Wednesday January 9, 2002

NEWS
Fuel Prices: Labour Threatens Strike Action | Ige's Death, A Sad Irony, Says Obasanjo | Senate to House: Mind Your Own Business | Edu, Titan of Politics and Business, Dies at 91 | Tinubu, Asiodu, Fatai-Williams, Majekodunmi, Others Mourn Edu | The Man, Edu | Onshore/Offshore: Court Delivers Judgment April 5 | National Security Very Porous, Says Afolabi | Kalu Traces Taraba Killings to Injustice | Festac Hotels: UACN to Pay N1.1bn Jan 15 | NITEL Sale: NCP Warns on Payment Default | Ondo to Sue Anti-graft Commission | Bakassi: Atiku Seeks France's Mediation | Lagos Unfolds Programme for Ige's Burial | Gani Berates Attitude to Lawmaker's Death | Ogunkoya, 4 Directors of NYSC Sacked | Gana Endorses Creation of New Councils | Okopido Inaugurates National Wetlands Committee | First 'Yoruba Awards' for Lagos | Kawo Shooting: Defense Counsel Withdraws from Case | 50 Die in Wedding Party Bus Crash | Kogi Motorists Decry Fuel Price Hike | Ignore Inducement to Truncate Democracy, Kalu Urges Military | Rift over Council Tenure Dangerous, Says Makarfi | Police Kill 7 Suspects, Arrest 13 Others | Delta Ready for Obasanjo's Visit | Benue Moves to Check Exam Fraud | Three Die in Cops, Robbers Gun Duel | Kogi Spends N3.5bn on Major Roads | FG Notes Ethiopia's Efforts in Solving Somalian Crisis |
State of the States
Odili Promises to Support Ogoni Struggle | 'New Refineries'll Enhance Performance' | Commissioner Raises Alarm over AIDS Spread in Niger Delta | 44 Die in Road Accident | NBC Limits Live Satellite Broadcast to Sports | Scrapped Agencies' Staff Redeployed | Two NYSC Members, 6 Others Die in Crash | Audu Urges Census Chief to Shun Politics |
POLITICS
2003: PDM Sets-up Structure on Obasanjo, Atiku's Re-election | Igbos May Boycott Elections Unless, Says Metuh | 'PDP is Not Scared of IBB, Rimi' | FG Urged to Create Viral Business Envrionment in 2002 | Ekiti: PDP Chief Denies Interest in Guber Race | Electoral Act Controversy:Fresh Furore over Council Polls | Contentious Provision, a Procedural Flaw - Ogbeha | 'Let Obasanjo Sign the Original Bill into Law' - Udoma |
BUSINESS
ADC to Resume Flights Soon | Nigeria Automated Clearing System Kicks Off May | More States may Seek for Capital Market Funding | Kaduna Trade Fair Begins February 2 | CBN Funds IFEM with $9.5bn in 2001 | First Bank, Afribank, Others May Opt for Capital Market | Smartpay to Provide Top-up for GSM | Nigerian Breweries, 19 others worth N477bn, 74 % of Stock Market | Ekiti State Woos Investors, Seeks N4 Billion Bond | Why Nigerian Banks Need High Capital Base - Experts | The Cracks Persist at WAPCO Plc | Sovereign Trust Insurance Maintaince its Leadership Role | Inadequate Capital Base Robbed Insurance Market of Credibility | UNIDO Reviews World Summit on Sustainable Development | Monetary, Credit, Foreign Trade and Exchange Policy Guidelines for 2002/2003 (2) | CSCS Makes 764 Per cent Profit Growth | Ondo State Moves to Tap Benefits of Privatisation | NEIC Advises CBN Against Mopping Funds From Economy | Bank of Industry to Forge Partnership with Organised Private Sector |
TRAVEL & TOURISM
Repositioning Immigration for Investment and Tourism |
EDUCATION
LASU's Centre for Democratic Studies Takes off | Some Unfinished Business at ETF | Don Identifies Religion as Antithesis to Education | Principals of Returned Schools Have Been Re-posted-PP-TESCOM Boss | NYSC : 7,500 Deployed to Lagos State | Drama Students Demand Department | ASUP Strike Paralyses Activities in Polytechnics |
ARTS & REVIEW
Bulgarian Maestro Dazzles at Muson | From the Kids, A Cultural Buffet at Yuletide |
COMMENT
Liberalising Yoruba Politics | The Rise of Tinubu |
EDITORIAL
Argentina and Third World Dilemma |
LETTERS
NTDC is on Course | Let's Protect Our Nascent Democracy |
FEATURES
Circumcision: Practice Against Womanhood | Rewarding Consumer Loyalty with Big Hit | Towards Eradicating Religious and Ethnic Violence |
CITY DIARY
Police Sack Street, Beat, Maim, Arrest Residents | Police Nab Man over N36m Attempted Fraud | N1m Recovered from Suspended School Principals | Robbers Kill Cops in Highway Ambush | Bike Manufacturers Fear Imminent Collapse of Business |
SPORTS
Don't Blame Me if Eagles Fail in Mali- Amodu | Ikomi Assures Abubakar on Abuja Stadium | Eagles Resolute over Allowances, But Resume Training | Stars Clinch Maiden Edeh Cup |
EXTRA
What Type of Police Do We Need? |