Friday February 9th, 2001

NEWS
Don't Dare Me, Obasanjo Warns Ministers | CBN Introduces New Liquidity Control Instrument | Senate Seeks to Deregulate Petroleum Industry | Bamaiyi's Trial Stalled Again | GSM: Econet Through, CIL Pays Today | Unemployment Benefits to Begin Next Year - Oshiomhole | 'Manner, Timing of Murtala's Death, Treacherous, Sadistic' | NDDC Seeks EU's Assistance on Projects | Tinubu Faults FG's Deduction of LG Funds | INEC to Computerise Voters' Register - Guobadia | Constitution: NASS Joint Committee Holds Public Sitting | Bayelsa Youths Take Over Shell Oil Well | NPI Vaccines Can't Cause HIV - Prof Mohammed | Religious Freedom, Heartbeat of Democracy, Says Carey | FG Frowns at Frequency of Invitations to Obasanjo | Yobe, Jigawa Governors Seek Progressives' Unity | Nwabueze Spells Out Obasanjo's Greatest Task | Power Outage Disrupts Carey's Programme in Lagos | Offa Poly Crisis: White Paper Indicts Vigilante Group | Minister Unhappy with Women's Group | Lagos Spends N40m on Eye Treatment | Withdraw Troops from Oil-Flow Stations, FG urged | Tinubu Lists Gains of Accurate Data Base | South West AD Accuses INEC of Anti-Democratic Tendencies | Cult War: 2 Students Killed in Unilorin | Zamfara Creates Sharia Monitoring Unit | Senate Committee on LGS Begins Public Sitting | PDP, Anenih Rate Congresses High |
POLITICS
Presidency: Ndigbo will Pull Out If... | Develop Human Resources in Niger Delta, Envoy Urges NDDC | Bill to Checkmate Child Abuse Out Soon | 2003: Who Will Confront Oloye in Kwara? | PDP Approves Training for Elected LG Officials | Onitsha Traders Demolish Council Structures | I Will Ensure Even Development - Obasanjo | Council Budgets N735.4m for 2001 Fiscal Year |
BUSINESS
More Countries Embrace ASYCUDA Pre-shipment Interface | Nigerian Tax Laws Not Realistic - Expert | Inter-Ministerial Committee Arrests Illegal Operators | Can Air Mishaps be Totally Averted? | FG Scolded over Allocation to Aviation in Budget 2001 | Railway System Vital for Economic Growth - Oshepkere | Consumers Shun Cowbell Chocolate Flavour | UK Survey Serves Food for Thought | Nnorom Accuses NLC Bribe Panel of Bias | 'Collective Agreement is a Gentleman's Agreement' | Maritime Workers Lose Confidence in NLC Caretaker Committee | Group Moves to Halt Maritime Workers' Election | Jubilation as 30 Cadets of MAN Commence Sea Training | Cadbury Elevates Five Senior Staff | Neimeth Rewards 11 Staff | Equities' Prices Strive Amid Slim Transactions | NAL, ESUT Sponsor Emerging Markets Seminar | IFEM: Demand Slips to $36.8m | BON Considers Interest-free Banking | FSDH Consolidates Operations with Flexcube |
ARTS & REVIEW
Of LG Bosses and Funds | Untold Story of the Endowment Fund | Monday Date for Blind Date | It's Good to be Alive |
COMMENT
The Politics of Abalaka's Vaccines | Marginalisation in Proper Perspective |
EDITORIAL
Stringent Visa Requirements |
LETTERS
Marginalising the Igbo in Nigeria Customs Service | Ugbo's Sweeping Utterances | The Need for Religious Tolerance |
CITY DIARY
Bloody Battle over Lagos Land |
RIGHT OF REPLY
Of LG Bosses and Funds |
SPORTS
Again, Obasanjo Gambles with Sports | Football College Hosts Fund-raising | Kaduna Set for Clean Sweep in Lagos | Zamalek Dares Hearts in Super Cup Showdown | Aku Replaces Sango as Sports Minister |
EXTRA
Kalu and the Igbo Question |