minister explained the processes and the reason for the move. he said the companies are to retain the workers.
heard it on ntai and channels

What are the companies? When do we get names of the companies so we can investigate each and prepare ourselves for what is likely to come?

We keep reading that PHCN has been sold to 18 companies but I have yet to find a single name, from googling this. Anyone with the right keywords?

^^^ what happened was that PHCN has officially ceased to exist, the 18 successor companies are now on their own This is in the EPSR 2005 and even in the roadmap. The companies will eventually be sold but there's a process that has to be followed, you wont wake up one morning and hear they have been sold just like that.

If you want up to date info about the privatisation process, you can go here, the information is readily available so it sort of irks me when people muddle issues up.