Wednesday January 17th, 2001

NEWS
Nigerians Should Decide IBB's Fate - Shagari | GSM: Stakeholders Converge in Abuja | Obasanjo's Life was Never in Danger, Says Pilot | Obasanjo Cancels Trip to Kinshasa | Oputa Orders Arrest of Police Officers | Kogi Donates N5m for HIV/AIDS Research | I'm Not Anti-Igbo - Obasanjo | 'Teenage Gang May Have Killed Damilola' | South-East Has Its Fair Share of Infrastructure - Anenih | Atiku in US, Pays Tribute to Martin Luther King | World Bank to Assist FG in Road Recovery Programme | Abuja May Get Elected Mayor in 2003 | Income - Expenditure Portfolio Worries Obasanjo | NUC to Announce New Policy on Satellite Campuses Tomorrow | 60 Escape Death As Plane's Tyre Bursts on Runway | Rivers Community Sacked in Fresh Outbreak of Violence | Airport Power Outage: More Heads to Roll -Chikwe | FG to Spend N51.4bn on Road Projects this Year | NITEL, M-Tel to Be Advertised for Privatisation by March | New Body Launched to Replace OPC | Mosop Drops Threat to Boycott Oputa Panel | Envoy Hails Ibori's Development Initiative | Ebonyi Forum Settles Rift Between Anyim, Egwu | NANS Threatens Fuel Marketers over Price Increase |
BEHIND THE NEWS
GSM Licenses: The Die is Cast | Can NITEL Interconnect the Digital Mobile Operators? | The Auction Proper | The Bankers Deal | How Far Can the Bidders Go? |
POLITICS
Seeking a New Social Contract for Nigeria | Fresh Crisis Rocks Ekiti PDP | PDP Wins Bye-Election in Katsina State | Southern Governors Urged to Ensure Equity |
BUSINESS
New Nigeria Bank Boss May Move to ACB | MMAN Faults Monetary Policy Guidelines | Insurance Industry Records N19.06 Bn Gross Premium | Fresh Face-off Brewing Between SEC, NSE | John Holt Advocates Local Training for Boat Users | Govt Confidence on Pre-shipment Soars | The Battle for a Level-Playing Ground | NICON Records Highest Premium Payment | Insurance Companies Should Seek Strategic Alliance' | FG Urged to Embark on Full Deregulation | DGIC to Open New Branch at Abidjan | Market Continues to Lift Texaco's Equity Value | CBN, FG in Talks over Liquidity Management | Baba-Ahmed becomes Chairman of NAL |
ARTS & REVIEW
Spots on the Minister's Son | Rhythmic Verse for the Igbo | The Art of Commitment |
COMMENT
Obasanjo's Off-shore Dreams | Nigeria's Foreign Investment Challenges |
EDITORIAL
The New Tariff Regime |
LETTERS
Budget 2001 and the Presidency | Kudos to NUC | Diya's Show of Shame | Where is Judicial Precedence? |
CITY DIARY
Kidnappers Invade Abia Community | Lagos May Close Markets to Combat Waste Crisis | Eko Club Fetes George, Williams, Others on Appointments |
FEATURES
Prison Reforms: A Reprieve Delayed |
SPORTS
NFA, Bonfrere, Super Eagles and 2002 World Cup Dilemma | NFA Queries Keshi for Boycotting Meeting | Eaglets Will Not Disappoint in Bari- Coach Abdullahi | Poor Selection Threatens World Indoor Meet | Nigeria/Zambia Match, Repeat of Tradition - Keshi | Al-Ahly Beats Comets to Ashry Cup |
EXTRA
How to be a Successful Politician (2) |