Nigeria’s Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has decided to open financial bids for the privatisation of incumbent fixed line oper ator Nigerian Telecommunications (NITEL) and its mobile arm MTel on February 16, 2010.

Nigeria’s Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has decided to open financial bids for the privatisation of incumbent fixed line operator Nigerian Telecommunications (NITEL) and its mobile arm MTel on February 16, 2010. According to the BPE, only six of the 14 pre-qualified consortiums met the February 5, 2010 deadline for the submission of technical and financial proposals, and will therefore be able to submit bids for the minimum 75 per cent stake. The successful candidates include Brymedia, AF21- Spectrum consortium, MTN Nigeria, Globacom Nigeria, Omen International, and New Generation Telecommunications (formerly known as Telefonica Consortium).