Wednesday June 27th, 2001

NEWS
Obasanjo Seeks Approval for Fresh N15bn | Private Operators Back NITEL's New Tariffs | Abacha was Benevolent Dictator - Ofonagoro | Senate Clears Ministerial Nominees | Refugee Ship Now in Lagos | Afenifere Shuns AD Launch | Nurses Spoil for Showdown | Dredging of Lower River Niger Begins October - Obasanjo | Four Teenagers Nabbed over Damilola's Murder | Lokpobiri: Edo Police Boss Denies Meeting Alamieyeseigha | NBA Supports Ukeje as New Federal High Court CJ | Murder Attempt: Adesanya's Cross-examination Stalled | Maduekwe Rides to FEC Meeting Today on Bicycle | Falae Gives Tips for Better Economy | NEPA's N2.3bn: Former MD Appears before Senate Today | Committee Uncovers N101 Million Fraud in Bitumen Project | Nigeria Committed to Developing Space Technology - Isoun | NIIA Director-General Defends Obasanjo's Foreign Trips | Nigeria Announces $10m Contribution to AIDS Fund | Afenifere Seeks Referendum on National Conference | Kwankwaso Justifies Demolition of Churches | Nigeria-Hungary Trade Volume Hits $20 Million | Atiku Cautions Youths Against Drug Abuse | CBN Governor Challenges Directors on Banking Software | Ogun AD Lawmaker Decamps to PDP | Buhari's Statement, A Mere Suggestion to His People - Ezeife | Agitation for Resource Control Diversionary, Says APP Senator | Ibori Earmarks N147m for Ecological Problem | Perm Sec Ignorant of College's Existence | Adefarati Wants Justice for the Poor |
STATE OF THE STATES
Ijaws Drag Adefarati to Court | Annenih Revokes Four Road Contracts | FG Plans Peoples Forum for States | South-south Youths Move to Wrest Power | Derivation: Communities Vow to Sue Udenwa |
POLITICS
Senator Attributes Delay of Democratic Dividends to PDP Crisis | Be Patient with Obasanjo, Senator Tells Nigerians | AD Chieftain Insists on SNC, Regional Autonomy | Alamieyeseigha and the Challenges of Bayelsa |
BUSINESS
Ports Congestion Forces Banks to Review Import Financing | Bank Inspectors Tasked on Universal Banking | ValuCard Enlivens Electronic Banking Market | Fortune Bank Sues Earth Airlines over N51m Debt | What Do First Bank's New Products Offer? | CBN Approves FHAN to Regulate Re-certified Finance Firms | Auto Parts Maker Endorses New Port Measures | FG Continues to Shun Bond Market | Unipetrol Plans Phased Return to Sierra-Leone | Rotation of Executive Directors May Cease | Total Nigeria Positions for Dominant Role | Lead Merchant Bank Shows Capacity for Profitability | Customs Urged to Seek Potent Research Tools Against Fraud | EBAS to Expand Financing Base in West Africa | Heidelberg Exhibition | Insurance Opportunities in GSM Operations | 'How to End Unhealthy Rivalry' | Lagos State Spends N170m on Insurance Policies | How to Improve Energy Services Under Deregulation - Experts | Towards a New Insurance Culture | UPDC Declares 30 kobo Dividend | Gatewaybank Bounces Back to Profitability | ICAN Boss Tasks Accounting Technicians | IFEM Demand Goes Down Gradually |
TRAVEL & TOURISM
The Big Deal in Eco-tourism | Grand Hotel Hosts Commissioner |
ARTS & REVIEW
Arts on His Feet | In Search of True Love |
COMMENT
Fawehinmi's Armchair Criticism | Encouraging Agriculture in Nigeria |
EDITORIAL
The Berber Question in Algeria |
LETTERS
Still on Buhari | In Whose Benefit is Debt Buy-back? |
FEATURES
Trading the Future |
SPORTS
25 People Injured at Eagles' Training Session | Injury Rules Oliseh Out of Sudan Battle | NFA Hires Spiritualist for Sudan | Erico Calls for Prayers as Eagles Depart | Football College Gets N.2m Boost |
EXTRA
Their Excellencies, the Owambe Governors |