Updated: NIPOST reclaims collection of Stamp duty charges from FIRS

The Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST) has recovered the assortment of stamp obligation charges from the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami reported on Thursday. 

The advancement finished over three years of discussion and asperity over the cases of responsibility for obligation assortments in the country between the two Federal Agencies. 

Pantami who broke the news praised President Muhammadu Buhari, and the administration of the National Assembly, particularly the Senate and House Committees on Communications and Digital Economy for their mediations on the matter. 

He additionally applauded the administration of NIPOST and different partners for their strength, saying it was endearing that basic partners guaranteed that equity was done on the issue. 

Pantami offered the comments at the dispatch of Nigeria’s 60th Independence Anniversary Commemorative Postage Stamps held at the Digital Economy Complex, Mbora, Abuja. 

“Our endeavors in regards to the issue of stamp obligation assortment with other government Institutions have yielded positive outcomes. NIPOST has been perceived as an administration organization with legal and chronicled power to be the maker of stamps and perceived for assortment of stamp obligations for approval of monetary exchanges in the country. 

“We appreciate Mr. President for tuning in to our grievances, and we stretch out our appreciation to him and the Senate and House Committees for their intercession in guaranteeing that equity was done,” Dr Pantami said. 

The Minister said difficulties of guideline; strategy and financing standing up to NIPOST over the course of the years are being tended to so as to put the Agency on a stage that would empower it produce income for the Federal Government. 

He said NIPOST would be unbundled into three organizations to help its activities, while endeavors are on the pipeline for Federal Executive Council to affirm the redesign and recovery of all its broken down workplaces across Nigeria. 

The Minister noticed that 97% of the guidelines making strategies of NIPOST is being done to encourage powerful discussions on the Acts building up the Agency, declaring that this was being done to guarantee strong commitments from partners whenever there is need for auxiliary enactment to upgrade the activity of the Agency. 

In her comment, the Chairman of NIPOST board, Hajiya Maimuna Abubakar said NIPOST by introduction of the commemoration stamps has again shown that it would keep on assuming its parts in propelling the rich culture and authentic legacy of the country. 

Hajiya Abubakar said:” The Postal Industry from days of yore has cultivated the utilization of postage stamp as a genuine mechanism for sustaining of culture. 

“Nigeria as a nation is abundantly honored with authentic proof of incredible works of expressions, social landmarks and highlights that help in the transmission of social legacy starting with one age then onto the next. 

“A significant number of such have been thought about Nigerian postal stamps, most particularly in pioneer and post-provincial Nigeria. A solid Nigeria should be a social Nigeria and NIPOST has a task to carry out in propelling this by stamping occasions like this one.” 

(The Nation)