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A Special International Report Prepared by The Washington Times Advertising Department
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Role of National Council on Privatization
Approve policies on privatization and commercialization. Approve guidelines and criteria for valuation of public enterprises for privatization and choice of strategic investors. Approve public enterprises to privatized or commercialized. Approve the prices of shares or assets of the public enterprises to be offered for sale. Approve the appointment of privatization advisors and consultants.
Table of Contents
(1) It's a new dawn over Nigeria (2) New era in foreign policy (3) It's a new dawn (Inauguration speech) (4) Quick Facts (5) Short Profile (6) Forging a new future (7) My brother's keeper (8) Weeding out corruption (9) Guidelines for probe into abandoned projects (10) Cleaning up corruption, one case at a time (11) Obasanjo reads his cabinet the riot act (12) Highlights of proposed anti corruption bill (13) Fighting the burden of drug trafficking (14) The murkier side of Nigeria's economy (15) Press breathes sigh of relief (16) Pressing for accountability (17) This time is different (18) Finding a permanent solution (19) Righting the wrongs of the past (20) The legal framework for human rights violations (21) Terms of the human rights investigation panel (22) Airport security and foreign investment go hand in hand (23) Agenda of the ministry of aviation (24) Cleaning up its act (25) Ministries and their ministers (26) State assets back on the block (27) Highlights of the privatization program (28) Role of national council on privatization (29) Power to the people (30) Inviting international players into the fold (31) Export processing zones lure investors (32) Pulling an economy from the brink (33) Major highlights of 1999 budget (34) Highlights of revised 1999 budget (35) Servicing Nigeria's obligations (36) Encouraging formal economic participation (37) New financial players invite customers (38) Nigeria's markets: Thriving in a democratic climate (39) Telecom industry calls for investment (40) Democracy acts as springboard for business (41) Aiming to remain a top exporter (42) Tapping Nigeria's most valuable resource (43) Nigeria's gas: A lifeline for industry (44) Nigeria's untapped riches invite investment (45) List of exportable solid minerals (46) Assisting a new generation of investors (47) Role of Nigerian investment promotion commission (NIPC) (48) Contact numbers of trade related organizations (49) Giving credit where credit is due (50) From rags to riches (51) Resource-rich Borno offers incentives for partners (52) The new Abuja (53) The beauty of Abuja (54) Fertile ground for investment (55) Priority areas of foreign investment in Agriculture (56) Yobe state: the pride of a determined people (57) Looking to the past (58) Rebuilding education from the ground up (59) Private sector included in state's strategy (60) Strength in numbers (61) Regional currency (62) Abuja federal ministries contact numbers (63) Women's soccer on the rise (64) Celebrating the kola nut: Harbinger of good fortune (65) Nigeria's cultural inheritance (66) The national anthem (67) A survivor finds sanctuary (68) The first 120 days (69) Renewing Nigerian-American ties (70) You are welcome