Wednesday December 12th, 2001

NEWS
APP to Council Chairmen: Resign in 2002 | Privatisation: BPE Releases Time-table for NEPA | Ibru: Judge Sent People to Collect Bribe - Bamaiyi | 2003: INEC Parleys with Parties Next Week | Forex: CBN Raises Panel to Block Loopholes | Fuel Crisis Looms as Tanker Owners Threaten Strike | Police Arrest 40 over Osun Assembly Fracas | Labour Backs FG On Liberalisation | Police Beg NITEL to Release Tossed Lines | Food Sufficiency, Panacea for Development - Ciroma | NDDC Plans 28 Hostel Blocks in Varsities | Wuse Fire: Traders Storm Minister's Office | Mohammed Abacha Has `Kidney Stones', Says Doctors | Supreme Court Orders IG to File Brief on Tinubu's Certificate Scandal | US Plans to Create Job Opportunities in Nigeria | Lawmaker Wants Tiv in Taraba Civil Service Sacked | Judge Gets Kudos for Not Invoking Powers over Al-Mustapha | Ekiti By-election: Our Fortress Remains Impregnable - Afenifere | Senator Urges FG to Honour Pay Rise Promise | Retired Soldiers Besiege Bank Premises over Pensions | Adebayo Traces PDP Defeat to In-fighting | Media Chief Identifies 3 Road Blocks to 2003 | Kaduna Park Killings: Soldier Court Martialled | Ekiti Joins African Leaders to Fight AIDS | Anthrax Scare Spreads to Colleges | FG Will No Longer Sponsor Pilgrimages - Olumilua | Foreign Investors Shy Away from Benue | Delta Releases N1.5bn to SPEB for Debts | Lagos Ports Shut as Customs Agents Withdraw Services | Commissioner Tours Adamawa LGs to Boost Agriculture |
The US Strike Against Afghanistan
Bin Laden's Men Forced Back, Brahimi Talks Peace | World Marks 3 Months Since Sept. 11 | Afghan Leader Vows to Build New Nation | Pentagon: Bin Laden Hunt May Be Long | Pakistan Blocks Border for Tora Bora Arabs | US Expands Bin Laden Search Worldwide | UN Envoy Meets with Afghan Groups |
State of the States
Church Loses 251 Members to Tiv/Jukun Crisis | Politicians Cautioned Against Chaos | We are in Politics with a Mission - Nnamani | Govt to Recommence Work on Abandoned Housing Projects | Assembly Debates 2002 Appropriation Bill | Govt Spends N53m on Cutlasses | COPE Boss Stresses Need for Regular Examination of Breast | Omegabank Celebrates Christmas Carol Concert | Strike: Duke Bemoans Revenue Loss |
POLITICS
Declare Your Intention for 2003, Obasanjo Told | New Electoral Law, a Conspiracy - Democratic Alternative | Respect Human Rights, CD Tells Govt | Ohanaeze Decries State of the Nation | Lar Backs New Parties | As Obasanjo Visits Plateau... |
BUSINESS
Public Enterprises Account for 55 % of Nigeria's Debt - BPE | 2002 Budget Proposals Appalling, Says UNIBEN VC | Budgeting: Civil Rights Groups Seek Citizens' Imput | Petrol Station Initiates Promotion Scheme | Drug Firm Restates Product Efficiency | Seven-Up Holds 42nd AGM | NNB Refocuses Through Regional Network | Why More Firms Adopt Rights Issues for Recapitalisation | Govt Stocks Enliven Market Again | Eko Bank: Shareholders, Lagos Govt Set for Showdown | N15.3bn Primary Issues Extended | IFC Invests in First Issue of Mortgage Backed Securities in Africa | 'Rights are Technical Issues Often Initiated by Shareholders' | Benue Sets Up Two New Cement Factories | 'NNPC's Monopoly Hindrance to Oil and Gas Downstream Sector' | Finacorp Accesses Additional N6m from National Housing Fund | Reducing Poverty in Africa Needs Good Leadership | 'Why Taxation is Problematic' | 'Co-operation and Collaboration Vital for Insurance' | IGI Records N2.2 Billion Gross Premium | Golden Insurance Unveils Four New Products | Business Perspectives On Sustainable Development | New Economy, New Technology | Global Business Council Launches HIV/AIDS Programme | Business, UN, Aid Agencies Meet to Tackle Africa's Challenges | Drug Aid to Low-Income Countries | Stock Market Declines Further | Ecobank's Boss Blames Banks, System for Forex Abuses | FG May Punish Erring Banks Over High Interest Rates | Obasanjo Promises More Funds for Rural Development |
TRAVEL & TOURISM
Need for Public, Private Sectors to Co-operate | NTDC Moves to Standardise Hospitality Industry |
EDUCATION
LASU: Sweeping Dirt Under the Carpet | Imperatives of Nigeria's Participation at World Education Market | Ten Years of Home Science in Oko-Oba | Proprietor Lauds Private Participation in Education | Poly Staff Call for Secretary's Removal | Proprietor Awards N.6m Scholarship | Old Grammarians May Ask for Compensation over Returned School | Nigeria Not Ripe for Open University | NABTEB Participates in Infotech Workshop |
ARTS & REVIEW
A Rain of Thunder for the Airwaves |
COMMENT
Budget Allocations without Accountability | Behind the Electoral Act |
EDITORIAL
Escalation of Middle East Crisis |
LETTERS
Towards a Peaceful Co-existence | The Dictatorship of Adams Oshiomhole |
FEATURES
Canterbury: City Living on Its Past |
CITY DIARY
Lagos: Confusion, Agony as Police Screen Vehicle Particulars |
RIGHT OF REPLY
Re-Will the West Abandon its Values? |
SPORTS
NFA Shifts Interview Date to December 18 | Freemam Returns for Commonwealth Games | Athletes Crave More Government Funding | Kenyans Win Regional Basketball Championship | Okocha, Ogbeche Propel PSG to Victory | Zamalek-Ahly Turns Egypt into Ghost City | AIBA Scraps Super Heavyweight Class | NOC Members Converge in Yenegoa for AGM | Referees Insist on Yabilsu's Eligibility | ...As Amodu Warns Eagles on Lateness | World Bank Chief Chides Obasanjo on Abuja Stadium |
EXTRA
Electoral Act : Acid Test For This Republic? |