Monday July 16th, 2001

NEWS
FG May Withdraw Suit By October - Anenih | Warri, Kaduna Refineries Shut Down | Aikhomu Escapes Attack at FDN Meeting | Obasanjo Signs Supplementary Bill into Law | Sijuwade Sheds Light on Rulers Forum | 11 Firms Bid for Ports X-ray Scanning Equipment | Electoral Bill: INEC Sends Amendments to National Assembly | Oil Firms to Clear Spillage Mess, FG Orders | Drowned School Girl Buried in London | Envoy Advises Professionals on Active Politics | Teriba X-rays CBN 2000 Report | State of Lake Chad Worries FG | Olawepo Alleges Forgery Against Gemade, Nwodo | 2002 Council Elections not Feasible, Says NCP | Belgium to Help Decongest Nigerian Ports | 2003: APP Carpets LG Chairmen over Igbinedion's Adoption | PDP to Sanction Sarumi | Kwankwaso Threatens Journalists With Sharia | Ibori's ADC Arrested over Steward's Death | Obasanjo Cancels Visit to Plateau | Resource Control Agitation Alienates Niger Delta - Brume | Deregulation Better Than Privatisation, FG Told | VC Seeks Fresh NYSC Call-up | Customs Service Launches Anti-corruption Crusade | Why Foreign Investors Shun Nigeria - Duke | Expert Canvasses Health Tax Fund | MNR Lists Conditions for Merger-Talks with Other Groups | Adegbite's Wife Laid to Rest | NEPA Installs N15bn Transformers |
POLITICS
PDP Wins Bye-Election in Enugu | 'Abia's Contributions to Democracy Not in Doubt' | Council Boss Attributes Success to Hardwork | Shun Religious Bigots, Nigerians Advised | My Removal Had Nothing To Do with Performance - Sarumi | Southern Professionals Form Pressure Group |
BUSINESS
Lead Merchant Bank Forecasts Rise in Rates | Lagos Tackles Living Standards | SGB France Fights to Withdraw Name | Illegal Forex Market Vs Under-declaration | In Defence of Equities Market | New Books, Products to Grace Back-to-School Fair | Clenol Brand of Tooth-Paste Vs Imported Brands | More Nigerian Banks Recapitalise for Competitive Edge | UTC Clears Doubts on Ownership Structure | First Bank, Union Bank in Race for Supremacy | Is UTC Returning to Profitability? | Women Industrialists Enjoined to Embrace NASSI | CMC Ready to Assist BPE | The Economy Last Week | C & I Leasing's Profits Appreciate by 29.2% | Centre-Point, ICESPAR Train Finance Journalists | Banks Embrace Treasury Bills, Downplay Forex | Reliance Hosts Electronic Banking Seminar | CIBN/MBAN too | Diamond Bank Assures Customers | Magnum Bank Posts N362m Profit |
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
Annan Urges OAU Leaders to Build African Union | EU Increases Role in Africa, Steps Up e-Governance | Wolfensohn Links Rule of Law to Development | ... Urges Businesses to Help Development Goals |
ARTS & REVIEW
An Officer and Cultured Man | Signing Off | From Video to Film: Matters Arising | Ebony Night-out at Jazzville |
COMMENT
US, UK and THISDAY Connection | June 12 and the South-west |
EDITORIAL
Supplementary Budget and Opportunism |
LETTERS
Time to Save Lagos from Armed Robbers | Desperate Plea to Gov Tinubu |
CITY DIARY
Uncertainty Hangs over Ambrose Alli Varsity Re-opening Again | Woman Slumps in Court, as Judge Adjourns 17-Year-Old Suit | Catholic Group Holds International Seminar |
FEATURES
Kwara: Navigating Development's Stormy Waters |
RIGHT OF REPLY
Dan Orbih and His Many Frustration |
SPORTS
Another Nigerian Dies in Soccer Game at India | Perugia Close to Rescuing Pascal | Yusuf Allays Fears over Ghana |
EXTRA
The Triviality of Madam Kofo |