeed.
He called on the participants to fully participate in the training, as they would in turn train others to actualize the project that would yield revenue for NIPOST and the federal government
Also speaking, Stanbic IBTC bank,
Agent Manager, Bright Odigie, said they are partnering with NIPOST for their financial service by giving out POS terminal to all NIPOST branches across the country.
“With the terminals, NIPOST would be able to carry out their transactions such as, making deposit, withdrawal, cash transfer and payment of bills.The platform would help NIPOST to generate income”
He said the training would be centered on how to operate the terminals as well as educating them on the benefits of using the terminals.