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NIPOST to create 250,000 jobs through ICT

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The Nigeria Postal Services is to create additional 250,000 jobs by 2020, an official said on Monday in Lagos.
The NIPOST Director of Information and Communication Technology, Mr Thomas Gaga, made the disclosure at the official launch of the Nigeria ICT Roadmap 2017-2020.
The occasion featured a sensitisation workshop on the roadmap.
The workshop had the theme: “The Role of the Private Sector in the Implementation of Nigeria ICT Roadmap”.
Gaga said that the jobs would be created through the implementation of the roadmap.
According to him, the implementation of the roadmap would enable NIPOST to create e-stamps, engage in e- commerce and generate more revenue.

Gaga also said the implementation would strengthen NIPOST’s presence nationwide.

He said that NIPOST had properties nationwide and desired to collaborate with the private sector to turn the property around.

“We are also looking at financial inclusion; we want to collaborate with the financial sector to provide services for the underserved and rural areas.

“NIPOST will also like to partner with banks on address verification system, so that we can have the authentic address of citizens,” he said.



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