MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

27.07.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

BUREAU OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

 

 

Registered Office :

11 Osun Crescent, Room 131, Off IBB Way, Maitama, District, Abuja Nigeria

 

 

Country :

Nigeria

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

Not Available 

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

Not Available 

 

 

Legal Form :

non Profit Making Organization

 

 

Line of Business :

Subject is a Nigerian government division charged with the overall responsibility of implementing the council's policies on privatization and commercialization

 

 

No. of Employees :

Not Available 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

B

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

Small

 

Status :

Moderate

Payment Behaviour :

No Complaints

Litigation :

Clear

 


 

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – March 31st, 2012

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.12.2011)

Current Rating

(31.03.2012)

Nigeria

B1

B1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D


Company name

 

BUREAU OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

 

 

OPERATIONS

 

The Bureau of Public Enterprises is a Nigerian government division charged with the overall responsibility of implementing the council's policies on privatization and commercialization

 

Important note

We would like to inform you that the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) was created by the federal Government of Nigeria and charged with overall responsibility of overseeing the implementation of the decisions of the National Council of Privatisation (NCP) on the entire privatization policy of The Federal Government of Nigeria.

 

The Bureau is not registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). As such, we could not obtain incorporation details.

 

 

COMPANY LOCATION

 

Subject is located at 11 Osun Crescent, Room 131, Off IBB Way, Maitama District, Abuja Nigeria

 

 

IDENTIFICATION

 

NAME:                                                  BUREAU OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISE

HEAD OFFICE ADDRESS:                     11 Osun Crescent, Room 131, Off IBB Way, Maitama, District,

Abuja Nigeria

TELEPHONE:                                        234-9-4604400 - 10

FAX:                                                     234-9-4604411 - 22

E-MAIL:                                                askpee@bpeng.org , bonagoruwa@bpeng.org , bpe@servenigeria.com POSTAL ADDRESS:                                P.M.B 442 Garki, Abuja

WEBSITE:                                            http://www.bpeng.org 

PRIMARY CONTACT:                            Ms Bolanle Onagoruwa (Director General)

 

Currency: All monetary quoted in this report are in Nigerian Naira, the local currency or unless otherwise stated. The exchange rate is N150 to 1 US $.

 

 

SUMMARY

 

The organization belongs to Nigerian government and is not registered with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).

 

 

OFFICER

 

S/N

Name

Position

1.

Bolanle Onagoruwa

Director General

 

 

BACKGROUND

 

The Bureau Of Public Enterprises (BPE) serves as the secretariat of the National Council on Privatisation (NCP) and is charged with the overall responsibility of implementing the council's policies on privatization and commercialization. The current Director-General of the BPE is Bolanle Onagoruwa. The corporate office is located at 11 Osun Crescent, Room 131, Off IBB Way, Maitama District, Abuja Nigeria.

 

The Director General’s Office is charged with the overall responsibility of overseeing the affairs of the Bureau in the implementation of the decisions of the National Council of Privatisation (NCP) on the entire privatisation policy of the Federal Government of Nigeria.

 

The functions of the Bureau as provided for in the Act includes Implementation of the NCP policies on privatisation and commercialisation, Advising the NPC on further public enterprises which may be privatised or commercialised, Management of post transactional performance monitoring and evaluation among others

 

BPE operates under six major processes such as Adviser Selection Process, Terms of Reference, Cost Estimates, Selection Process, Success Fees, Transactions and Bidding Process among others.

 

BPE is made up of six self-contained, semi-autonomous units with clear sectoral transaction mandates. They are: Industry and Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Networks, Natural Resources, Oil and Gas, Services, Transport and Aviation. Each department is assigned related enterprises in the following sectors: Infrastructural Networks, Transport and Aviation, Natural Resources, Industry and Manufacturing, Services, Oil and Gas.

 

During our visit to the address, we were denied access into the premises by the security officers on duty. There was tight security everywhere. According to them, the insecurity situation in the country made the management to give strict instruction that no visitor without prior appointment should be allowed into the premises.

 

Conclusion: Based on our visit to the address and available information, we are of the view that the organization is owned by the Federal government of Nigeria.

 

SERVICES RENDERED

i.           Prepare Public enterprises for Privatization

ii.         Engage the services of Consultants, Advisers, investment bankers, issuing houses, stockbrokers, solicitors, trustees, accountants, and other professionals required for the purpose of privatization

iii.       Sale of shares of Public enterprises to be privatized, by the issuing houses, in accordance with approved guidelines.

iv.       Carry out public sector reform for maximum and efficient allocation of resources

 

Functions

 The functions of the Bureau as provided for in the Act include:

  • Implementation of the NCP policies on privatisation and commercialisation.
  • Preparation of public enterprises approved by the NCP for privatisation and commercialisation.
  • Advising the NPC on further public enterprises which may be privatised or commercialised
  • Advising the NPC on the capital restructuring needs of Nigerian public enterprises to be privatised
  • Account management for all commercialised enterprises for financial discipline
  • Vetting candidates for appointments as: Consultants, advisers, investment bankers, issuing houses stockbrokers, Solicitors, trustees, accountants and other professionals required for the purpose of either privatisation or commercialisation
  • Management of post transactional performance monitoring and evaluation
  • To minimise economic inequalities by promoting public welfare activities.
  • to promote balanced regional development by developing industries in every

 

VISION STATEMENT

Ø       To be the model reform agency

 

MISSION STATEMENT

·         To be the key driver of Government economic reform programme

·         To be the resource centre for capacity building and sustenance of reforms through;

Ø       Promoting a competitive economy and enfranchising Nigerians

Ø       Enthronement of effective corporate governance and financial discipline in the private and public sectors

Ø       Institutionalizing social accountability and efficient deployment of public resources.

 

CORE VALUES

o        Transparency and Integrity

o        Accountability and Team work

o        Commitment and Diligence

o        Result Orientation

 

MANDATE OF THE BUREAU

The Bureau, being the Secretariat of the National Council on Privatisation (NCP), is vested with the following mandate: -

i.              Implement the NCP’s policy on privatization

ii.            Prepare Public Enterprises approved by the Council for Privatisation

iii.          Advise the Council on further Public Enterprises that may be privatized

iv.           Advise the Council on the Capital restructuring needs of the public enterprises to be privatized

v.             Carry out all activities required for the successful issue of shares and sale of assets of the public enterprises to be privatized

vi.           Oversee the actual sale of shares of the public enterprises to be privatized, by the issuing houses, in accordance with the guidelines approved, from time to time, by the Council

vii.         Make recommendations to the council on the appointment of consultants, advisers, investment bankers, issuing houses, stockbrokers, solicitors, trustees, accountants, and other professionals required for the purpose of privatization

viii.       Acquire, hold and manage movable and immovable property.

ix.           To ensure the success of the privatization exercise taking into account the need for balance and meaningful participation by Nigerians and foreigners in accordance with relevant laws of Nigeria

x.             To perform such other functions with respect to privatization as the Council may, from time to time, assign to it.

Sectors

 

v     Commercialisation

v     Privatisation

v     Agriculture

v     Financial Institutions

v     Electric Power

v     Oil and Gas

v     Transport

v     Tourism

v     Communications

v     Legal Framework

v     Mines

 

 

PHYSICAL VISIT

 

  1. Company Premises 
  2. Corporate Affairs Commission

 

FINANCES

 

Subject is not a profit making organization, as such, Audited Accounts was not available as at the time of compiling this report.

 

 

OFFICIAL REMARKS

 

Having carried out all necessary verifications on subject, our investigations revealed that Bureau of Public Enterprises is located at 11 Osun Crescent, Room 131, Off IBB Way, Maitama District, Abuja Nigeria

 

All information contained in the report is from secondary sources only.

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.56.02

UK Pound

1

Rs.86.89

Euro

1

Rs.67.84

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

MNL

 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

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NB

New Business

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This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

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