Monday March 5th, 2001

NEWS
Afolabi to Ige: Resign Now or Be Fired | Presidency Sets Up Review Panel on Okorocha's Sack | Maccido, Okogie, Others Sue for Peace, Unity | Body of Cele Leader, Ajose, for Embalment in Lagos | Attah Pledges Support for NDDC's Strategy on Development | Falae Identifies Three Hurdles Before Deregulation | NBA Indicts Elected Leaders for Poor Performance | Deregulation: Osunkeye Seeks Dialogue on Timing, Modalities | Why FG Opts for Deregulation - Obasanjo's Aide | We Need a New Constitution - Adefarati | Youths Protest Council Chairman's Suspension | Ebonyi Community Calls for Reorganisation of Executive Council | PDP Chieftain Makes Case for Constitutional Court | Senate's Credential Screening Still on Course -Salman | Nwuche Commended for Poverty Alleviation Scheme | Ondo Restrained From Probing SPEB | N17m Heart Surgery Equipment Commissioned | Health Minister Impressed with USAID Assistance | Dariye Challenges FG on Tourism Development | Obasanjo Commissions Biotechnology Centre |
POLITICS
'Nigeria Not Yet Ripe for Resource Control' | Igbo Presidency: Ooni Appeals for Understanding | Sixty-four Hearty Cheers for Mr. President | Ohanaeze Alerts Igbos in Lagos | Mbadinuju Pledges to unite all geo-political zones | APP Denies Isemin's PDP Move | Aworis Tasked on 2003 | Anambra House Faults N385m Assembly Complex Contract | ALGON Chief Tasks Chairman on Amenities | Dariye Donates to Plateau PDP |
BUSINESS
Deregulation: House Finance Committee Advocates Regulatory Agency | Nigeria Accounts for Qtr of Coke's Customer Base | CBN Triggers Rates War | Intercontinental Bank Consolidates | Delegates Gret NCC over GSM Auction | Investment Watch: | CBN Certificates under Fire, as Liquidity Squeeze Bites Harder | Embattled International Breweries Embarks on Restructuring | AES Seeks to Expand African Investment | Liquidity Position May Hinder Stock Market's Performance | Evans Medical Brightens Customers' Future | The Gombe Assault | NARTO Protests Deregulation of Oil Sector | BA's Manager Leaves for Uganda | Anambra Warns Parastatals Against Over-reliance on Subvention | Anambra Plans N5 billion Industrial Project | Dredging of R/Niger to Cost N13bn - NIWA Chairman | Group Petitions Minister over NLC Boss | Shipping Agent Protests Detention of Vessel | Credit Management Challenges in the Financial System | "Low Inflation Not Panacea for Economic Growth" | IMF, World Bank Chiefs Move African Campaign to Europe | Statutory Allocation Lifts Money Market | Lead Clinches Nigerian Issuing House League Award | Forex Rule Reversal Takes Toll on IFEM |
ARTS & REVIEW
Projecting the African Image |
COMMENT
2003 Elections and Nigerians Abroad | Thieves in Our Banks |
EDITORIAL
Let the Message of the Season Sink |
LETTERS
THISDAY Sets the Pace Again | Stop Embarrassing Us, Mr President |
CITY DIARY
Another Bread Price Hike Imminent | Fast Food Operators to Resist Tinubu's Threat to Close Businesses | No Peace Yet in Ajegunle - Hausa Market Leader |
FEATURES
Replicating Songhai Magic in Delta's Amukpe |
RIGHT OF REPLY
There Must Be Alternatives to Deregulation | You Are Dead Right on NEPA's Woes |