Thursday November 29th, 2001

NEWS
2003: N/Assembly Okays Federal, State Polls in One Day | NITEL: IIL, BPE Sign Pact at Last | Obasanjo to Earn N1.4m Basic Salary | Na'Abba, Jukuns Disagree over Soldiers' Presence | Three Oil Firms Win Production Sharing Contract | Perm Sec, Director Demoted over Negligence | Al Gore Arrives Today for Anyiam Osigwe Lecture | Gov Heads Panel on Indigene, Settler Crisis | NDLEA Arrests 10 Drug Suspects | Jigawa Accuses Assemblymen of Double Standard | Nigeria, US Sign Agreement on Military Training | NLC Faults FG Market Forces Thesis | UNICEF Blames AIDS Epidemic on Govt Neglect | National Confab Inevitable, Says Ezeife | Senate Wades into Olowo Crisis | LASU Don Wins Shell Essay | Trovan: Pfizer Prays U.S Court to Dismiss Case by Nigerians | Nigeria Spends $41.5b to Service $28.5b Debt - Aluko | NDDC: FG Names 9 Govs, 2 Others As Supervisors | Opposition Mounts Against Oba-elect | Governor Pledges Support for Local Contractors | Ibori Warns Against Bad TV Programmes | NEPA Chief Denies Extorting Money | No New Councils in Bauchi - Speaker | Open Varsity Takes Off January, Says Obasanjo | 'D/Gov's Exit, Good Riddance' | Police Service Commission Inaugurated After 18yrs in Limbo | Damilola's Dad Wants Parents to Stop Youth Crime | PDP'll Win Borno, Says Chieftain | Indomie Noodles Explains Success | Police Sell Impounded Yam |
The US Strike Against Afghanistan
Arabs Renew Warnings to Washington Against any Strike on Iraq | Russia Agrees to Tighter Arms Controls on Iraq | US Bombs al-Qaeda, Taliban Leadership Compound in Afghanistan - Rumsfeld | Taliban Deny US Bombing of Senior Leaders | France Against Military Action Against Iraq, Others | Afghanistan's Northern Alliance May Accept Multinational Force | No Link Between Detained Scientists and Anthrax Scare - Pakistan | British Marine Commandos Fly in to Afghan Air Base | UN to Members: Freeze Taliban, Terror Groups' Assets Worldwide |
State of the States
Committee Begins Public Hearing on Bitumen Development Bill | APP Chief Blames Kalu's Woes on PDP | DPP Clears Keyamo on Theft Charge | NANS Wants FG, ASUU Crisis Resolved | Oil Firm Evolves Pipeline Monitoring System | Aviation Ministry Probes Plane Crash | NUJ Makes Case for Regugees |
POLITICS
I'm Still in APP - Saraki | PDP Threatens Violent Aspirants | ...Advises Critics of Electoral Bill to Go Court | Industrialist Canvasses National Prayer Day Law | 'Why PDP National Convention was Significant' | PDP Chieftain Scores AD Governors Low on Performance | PDP: Will Awoniyi, Others Return? | 'Recall of Our Members, A Good Move' | Adamawa: Decadence of Democracy |
e-BUSINESS
Investors Embrace FG's IT Development Initiatives | Antivirus Options for the Small to Midsized Business | Alcatel Proposes New ICT Initiatives for Africa | NIIT Opens New Centre in Apapa | Solutions Tech Announces Good Financial Results | NigeriaUnlimited.Com, New Media Portal, Debuts | African Countries Adopt Alcatel's GSM Infrastructure | GSM Association Applauds Commitment to Open Architecture | Africa in Information Age: Cheetah - Pole Vaulting or Merely Tiptoeing? | Youths Urged to Seek Skills Required in e-Economy | Intel Unveils Technologies for Faster, Efficient Chips | Microbyte, ADIC in Alliance over Data Security Solution | Instant-Messaging Tool Poses a Threat | Technology in Time of Trouble | SEC Takes Campaigns to Judiciary: Organises ISA Seminar | Market Capitalisation Appreciates by 0.4 Per cent | CBN Advised to Convene Debate over Free-funds Forex Market | Cibn Examines International Operations and Foreign Exchange | First Interstate Unit Fund Investment Leaps 32 Per cent |
COMMUNICATION
GSM Europe Launches Initiative to Address Base Station Concerns | BT Finalises Debt-Cutting Plan With Property Sale | ITU Adopts New Standards on Internet Access | Nokia to Set Up 3G Networks Research in China |
ARTS & REVIEW
Gbedu is the New Rhythm of Afrobeat | Property Magazine Debuts | Artists Experience Nigeria at MUSON |
COMMENT
Between GSM Operators and Subscribers | The Travail of Fred Egbe |
EDITORIAL
The Order of Precedence Bill |
LETTERS
As Audu Ogbeh Assumes Office... | Re-Foreign Partners in National Oil |
THISLIFE
Riding to Fame on Poverty Crest | Reward for Selflessness | Despoiled by War, Afghan Refugees' Woes Mount |
CITY DIARY
Guinness Supports LUTH Eye Clinic With N2.5 Million | 'More Glamour, Fashion Needed on T.V. Programmes' | Obasanjo Urged To Probe Odili Over Gas Project | Nigerian Media Urged to Enhance Nigeria's Image | Uneven Development Responsible for Overpopulation in Lagos |
BEHIND THE NEWS
Metamorphosis of a National Carrier | ...Road to the Agreement | Behold the New Owners | Portugal Telecom Group: An Overview |
SPORTS
SCSA Sec. Gen. Warns on All Africa Games | NOC Crisis Stalls Games Preparation | Nwosu Wants Eagles to Keep Camping Date | Oliseh Dreads France, Argentina in World Cup | Gana Inuagurates Media Committee for 2003 Games | Amodu Blacklists Oruma for Rejecting Past Invitations | Alapini Revives Career in Bash Farce | Cameroon, Tunisia to Camp in Japan |
EXTRA
Village in the Shadow of a City |