₦airaland Forum

The Federal Government says it has decided to sell the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited in order to inject the entrepreneurial spirit into the running of the company, the Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, Mr. Benjamin Dikki, has said.

Dikki said this when the Director-General of the National Space Research and Development Agency, Prof. Seidu Mohammed, paid him a courtesy visit, according to a statement made available to our correspondent by the Acting Head of Public Communications, BPE, Mr. Alex Okoh.

The BPE boss said it was necessary to inject entrepreneurial spirit into NigComSat in order to make the company commercially viable.

He explained that in privatising NigComSat, the security of the nation would not be compromised.

He added that the BPE would strategise and evaluate how much private sector participation would be required in the company to drive its growth.

Dikki stressed that the BPE would rely on informed guidance from key stakeholders to determine the model of privatisation to be recommended to the National Council on Privatisation for adoption in the privatisation of NigComSat.

He said that in executing the transaction, the Joint Project Delivery Team comprising the BPE, the Ministry of Communication Technology, NASRDA and other key stakeholders would be empanelled for the purpose.

According to him, Information and Communications Technology that encompasses satellite systems and telecommunications is critical to the growth of any nation.

Mohammed said the purpose of the visit was to apprise the BPE of the activities of his agency and to seek more clarification on the planned privatisation of NigComSat.

The NASRDA boss explained that there was a need for communication satellite for all Nigerians as it was vital not only for telecommunications but also for earth characterisation to support the agricultural sector of the country.

He lamented the poor funding of the science and technology sector of the country and called for more investment in the industry to boost the competitiveness of Nigeria.

icecalm:
and your clue tyrant was a maggot all this years until now that he has succeeded in affecting you and your kinds with cowardice through secrecy and thuggery. somehow this time he would eppy

OREMUSSANCTUS:
ma bro, is ambode ya father, and wad if I call him dat name? U better kip yaself cos u will regret taking me on. For ya own good I will avoid ya, and watch ya display how mad and mentally derailed like ambode ya re. So kip on displaying ya madness

gunuvi:
Pls how many common people attended? APC with their elite mentality that doesn't affect any poor man positively.
Nonsense!!!
Gej till APC respects ordinary people.

OREMUSSANCTUS:
can anytin good come from tinubu? Don't even call fashola, cos of recent he has turned thug and dancing shoki wif a mentally derailed ambode. Mad men leading lagos state since 1999

emeka2847:
Una wan steal slogan again? For broad day light.
Which kind Match4Jonathan.

It's March4Buhari jor

OKDnigeria:
NACTOMORAS, Market women, NANS, Nollywood, Apaga, Labor party, Ohaneze, Afenifere, OPC etc. all have endorsed Jonathan. Who come remain again?

And some pple continue to delude themselves dat GEJ will lose dis election!

clevvermind:
Tell me, which apc governor is not a thief or corrupt?

Okeikpu:
u suppo realize dat most of the Yorubas on Nairaland r typical agboros, including She hu Musa Ose...if u puta m wa, na u sabi..（・∀・）

shizzle11:
There is a grand plot to deny eligible voters from SE and SS their PVC thereby denying them their voting right, i am personally affe ted by this dubious scheme by Apc and lagos state. Igbos most especially are denied their pvc in mostly areas dominated by igbos, and this evil ploy will not be allowed to stand.

Why is thie.fnubu, fashola and apeesh1t scared of free and credible elections?

#Release ourPVC'sNow!

Kennywills7:
Mr did u see any where i made mention of fashola in my comment? or u just feel like qouting me because pple are doing it?
I could hv added fashola to my comment but i didn't or are u now controlling my reasoning?
I pity pple dat reason like u

Kennywills7:
I wonder why dey refuse d Igbo pple their rights
Are dey afraid of d Igbos vote now?
#Release d igbos pvc

slymichael:
Buhari era is gone. Pls leave our Jonah alone ohhhhhhhhh. Haba u r too old Oga sir

ozoigbondu:
This is the change APC progressthieves want to hoist on us.All APC are super indebted with lagos leading the park.Now their poster boy mr media over hyped fashola runs the most corrupt state by extension government in nigeria

Nigerians pls be careful of the change you scream for least it be the case of jumping from frying pan to fire.We need change in this nation but buhari and APC is not the change we need they are just another vulture waiting to gorge on us .GEJ might not be perfect but he is the best man vyying for the postion now

Vote wisely follow nigerians

ibkgab001:
Where is the website?