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THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1988

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SPEEDPOST SERVICE TO NIGERIA EXTENDED

本章

THE SPEEDPOST SERVICE TO NIGERIA, WHICH

IS AT PRESENT ONLY

AVAILABLE TO LAGOS, WILL BE EXTENDED TO 21 MORE CITIES FROM MONDAY (MAY 9), THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY).

THE CITIES IN NIGERIA TO WHICH SPEEDPOST SERVICE WILL THEN BE AVAILABLE ARE:

ABEOKUTA, ABUJA, AKURE, BAUCHI, BENIN, CALABAR, BNUGU, IBADAN, ILORIN, JOS, KADUNA, KANO, KATSINA, LAGOS, MAIDUGURI, MAKURDI, MINNA, OWERRI, PORT HARCOURT, SOKOTO, UYO, YOLA.

"THE SPEEDPOST SERVICE IS A FAST AND RELIABLE MEANS FOR FORWARDING BUSINESS DOCUMENTS, SAMPLES AND MERCHANDISE OVERSEAS AND A FREE PICK-UP SERVICE IS AVAILABLE, A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID.

"CUSTOMERS REQUIRING MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SERVICE CAN CONTACT THE POSTAL SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES ON 5-8683868,"

U.S. BAN ON IMPORTS OF BURUNDI IVORY

THE UNITED STATES HAS IMPOSED A BAN ON IMPORTS OF IVORY FROM BURUNDI WITH EFFECT FROM APRIL 29 THIS YEAR.

THE U.S. HAS CALLED ON ALL COUNTRIES TO JOIN IN PROHIBITING THE IMPORTATION OF IVORY FROM BURUNDI WHICH WAS NOT REGISTERED WITH THE SECRETARIAT OF THE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA (CITES) BY DECEMBER 1, 1986.

IN AN EFFORT TO DETERMINE THE TRADING ROUTE OF ILLEGAL IVORY, THE U.S. WILL PROHIBIT ALL IVORY IMPORTS FROM ANY COUNTRY THAT ALLOWS UNREGISTERED BURUNDI IVORY, WHETHER IN A RAW OR WORKED FORM, TO BE IMPORTED INTO OR PASS THROUGH THAT COUNTRY.

A TRADE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY (THURSDAY) SAID THAT THE DEPARTMENT WOULD MEET WITH THE HONG KONG AND KOWLOON IVORY MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION TO EXAMINE THE U.S. MEASURE IN MORE DETAIL AND ITS IMPLICATION, IF ANY, ON EXPORTS OF IVORY PRODUCTS FROM HONG RONG.

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