The federal government, through the Courier Regulatory Department (CRD) of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), Thursday revoked the operational licences of ABC Transport Courier Service and nine others for various offences ranging from unethical practices to non-renewal of licences.

Announcing the revocation shortly after it clamped down on four other courier companies in Lagos and Ilorin in Kwara State for indulging in sharp practices and operating illegally without licence, the Senior Assistant Postmaster General of the Federation and Head of Courier Regulatory Department, Dr. Simon Emeje, said henceforth, the 10 courier operators, whose licences were revoked, would cease to do any form of courier business in the country.

He advised the public to distant themselves from the courier operators in their own interest, since doing courier business with them is now illegal.

The other nine courier companies whose licences were revoked are: Arrowhead Courier Limited, Evergreen Worldwide, Imo Transport Company Limited, MDS Logistics Limited, Migfo Express Courier Limited, Montesine Limited, NACFA Express Limited, Quadral Express Limited and Tide Express Link Limited.

Last year, CRD also revoked the operational licences of some courier companies for unethical practices and they have since stopped courier operations in the country. The recent revocation brought the number of registered courier companies in the country to 283 from the initial 293.

The courier operators that were clamped down included Royale Ryders Express, Success Transport and Kwara Express, all located along Murtala Mohammed road in Challenge area of Ilorin and Kasmag Express located at Yaba area of Lagos.

“The essence of our action is to protect Nigerians who patronise courier companies from getting short-changed by some courier operators who operate under hidden agenda,” Emeje said.

He explained that the 10 courier companies that had their licences revoked were given enough notice and warning to desist from sharp practices and to renew their expired licences, but they refused to comply.

Some of them, he said, were not only cutting corners in the business, but were also involved in carrying parcels below the 0.5kilogramme, which he said, is the exclusive right of only public postal operator and national carrier like NIPOST, which is allowed by law to handle such because of the sensitive nature of such items.

“Courier operators are supposed to carry and transport items weighing between 0.5kg and 50kg, but some of them breach the law guiding courier services in the country and accept parcels either below 0.5kg in weight or above 50kg weight,” Emeje said.

He explained that clampdown would continue until the industry is sanitised.


Source: http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/fg-revokes-licences-of-abc-transport-courier-nine-others/213160/

Let everyone be aware.

Cc: Lalasticlala

cool tin

So good to be on FP
Who cares about the banning! As long as kunu and goro is not involved

I won't be surprised if it has to do with drug smuggling

oh really.....i still fear naija sha.......tomoro na we will a different story

Woww.. including ABC? Let no one come here and wail about d FG witch hunting one particular tribe... We need to sanitize the system

They have come again ooo! Ndi oso chi egbu!

It must be illegal offence to do courier service without license. Those involved should have been prosecuted, not just this pat on the back of go and sin no more.

Y

When are the ibos finally going back to Biafra ?

I no see chisco there

Oh it is the courier....not the bus.

Bless!

Note....for fans of ABC transport...like yours truly....you will still be able to use their excellent services....if you are travelling.

What this means....you cannot send mail/etc via the courier branch of ABC.

K

Okay we don hear, who get tiny mouth charger?

mention the other ones, then the way forward,

Good

What ?


President Buhari,

There are more pressing issues, and this is as low as you can go?

It's funny that their licenses are being revoked by NIPOST which is the worst postal agency in the world with thieves as staff members.

This one, is a stupid move with sinister motives.

Some of them, he said, were not only cutting corners in the business, but were also involved in carrying parcels below the 0.5kilogramme, which he said, is the exclusive right of only public postal operator and national carrier like NIPOST, which is allowed by law to handle such because of the sensitive nature of such items.

It's quite a shame, instead of NIPOST to fix themselves, they are attacking others.

I'll be very very stupid to send an important document through NIPOST, not even something as worthless as dog shìt.

They need to get a license before they do biz, I'm disappointed in them

They are all fighting for their pocket,just lyk NCC is also fighting for their pocket too.

They only act when those organizotion do not roja.

So make we hear word abeg.



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They won't see 8th NASS to ban till someone dies there again. Mtcheeeew

Just imagine, now I know this government is bound to fail.

Nothing gives me joy more than seeing APC government burns, I wish this government failure till 2019.

Now I can see answers to my prayers.

God bless Melbourne, I love this city

who does such business without getting a license

BDSMangela:
G

G for?

It'd very simple, pay or get withdrawn.
This is not a which hunt... Just saying

ekika:
mention the other ones, then the way forward,

But op mentioned them..

Lemon12:
hope this is not an attack against the Igbo nation?

Buhari be Guided !!

You Nigerians.....seeing tribe in everything!

Time we started doing the right thing. It is better that way.