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OBG talks to Oscar Onyema, CEO, Nigeria Stock Exchange
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Interview: Oscar Onyema How have closed-end and exchange-traded funds affected investor confidence and liquidity? OSCAR ONYEMA: A lack of asset classes was at the core of the downturn of 2009, and to recover confidence and liquidity we must diversify. We aim to have five asset classes by 2016. Next are options and futures, which will start to be introduced in 2014, after the roll-out of our new trading…
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OBG talks to Ernest Nwapa, Executive Secretary and CEO, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB)
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Interview: Ernest Nwapa What have been the challenges to implementing the Nigerian Content Act (NCA)? ERNEST NWAPA: When the Nigerian Content Bill was signed into law in April 2010, there was some scepticism regarding Nigeria’s commitment to follow through on its implementation. So our immediate challenge was to convince the public that we were serious about local content. I think it is fair to…
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OBG talks to Dave Uduanu, Chairman, Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria
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Interview: Dave Uduanu What primary market forces are driving consolidation in the pension fund sector? DAVE UDUANU: This can be broken down into four core items. First off, pension fund administrators (PFAs) need to operate at a scale that makes business profitable. Second, the increasing complexity of the business, particularly with regard to IT infrastructure, is raising standards to new levels.…
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OBG talks to Sam Amadi, Chairman, Nigeria Energy Regulatory Commission
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Interview: Sam Amadi What do you consider to be the biggest obstacle to the implementation of power sector reform? SAM AMADI: Vested interests from all over pose the biggest obstacle for power sector reform. First there are the workers legitimately concerned about their employment statuses post privatisation. Then there are the businesses who would like to have a windfall on state assets and the…
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OBG talks to John Rice, Vice-Chairman, General Electric
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Interview: John Rice To what extent will liberalised electricity tariff regimes in Africa provide investment potential? JOHN RICE: Sustained power generation is acquiring critical importance in the Middle East and Africa, where governments are focused on infrastructure development and in meeting the increasing demand for electricity from fast-growing populations. The watchword in sustaining the investment…
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OBG talks to Martin Wittig, CEO, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
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Interview: Martin Wittig To whatextent has the public-private partnership (PPP) model been successfully used to develop infrastructure in Nigeria and West Africa? MARTIN WITTIG: The PPP model has shown mixed results in the region. Although there are examples of success such as transportation projects in Lagos, the model is largely under-utilised. Major impediments include insufficient sector…
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OBG talks to Wale Agbeyangi, Managing Director, Cordros Capital
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Interview: Wale Agbeyangi How can the strong performance of fixed-income assets encourage a viable retail trading platform? WALE AGBEYANGI: With investors demanding more fixed-income securities, new platforms have to be created to take advantage of increasing demand. As inflation continues to stay in the double digits the search for positive real returns should mean a sustained rise in fixed-income…
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OBG talks to Ogunbusola Solomon, President, Federation of Construction Industry
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Interview: Ogunbusola Solomon What are the challenges to ensuring a competitive public tender process for construction companies? OGUNBUSOLA SOLOMON: We have a legitimate due process law in place. If the law is followed as it is written, then there will certainly be transparency in the awarding of government contracts. The key is that we implement our due process diligently, and there is still room…
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OBG talks to Kola Jamodu, President, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria
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Interview: Kola Jamodu To what extent have policies concerning local content benefitted Nigerian industries? KOLA JAMODU: Although the Local Content Act is applicable only to the oil and gas industry, there is a firm policy regarding the patronage of locally manufactured products. The government is now willing to pay a bit more for domestically produced goods to encourage local manufacturers. One…
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OBG talks to Ernest Ndukwe, Chairman, Openmedia Group, and Director, Centre for Infrastructure, Policy, Regulation and Advancement, Lagos Business School
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Interview: Ernest Ndukwe What is the likelihood of unbundling fibre networks in the short to medium term? ERNEST NDUKWE: The focus in Nigeria is on how to best ensure that the dominant operators with extensive fibre optic infrastructure make their networks available to rival operators to deploy broadband in competition with them. Once it has been established that capacities exist to accommodate other…