BPE Unveils Privatisation Plan Covering Oil, Aviation, and Agriculture Sectors

The Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, Ayodeji Gbeleyi, has disclosed that ninety-one federal assets would be privatised as part of ongoing efforts to optimise public enterprises, attract investment, and boost efficiency across key sectors of the economy.

The DG disclosed this at a media briefing in Abuja. He stressed that the process will be handled carefully and sector by sector to protect national interests.

He stated that out of the ninety-one firms the government has earmarked for privatisation or commercialisation, sixteen are in the oil and gas sector, including refineries and depots, though he did not name them. He added that twelve operate in agriculture, twenty in aviation, and twenty-eight are in other public enterprises.