The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has decried the misconceptions on the Federal Government’s privatisation and Commercialisation programme, saying there must be deliberate efforts to correct the misconceptions. Speaking at a one-day orientation programme for members of the Stakeholders Engagement Committee (SEC) of the National Council on Privatisation (NCP) in Abuja recently,the […]
Read MoreA leading Economist and the Chief Executive Officer of Economic Associates, Dr. Ayo Teriba, has declared that privatisaton is beyond the sale of public assets but rather it is the optimization of government ownership and a secure and more sustainable means to boost the nation’s economy as well as to secure economic buffers for citizens. […]
Read MoreOcean and Cargo Terminal Services Limited has emerged the preferred bidder for the concessioning of Terminal B Warri Old Port in Delta State. Public Enterprises (BPE) in Abuja on Wednesday, April 18, 2018,Ocean and Cargo offered the sum of USA $25, 510,000.64 to emerge the preferred Concessionaire after its rival-Ecomarine Consortium- was disqualified for improper […]
Read MoreIt would be recalled that in the last few weeks, the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has been inundated with enquiries by reporters from the print and electronic media on the status of refund to the former core investor in the Yola Electricity Distribution Company (YEDC) – Integrated Energy and Distribution Marketing Company (IEDM). Consequently, […]
Read MoreThe Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Alex Okoh has reiterated the resolve of the Bureau not to compromise on transparency and integrity in the sale and management of public assets in the country. Speaking at the joint kick-off meeting of the transaction advisers for the privatisation of Afam Power Generation […]
Read MoreThe Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Alex Okoh has stated that BPE is set to raise the bar for privatisation transactions. He said this at the kick-off meeting for the privatisation of Afam and Yola Power Companies on Wednesday, April 4th, 2018. Mr. Okoh added that while the privatisation transaction […]
Read MoreThe Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has privatized 142 enterprises from inception to date, Director General of the privatisation agency, Mr. Alex A. Okoh has revealed. Receiving members of the House of Representatives Committee on Privatisation, led by its Chairman, Alhaji Ahmed Yerima who were on an oversight visit to the Bureau in Abuja on […]
Read MorePricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) Consortium has emerged the preferred bidder for advisory services for the Bank of Agriculture (BOA) with a score of 91.1 percent having beaten KPMG Professional Services Consortium which scored 71.9 percent to come second. At the close of the opening of the financial and technical proposals submitted by prospective advisers for BOA held […]
Read MoreThe planned restructuring of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) will lead to its unbundling to have standalone business components that will project the NIPOST brand, Director General of the Bureau, Mr. Alex A. Okoh has said. Okoh who stated this when the Postmaster General of the Nigerian Postal Service (NPS), Mr. Bisi Adegbuyi led the […]
Read MoreDirector General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Alex A. Okoh has assured the Board and management of the Nigerdock Nigeria Plc that the Bureau was committed to the full realization of the potentials of the integrated engineering and Fabrication Company. Receiving a report of the BPE/Nigerdock Joint Committee on the resolution of […]
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