Nigeria: 20 Firms Interested in NITEL, Says BPE

29 April 2005

Abuja — NOT less than 20 companies have indicated interest in acquiring majority interest in the National Carrier, NITEL, says the Director General of the Bureau for Public Enterprises, BPE, Mrs Irene Chigbue.

Mrs Chigbue who spoke at the launch of NITEL's IP services yesterday in Lagos said that with the continued interest in NITEL, the BPE was optimistic that the telcom would be successfully privatised before the end of the year.

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