Wednesday September 26th, 2001

NEWS
Oputa: 'Susan Rice Served Abiola Tea' | Oil Prices Will Rebound, Says Lukman | BPE to Refund N1.6bn for AP, Unipetrol Transactions | National Conference: Patriots Seeks N/Assembly's Nod | Shonekan, Others Support $250bn Development Bill | NCAT Registrar, 45 Others Retired | Nnamani Seeks Establishment of Eastern Economic Bloc | Arms: 14 Nigerians, Two Ghanaians Arrested in Togo | 25-member Syndicate Arrested | N/Assembly Not in a Hurry to Amend Constitution, Says Anyim | ... Compiles Federal Laws | Council Chairmen May Get 4-year Tenure | African Countries Advised to Pull Resources Together | Minna-based Car Dealer in Police Net | Oil Windfall: House Urges FG to Obey Constitution | Canadian Firm Gets 18-month Deadline on New Lagos Airport | Annan Wants UN to Respond to Terrorists Attack | UN Refugee Agency Ready to Screen Afghans Inside Pakistan | Japanese Peace Groups Urge US to Seek Justice, Not War | OPC, Ethnic Militias, Are Unpatriotic Volunteers - Obasanjo | Senate Sets Up Committee on Civil Unrest | Igbo President Not Possible Now - Iwuanyanwu | NEPA Gets N25bn Supplementary Allocation | NNPC Retires Abba-Gana, 3 Others | National Council of States Meets Today | Lawmaker Faults BBC, VOA, Coverage of Jos Riots | Poilice Influence My Career Says Osoba | Red Cross Urges Better Conflict Management | Delta Assembly Lifts Suspension on Council Boss | Groups Condemn Jos Carnage, US Terrorist Attack |
The US Tragedy Update
Newsweek Puts Nigerian Casualties at 5 | Saudi Arabia to Taliban: You're a Disgrace to Islam | FAA Considers Arming Pilots | Afghan Neighbours Key to US Success | Bin Laden's Amazing Business Link to Bush | Bush Notifies Congress on Forces Deployment |
STATE OF THE STATES
Akande Explains Quarrel with Deputy | Global Problems Require Concerted Efforts, Says Gambari | Commissioner Flays Poor Representation at N/Assembly | Lawyer Petitions Obasanjo over Victimisation | Akume Proffers Solution to Ethnic Crises | Jos Crisis: Two Businessmen Declared Wanted | Govt Pays N250m Gratuities | Assembly Approves 41 New Councils | Group Wants AIDS Awareness in Schools | FG to Set Up 32 New Radio Stations | Police Ban Open Air Preachings |
POLITICS
Benue APP Wants Akume to Reverse Cabinet Reshuffle | Politician Denies Offor's Alleged Sponsorship | ... As PDP Factions Meet with Caretaker Committee | PDP Member Seeks Presidency's Intervention on Kogi | Ikimi Dumps APP for PDP | Ahead 2003: Governance Comes to a Halt |
BUSINESS
Total/Elf Merger Results in Increased Half Year Earnings | CBN Pensioners Still Receive Less than N3, 000 | British American Tobacco Group to Invest $150m in Nigeria | CBN Accuses Oil Firms of Destabilising Forex Market | ACB International Opens Shop Next Month | Devcom Bank Posts N550m | Domgas to Construct 88,945km Gas Pipeline in Lagos | Refocusing Strengthens Wema Bank | Unipetrol Nigeria's New Leadership with New Vision | BT Chiefs Consider Total Split-up | Trade Body Calls for Microsoft Investigation | Ivory Coast Protects Cocoa Farmers | UK Growth 'to Fall Sharply' | Leeds United Runs into Debt | London Stock Market Regulator Moves to Calm Market | Market Stability Raises Investors' Confidence | NBL's Profit Hit N4.6b in Half Year As Heineken Raises Stake | MRR Hikes Squeeze Non-Bank Financial Institutions | Essence of Reinsurance | Royal Exchange Improves Performance | Insurance Bill May Soon be Signed | 'Universal Banking, an Opportunity, not a Threat' | NIA Still on Course on Sound Ethical Standard | Automania Appoints Royal Exchange as Official Insurer | Mixed Reactions Greet Port Inspection Policy | Sun Insurance Regains Composite lnsurer's Status | African Airlines Association Meets to Assess Air Safety Measures | Panic Grips Ghana's US Flights | US Attack Deals Blow to South African Trade | New Rules See Gold Miners Retain US$39m Earnings | SA Government Denies Selling Nuke to Bin Laden | Tourism Uplifts Rural Communities | Banned in Europe, Pineapple Producers Assess Chemical Level | Solid Minerals to Yield $30bn, Says Obasanjo | Kebbi Govt Vows to Enforce PAYE | Lagos Eyes e-Trading with Digital Village | Eko Bank Shareholders Unhappy with Dividend Payout | Demand Slides to $28.8m at IFEM | Tinubu Opens Public Sector Seminar | 12 Firms Emerge Winners of NSE Merit Award | Dow, Nasdaq Gain as Market Mulls Confidence |
TRAVEL & TOURISM
Stella Obasanjo Named Nigeria's Tourism Ambassador |
ARTS & REVIEW
Obaseki Ushers in Independent Celebrations | Lagos-ANTP Feels Winds of Change |
COMMENT
Duke, Resource Control, and Statesmanship | Arrogance of GSM Operators |
EDITORIAL
NAPEP and the Unemployed |
LETTERS
Let's All Join OPC | Revenue Sharing without Mobilisation |
CITY DIARY
Bandits Hold Katsina Hostage | Goodnight 'Mr. Truth' | Don Flays Discrimination Against Polytechnic Graduates | Church Shops for N100m for School Project | 6 Million for Reinhard Bonnke's Ibadan Crusade | Group Plans Independence Conference for Youths | Don Flays Discrimination Against Polytechnic Graduates | Okiro Tasks Men on Relationship With OPC |
FEATURES
Where Have All the Harvests Gone? |
SPORTS
My Mission in Trinidad - Coach Abdullahi | Football Greats Inspire Tomorrow's Talents | Nigeria, B/Faso Encore Seychelles Final at Trinidad | Oliseh, Okocha, Taribo Set for Japan | We Won't Underrate B/Faso-Abdullahi | Burkina Sets up African Semi With Eaglets | Odili Inaugurates Volleyball Committee | Egypt Accept to Play Eagles, Others |
EXTRA
Jos: Burying the Spectre of Sectarian Violence |