President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki says the country failed in the privatisation of the power sector. Speaking while delivering a speech at a 2-day stakeholders interactive dialogue workshop on the Nigerian power sector for the National Assembly, Saraki said the Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE) performed “inexcusable” actions as there was no transparency in the... Read More

BPE, Bukola Saraki, DISCOs, GENCOs, licences, national assembly, Power sector

August 19, 2016

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Olusegun Adeniyi: Question Buhari should ponder about

“When some Nigerians were executed in Indonesia yesterday, and I started reading about their ordeal, I stumbled on the picture of one of those who were killed last year. I was shocked to discover I had met him before in Mali during one of my efforts to cross into Europe in 1994. His name is... Read More

Atunyota Alleluya Akporobomerere, BPE, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, Ifueko Omoigui-Okauru, Nasir el-Rufai, nigeria, Olusegun Adeniyi, PDP, PenCom, Sarah Alade, Tony Elumelu, TSA

July 20, 2015

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Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: Nasir el-Rufai, the NNPC slayer

by Ijeoma Nwogwugwu Back in the day when I worked with him at the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), some us used to surreptitiously devise strategies to “help Nasir help himself”. Like several people who are passionate, he sometimes allowed his emotions to get the better of him. I have had the privilege of working... Read More

BPE, ijeoma nwogwugwu, Nasir Elrufai, nnpc slayer, opinion, privatization, ynaija

September 22, 2014

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Inadequate investment hurting power sector, say experts

by Godwin Akanfe Taiwo Okeowo, Deputy Managing Director and Head of Investment Banking Division, FBN Capital has said that continuous under-investment has plagued the Nigerian power sector for almost three decades now. He said this while addressing delegates at the 2014 Power Roundtable organised by BusinessDay Conference. Okeowo explained that the average age of a... Read More

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Benjamin Dikki, BPE, Eyo Ekpo, NERC

March 25, 2013

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Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: As sale of power assets enters home stretch

by Ijeoma Nwogwugwu It is not just bidders that are losing sleep over where to raise funds for the distribution and generations companies. Even sensible Nigerian banks, which have become risk averse since the banking crisis of 2009, would have to approach the transactions with extreme caution. I heaved a small sigh of relief when... Read More

BPE, chinua achebe, DISCOs, GENCOs, Nigerian power reforms, PHCN

February 7, 2013

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Olusegun Adeniyi: Public service in private interest

by Olusegun Adeniyi The public service is the engine for any government and that explains why in most countries, it is peopled by the brightest and the best. But for many years in Nigeria, there have been serious concerns about the quality and integrity of our public service. The Adamu Fika-led Presidential Committee on... Read More

BPE, BPP, Civil service, public service, RMAFC, Steve Oronsaye

September 25, 2012

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Power Plays: Femi Otedola takes over Geregu Power Plant

by Isi Esene Nigeria’s long road to a stable power supply appears to be shortening with the naming of preferred bidders for some of the power generation plants slated for privatization. This announcement was made today in Abuja by representatives of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) who named a consortium which included Transcorp Plc... Read More

Abuja, BPE, Bureau of Public Enterprises, Femi Otedola, generation, Geregu, Power, Transcorp, Ughelli

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