Category: FAQS

And what have been the outcomes of public enterprises in Nigeria?

The outcomes have been disappointing and include: Corruption and mismanagement...

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Why do public enterprises exist in Nigeria?

Public enterprises, like in other countries, were established with good...

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What is an initial public offering?

An initial public offering, or IPO, is the sale of a company’s shares on the...

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What is a stock market?

The stock market is an institution where shares (as defined above) are bought and...

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What is a core investor sale?

A core investor sale is defined as the transfer of at least 51% of ownership,...

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What is a share?

A share is a portion of a company owned by an individual, a group of individuals,...

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What is privatisation?

Privatisation, in the simplest term, is the transfer of ownership from the...

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What is a State-Owned or Public Enterprise?

There are many possible definitions of what a state-owned enterprise (SOE) or...

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What is the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE)?

The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) is the Federal Government agency tasked...

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