The Nigeria Postal Service on Thursday announced the revocation of the licences of 10 courier operators and the shutdown of four others for operating illegally.
The Senior Assistant Post-master General and Head of the Courier Regulatory Department, Dr. Simon Emeje, made the announcement in Lagos.
The courier operators that had their licences revoked include Associated Bus Company, Arrowhead Courier Limited, Evergreen Worldwide, Imo Transport Company Limited and MDS Logistics Limited.
Others are MIGFO Express Courier Limited, Montesine Limited, NACFA Express Limited, Quadral Express Limited and Tide Express Link Limited.
Meanwhile, Royal Ryders Express, Success Transport, Kwara Express and Kasmag Express of Kasmag Transport have been shut down for illegal operations.
While Royal Ryders Express, Success Transport and Kwara Express are located in Kwara State, Kasmag Transport is located in Ijora, Lagos State.
With the development, the number of registered courier operators in the country has been reduced to 283, according to NIPOST.
Emeje explained that the 10 courier operators’ licences were revoked after they had been severally notified to renew the licences.
According to him, NIPOST, in its magnanimity, waited for four years before taking the action.
He warned that customers who were doing business with the blacklisted operators after the revocation order stood a big risk, as the CRD would confiscate all items found in their offices.
Emeje said, “Should such happen, we will not only confiscate the items but we will proceed to prosecute the operators if found operating behind sealed doors.
“We are mandated to play on a level playing ground for all operators, which we have been pursuing without fear or favour. The 10 courier operators had been warned severally in the last four years to come and renew their licences. We deem it unethical and unhealthy for the public to continue to patronise them, because they have lost touch with realities in the industry.
“For you to continue rendering courier services, you have to obtain a licence and renew the licence every year. That allows NIPOST to continue to monitor your operations and ensure you do not lose touch with the operational guidelines in the industry.”
On the other four operators whose offices were shut, Emeje said the department would ensure that they remained shut until the owners regularised their operations by registering with NIPOST.
Emeje told journalists that the government had lost about N500m to the illegal operators in the last four years and would continue to lose more revenue “as long as courier companies refuse to renew their licences.
“To ensure that the current government does not lose twice of what was lost again in the next four years, the CRD, with its limited resources and facilities, has continued to expand its surveillance to ensure that no operator whose licence has been revoked continues to render services to the public,” he said
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