Wednesday December 19th, 2001

NEWS
FG Stands Down 5 National Awards | We Stand by the Electoral Law - Anyim | CBN Accuses FG, Banks of Undermining Monetary Policies | December 31 Date for Stable Power Supply Unrealistic - NEPA Workers | Governors Can Dissolve Councils But ...- Ezeife | N63.9bn Rivers Appropriation Bill Passed | NAFDAC Destroys Nestle's N100m Unsafe Milk | MASSOB Suspends Uwazurike | Govt Sets Aside N2bn for Warri Water Scheme | College Music Night Holds Friday | Nigeria's GDP Grew by 3.8% - CBN | Sexual Exploitation of Children is Terrorism, UNICEF Declares | Military Coup Out of Fashion, Says Babangida | Econet Has Invested $650m in 2001 - MD | 'Oputa Panel Set Up to Spite Abacha Family' | PDP Chieftain Chides Adelaja on Ex-Biafran Soldiers | Rights Group Opposes Planned Hike in Fuel Prices | Secession Threat: Odenigbo Forum Carpets Ojukwu | Traditional Leaders Condemn Oshimili Clash | Residents Call for Emergency Meeting over Yandaba Terrorism | AD Blames PDP for Crisis in Osun | Niger Delta Youths Urged to Cooperate with NDDC | Extension of Council Tenure, Rape of Democracy - Ibori | Crude Oil Exports Up By 25%, Production Down | M&B Boss Raises Alarm over Fake Drugs | 2002:Ondo Proposes N28.53bn | UNAD Alumni Plans N26bn Hostel | Five Die in Lagos Auto Crashes | Don't Harbour Terrorists, Obasanjo Warns African Nations | NCC Says No Available Frequency for MTS Service |
The US Strike Against Afghanistan
Afghan Leader Meets Former King | NATO Chief Urges Allies to Gird for War on Terror | Yemen Attacks 'al-Qaeda Hideout | U.S Names al-Qaeda 'Most Wanted' | U.S Denies Missile Attacks | U.S Sends Gruesome Image Leaflets to Afghanistan |
State of the States
'Ozobia Destroyed Documents on Finance When Leaving Office' | LG Boss Denies Planning to Dump AD | 2003: Lawmaker Declares Interest for House of Representatives | We Are Not Rubber Stamp Lawmakers - Speaker | Govts Work at Variance with Citizen's Expectation - Eclectic Movement | LG Chairman Denies Misusing Funds |
POLITICS
'Obasanjo Should Dissociate Federal Government from Adelaja's Utterances' | Udenwa Canvasses Greater Ties among Igbo | Women Group Emerges for Obasanjo/Atiku's Re-election | Ibadan Indigenes Renew Calls for Ibadan State | LG Shuts Door Against Contractors | 2003: Will Emirs Achieve Consensus Governor for Kebbi? |
BUSINESS
Shareholders Pick Holes in Unipetrol's Acquisition of Agip | Regulate Exchange Rate, Bank Chief Tells CBN | Zenith Bank Limited | 'CBN Can Regulate Interest Rate' | Agip/Unipetrol Merger: AgipPetroli Must Bear Restructuring Cost | IFC Makes Investment in TV Broadcast in Africa | Shareholders Get Refunds of N52 million BCN's Life-line | Empowering Civil Society for Budget Participation | Wema Treasure Account Doles Out 49 Scholarships | Ecobank | Focus on Neglected Niger Delta Region | Cornerstone Insurance Embarks on Restructuring | Insurance Expert Envisages High Premium Rate Next Year | Universal Banking Will Help Insurance Growth - Insurance Chief | Universal Banking and the Law | Lagos Repositions Corporation for Efficient Water Supply | UTB to Extend Social Responsibility Project | May & Baker Pledges Adequate Returns on Investment | Sluggish Transactions Continue at Stock Market | CBN Okays Security Firms for Cash Movement | New Nigeria Bank Wins Award |
EDUCATION
Old Boys' Associations and Education Funding | Govt Should Release Report on Yabani Committee-Odugbesan | Atiku's Wife Commends Cadbury over Brainmatch | WAEC Boss Retires, Worried over Misconception about the Council | Association Expresses Concern over Quality of Graduates | Train Students Well, Governor Warns Principals | Expert Urges Institutions to Make Use of Internet |
ARTS & REVIEW
From the Rebel, a Thesis on Critical Design |
COMMENT
APP's Leadership Quagmire | Anger in the Land |
EDITORIAL
Travail of the Okekes |
LETTERS
Kenya Airways Crash: Why is the Report Being Delayed? | What Manner of Lawmakers? |
FEATURES
Ogunkelu: Cardiologist As Reconcilliator | Ensuring Hope for Society's Weakest |
CITY DIARY
Attempted Kidnap: Father Demands Justice from Police |
RIGHT OF REPLY
Re- ASUU in Face of President's Anger |
SPORTS
NFA Eyes Brazil, Paraguay, Denmark for Friendlies | Obisanya Promises Good Outing in Cairo | MITV Assures Better Coverage of Nations Cup | NFA Sends Fresh Invitations to Eagles | Greece Budgets $600m For Security | Grobbelaar Laments Zimbabwe's Football Woes | Sports Lottery Players Win More |
EXTRA
When is a Nation? |