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EXCLUSIVE: Nigeria to sell refineries, ICC, 34 others to finance budget

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The Federal Government is to sell or concession refineries, ICC 34 of its properties between January 2021 and November 2022.

The Moment Nigeria report that Nigerian government is proposing to sell or concession no fewer than 36 of its properties to raise funds, largely to finance the 2021 budget.

These properties cut across energy, industries, communication and infrastructural sectors.

They are expected to be sold or concessioned between January 2021 and November 2022.

This is contained in a document exclusively obtained by PREMIUM TIMES.

The document was submitted to the National Assembly by the Executive and titled “NCP Approved 2021 Work Plan.” It shows the names of the “projects” (as described by the document), the sale strategy, the duration of the process as well as the cost of the properties.

Top among these properties are the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB), the Abuja International Conference Centre (ICC), some unnamed refineries, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Abuja Water Board, Nigerian Film Corporation, among others.

The federal government’s decision to sell or concession these properties is to help fund the N13.58 trillion 2021 budget signed by President Muhammadu Buhari on December 31, 2020.

There are however, different sale strategies for the properties. While some are ‘core investor sales’, a few others are for ‘share sales’. Some are for ‘concessioning’ and others for ‘full or partial commercialisation’.

Some properties have been enlisted to be sold to a ‘willing buyer’.

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