Nigeria · Statistic
Post offices and postal agencies
Communication · Source: NIPOST via NBS · annual
International comparability — CSA: Economic · ITU ICT indicatorsTotal number of post offices and postal agencies operated across Nigeria by the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), reported annually, 2018-2025. A national total only (no state breakdown). Source: NIPOST, via the National Bureau of Statistics.
Observations
8
2018 – 2025
Coverage
Nigeria
national
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Displayed series · 8 annual periods · 2018 – 2025
Post offices and postal agencies — Total was 2,048 in 2025, against 2,695 in 2018 — 8 annual periods.
Latest
2,048
2025
Minimum
2,048
2024
Maximum
2,794
2019
Range
2,048 – 2,794
lowest – highest observed
Periods
8
published points
| Period | Total |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,048 |
| 2024 | 2,048 |
| 2023 | 2,251 |
| 2022 | 2,251 |
| 2021 | 2,794 |
| 2020 | 2,794 |
| 2019 | 2,794 |
| 2018 | 2,695 |
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Where this data comes from and when Prism last updated it. Any narrative below is the data provider’s own wording, reproduced with its source reference — Prism adds no interpretation.
Source documents
Last updated 3 August 2026
- Table 001
Number of Post Offices · page 5
Last updated 2 August 2026
- Table 310
Number of Post Offices Postal Agencies 2018 2022 · page 397 · NIGERIAN POSTAL SERVICE
Highlights
In the source publication’s own words.
The total number of Post Offices and Postal Agencies remained unchanged in 2025 at 2,048 compared to the previous year.
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- Originator
- Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST)
- Publisher
- National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)
- Publication
- Postal Services Data
- Printed source caption
- NIGERIAN POSTAL SERVICE
- Publication reference
- NGA-NBS-POSTAL
- Catalog record
- Catalog 183
"Post offices and postal agencies", NIPOST via NBS, Postal Services Data, ref. NGA-NBS-POSTAL. Catalogued by Prism, https://prism-portal-sooty.vercel.app/statistics/nbs-comm-post-offices-agencies-total-nga.
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Source: NIPOST via NBS. Source publication: Postal Services Data. Publisher: National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Catalogued by Prism; 2025.