BY TEMITOPE ADEBAYO The director-general, Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Ayodeji Ariyo Gbeleyi, has assured electricity supply improvement in Nigeria through its new initiative. The initiative known as, Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) will play an important role towards delivering a reliable and sustainable electricity sector that Nigerians rightfully deserve by assuming responsibility for grid […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, issued an order for the Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, BPE, Alex Okoh, to be remanded in a Correctional Center for a minimum of 30 days. The court, in the order was due his refusal to implement a 2012 judgement of the Supreme Court on the […]
The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has expressed its willingness to partner with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFFC) to ensure transparency in all the processes of reform and privatisation programme of the Federal Government. The Director General of BPE, Mr. Alex Okoh, said the activities of the Bureau reflect the principles of transparency […]
The Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Alex A. Okoh has disclosed that the partial commercialisation of four River Basin Development Authorities (RBDAs) in the country namely; Niger-Delta, Sokoto-Rima, Ogun-Osun, and Upper Niger has commenced. Head, Public Communications at the BPE, Amina Tukur Othman stated on Friday that the DG announced […]
Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu has expressed the Commission’s readiness to partner with the Bureau of Public Enterprise, BPE, in ensuring transparency in the dispose of government properties. Magu said this while receiving the Director- General of the Bureau Alex A. Okoh and other management staff of the […]
The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) plans to make Initial Public Offering (IPO) for Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals Limited, Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL, 100 per cent owned by the Sifax Group and NICON Insurance Limited. Some of Nigeria’s privatised state-owned enterprises in which the Federal Government had diluted a significant amount of its equity, […]
Sets to privatize Afam Power plant, NIPOST, 4 other in 2018 Not less than a whopping N2.8 trillion or $7.8 billion has been generated by the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) from privatization of 53 enterprises in the last 18 years. The Bureau also, unveiled plans to privatize and concession six federal government’s enterprises in […]
The 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 […]
* Too late to revisit probe- BPE The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), has reacted to the petition written to President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo demanding a thorough investigation into the disappearance of the N301billion proceeds from the privatisation exercise from 1999 to 2011. The BPE, in a statement on Wednesday by […]
As part of the Bureau of Public Enterprises’ (BPE) post privatization monitoring programme, it has visited the Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited SAHCOL on an inspection tour of facilities. The Director General of BPE, Alex Okoh said he was at SAHCOL to see the facilities in a view to assessing the position of the establishment. […]
The Management of Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited SAHCOL has cautioned it’s workers against being used by external forces in the aviation sector to thwart the giant stride by the company. reacting to a statement from the National Union of Air Transport Employees NUATE and Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association ATSSSAN, the general manager […]