The Nigerian Postal Services (NIPOST) has unveiled a new solar energy equipment product “to boost its operations”.
The product, from Hansa Green Energy Solutions, was unveiled in Abuja on Thursday.
Ismail Adewusi, postmaster general of the federation and chief executive officer, said the product is a contribution towards the attainment of sustainable development goals (SDGs) of the federal government.
Adewusi, who noted that the post is a key vehicle towards achieving the United Nations’ 2020 Agenda for sustainable development goals, added that NIPOST is open to partnerships that would be mutually beneficial, ensure effective and efficient service delivery as well as good governance.
“What we are witnessing here today, therefore, is the rediscovery of the same post office but in a different way,” he said.
“This time around, we are re-engineering and re-inventing NIPOST through collaborations with different stakeholders from the public and private sectors and also leveraging on technology to present an array of innovative products and services aimed at meeting the divergent needs of our people.
Officials of NIPOST and Hansa Green Solutions at the unveiling ceremony
“This is just one of our ways of expanding the frontiers of business opportunities. As part of the world postal network of over 660,000 post offices, NIPOST is placed in a vantage position with about 5,000 postal outlets consisting of full-fledged post offices, postal agencies and post shops with over 12,000 employees across the country to offer its agency services.
“We are making available post office counters nationwide to Ukpa Hansa Energy Solutions Limited to markets its products to Nigerians.
“This will help in the advocacy for clean energy by delivering energy solutions. From today this service would be available in our post offices nationwide on demand by customers.”
Ewie Aimienwauu, managing director of Ukpa Hansa Energy Solutions, said the company operates in 16 countries where it provides services in renewable energy solutions.
He listed some of the countries to include United Arabs Emirates, China, Kuwait, Ghana, Qatar, Bahrain and Republic of Benin, among others.
“We believe that our endeavours are a boost to achieving the sustainable development Goals by the federal government,” he said.
“We realize how important it is that the municipalities and governments should strive and attain these noble goals.”