Monday January 1st, 2001

BUSINESS
Mergers Not Yet Feasible Among Banks | Cadbury Boss Sues for Urgent Reforms | Treasurers Call for Naira Convertibility | Will the Equities Market Defy Expectations? | NSE All-Share Index Rises by 3.4% | South African Bank to Commence Universal Banking in Nigeria | N35 Billion Shares Transferred on NSE in December | Beck's Brand Returns to Nigerian Market | Metropolitan Merchant Bank Profit Hits N353m | Demand Rises Further at IFEM | Nigeria's Foreign Reserves Slide to $8.7bn |
POLITICS
National Assembly to Restructure Local Govt Administration | Appoint Men of Integrity, APP Urges Obasanjo | PDP Scribe Berates Falae for Criticising of Obasanjo | Mushin LG Boss Pulls Out of ALGON | 'Politics Has Killed the Army' | 'Anyim is Not the Senate's Problem' |
ARTS & REVIEW
On the March with Harmattan | MCSN May Transform into COSON | The ANA Award Winners |
CITY DIARY
2001, Year of Rewards - Temitope Joshua | The Gruesome Death of a Bus Conductor | Traders Protest Felling of Centuries-old Tree for Billboard | 23 Held for Alleged Murder of Customs Men | Armed Youths Kill Five on Xmas Eve | Court Restrains Ondo from Appointing Caretaker Govt. for Ilaje Council | Police Kill Six Notorious Bandits in Borno | GKS Denounces Miracles, Says Claims Are False |
EDITORIAL
Imo Assembly's Constitutional Affront |
LETTERS
Democracy Dividend, Osoba and Egbaland | Canadian Immigration and Fraud | Oputa Panel, What Next? |
COMMENT
Sierra Leone: Prosecuting the Child Soldier | Corruption by Tender |
SPORTS
Too Many Troubles for Kanu | NFA Board to Deliberate on Panel's Report | Administrator Predicts Bloom for Basketball |
FEATURES
Year 2001's Great Expectations |
RIGHT OF REPLY
Yes! We've Got to Deregulate and Privatise |