Friday July 27th, 2001

NEWS
Oshiomhole Defends Abdulsalami | Ayinla, Aziza, Others to Refund $20m | 2003: IMF Nervous over Govt Spending | Govs Reject CBN Guideline on Credit Extension | Awoniyi, Ume-Ezeoke Disown New Party | FG, Joint Venture Partners to Spend $50b on Oil Sector | FG to Spend N9bn for Space Technology Development | No Going Back on Imports Inspection, Says Gana | Court Adjourns Haruna's Suit Against Senate | Adefarati Okays Jumbo Loans for Ondo Workers | FG Urged to Encourage Local Drug Production | Electoral Offences : House Recommends N.1m Fine for Under-aged Voters | Ethnic Conflicts May Mar 2003 Election-Ogunkelu | Gemade Rebuffs Ibeshi, Olawepo's Move to Regain Office | Kerosene Explosion Victims Refute NNPC Claims | ASUP Threatens Strike over Govt Delay to Sign Agreement | APP Withdraws from LG Bye-elections in Rivers | Don't Register New Parties, Waziri Urges INEC | FG Advised on How Best to Boost Nation's Image | Harry Tells Gemade, Nwodo to Resign | Obasanjo Stresses Need for Monetary Union in W/Africa | Rotimi Panel Vindictive, Says Adisa | Ibori Decries Incidence of Abandoned Projects | PDP Passes Vote of Confidence in Epe LG Boss | SAN: Gani Grateful to Nigerians | Kalu Donates N1.65m to Windstorm Victims |
STATE OF THE STATES
British Council to Assist FG on UBE | Navy Hands over Seized Containers to Customs | Govt to Constitute Commission on Farm Settlement Crises | Sani Thanks Obasanjo for Support | Accountant-General Denies N90bn Fraud | Urhobo Warns Neighbours over Communal Clash | Govt Plans Medical School for UNAD | Oputa Urged to Issue Bench Warrant against IBB |
POLITICS
Saving the Titanic | Obigbo Condemns Abia Traditional Rulers' Visit to Aso Rock |
BUSINESS
Electricity Workers Issue Ultimatum to Management | GSM: 'MTN Will Still Launch 100,000 Lines' | Chemical Workers Set to Confront Employers over Casualisation | Casualisation:Oshiomhole Tells NUPENG, NUPTE to Face Challenges | Training Programme for Pension Administrators Underway | NMT Records Casualties, Asks Govt to Pay Salary Arrears | Hotel Workers Sign MOU With BPE | Hotel Workers Hold Delegates Conference | Lagos State Employs 250 Graduates as Traffic Officers | Oba Wants Vandals to Keep Off Railway Property | CILT International Scribe Due in Nigeria for Confab | NRC Suspends Director, Eight Others | NRC Generates N143.127m Income | Freight Forwarders Want Customs to Value Non-CRI Goods | Shippers Warn Government on Consequences of Ports Privatisation | 'Obasanjo Should Visit the Ports' | NPA Acquires Six More Cargo Handlers to Tackle Congestion | Collective Bargaining as a Tool for Conflict Resolution | Why NAMA, NCAA Management Were Removed | 'How to Deal With Manufacturers of Substandard Products' | Kirikiri Lighter Terminal Customs Records N3.3billion | Flour Mills Trades 1.6m Shares at N21.6m | ITB Boss Advocates Interest-free Banking | IMB Plc Opens Training Academy | IFEM Demand Drops as Chevron Sells $5.5m | Elements of Privatisation in Nigeria Excites Investors |
ARTS & REVIEW
Fela's Spirit at Oputa Panel | The Pharmacist as Singer | Mutilate them in the Name of Tradition | Probing the Mind of a Child |
COMMENT
Space Flight and Frivolity | Sacrificing Education for Politics |
EDITORIAL
Indonesia: The Exit of Wahid |
LETTERS
Waiting for Super Eagles to Deliver | Well Done, Mbadinuju |
CITY DIARY
Reprieve for 5,000 Residents of Apostolic Church Estate | UNHCR Provides Refugees with identity Cards | Cake Exhibition, Competition Hold in Lagos | Group Condemns Racism, Religious Intolerance |
FEATURES
Reinventing African Heritage |
SPORTS
Kanu, Agali Thrill Port Harcourt Fans with Goals | Amodu Bars Journalists from Training | Adefarati Writes Amodu, Donates N.5m to Eagles | Aiyegbeni Dazzles Fans in First Workout | Fans Disrupt Ticket Sales | Laloko Dedicates PFA Tourney to Ikhazobor | Dawodu Predicts Tense Match for Eagles | Super Eagles Camp Crumbs |
EXTRA
The Unmaking of a Hero? |