1. Name : Federal Republic of Nigeria

2. Location : West Coast of Africa (Long. 8 30oN Lat 8 0E)

3. Boundaries : Cameroun (East) Benin (West) NIGER(North) CHAD (N.East) Atlantic Ocean (South)

4. Area : 923,768,68 sq.km

5. Population : 113,828,587 (1999)

6. Per capital GDP : $ 960 (1998 Estimate)

7. Capital City : Abuja

8. Large cities : Lagos, Abuja, Benin City, Keno, Ibadan, Calabar, Kaduna, Port Harcourt, Enugu, Aba, Onitisha and Jos

9. Government : Federal Democracy

10. Official Language : English

11. Other Languages : Over 400 languages/Dialects. MAJOR: HAUSA,IBO and YORUBA

12. Currency : Naira and Kobo

13. Number of postal offices : 4624

14. Policy Maker (for postal matters): Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST)/MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS

15. Name of the Postal Administration: Nigerian Postal Services Corporation (NIPOST)

16. Name of the Regulator : Federal Ministry of Communications

17. Name of the Operator : Nigerian Postal Services Corporation (NIPOST)

18. Names of Internet Services Providers: NETPOST/ROSCOM NIG. LTD

19. Names of New Products Introduced:
Special Delivery Service, Post-shops, Bulkpost, NETPOST and Agency Service

20. What is the Legal Status of your
Postal Administrations? : Statutory Corporate

21. What is the total staff number of your Postal
Administrations and their classification per categories:

a. Total No. 14089

b. Top Management 60

c. Middle Management 1623

d: Other Staff: 12,460

22. What is in terms of percentage the number of women
employed by your Postal Administration? 65%

23. What are the Air Companies flying from your Country?

a: KLM
b: British Airways
c: Ethiopian Airlines
d: Kenya Airways
e: South African Airways
g: Ghana Airways
h. Cameroun Airways
i. Air France
j. Alitalia
k. Swissair

24. Which of them signed a conveyance contract with your Postal Administration?

KLM and Lufthansa Airlines (as at now)

25. What is in terms of percentage the number of computerised postal offices? 0%