Wednesday January 23, 2002

NEWS
Senate Repeals Electoral Act, Backs Anyim | Obasanjo Gives NEPA Fresh Mandate | Politics of Confidence Vote | AD to Omisore, Kofo: Resign or Be Suspended | Na'Abba Writes Obasanjo, Says Gbadamosi Committee Illegal | 'No More Oil Exploration in the North' | Ige: Gani, Keyamo Tackle Soyinka | Technocrats May Dominate Obasanjo's New Cabinet | Omisore, Abaribe Absent at Cocoa Confab | 2002 Budget'll Provide Social Relief, Says Atiku | Council Polls: No Going Back on April Date, Vows Tinubu | Privatisation: Nigeria Airways Gets New Advisers | NPC Needs N13.5bn for Census Preparation | Inter Ethnic Crises over Soon - Lamido | FG Set to Re-acquire Illegal Properties | NAS Chides Rimi over Obasanjo | 'Transparency International Rating Affects Foreign Investment' | House Mourns Umar Babangida, Adjourns Sitting | Ondo Lawmakers to Probe N500m Property Deal | Slain Policemen: Katsina Assembly Demands Justice | Nigerdock: Two Counsels Fight over Appearance in Ozobia's Suit | We'll Provide Amenities, Says Hashidu | NABTEB Decries Negative Attitude to its Certificates | Aladja Steel Mill Partners Take Over | NOA Chief Identifies Root of Poverty | Katsina Commissioner Dies | Family Disowns Obasanjo's Accuser | Group Honours Ogbeh, Gemade, Malu | Petroleum Law Anti-oil Communities - Lawmaker | Agency Seeks HIV/AIDS Protection for Disabled | Alamieyeseigha Challenges Critics | Guber Aspirant Commends Obasanjo | I Will Mobilise People Against Obasanjo's Re-election - Waku | Pope Holds World Inter- Religious Prayers | Adamu Tasks Pilgrims on Honour | Ruler Laments Fulani Non-integration | Ekiti to Reform Tax System | Bafarawa Cautions Second Term Seekers |
State of the States
Another Kerosene Explosion Wreaks Havoc | FG to Hold Dialogue on Prisons Reforms | Ministry Unfolds New Trade Policy | Muslims Urged to Unite, Propagate Islam | Simba Telecom Debuts At Kaduna Trade Fair | Petroleum Products Hawkers Integrated into PAP |
POLITICS
2003: Obasanjo Should Forget It-APP | Senators May Still Probe Anyim's Leadership | 'FG Mismanaged the Shock of Ige's Death' | PDP May Lose Edo, Afemai Group Warns | 2003 Polls: Aspirant Kicks Against Money Politics | Where Are the New Parties? | Borno: When the Governor and Assembly Are at Loggerheads |
BUSINESS
OPEC's Grip on Oil Market Weakens | Yobe Goes to Stock Market for N2.5bn | Investors in Mixed Reactions to Corporate Governance Draft | Staff to Become Part-owners of Evans Medical -Virat | Kano Ranked Highest Buyer of Shares in Privatised Firms in the North | LCCI Highlights Support for SME Bill | CBN Okays New Clearing House Rules | Agip/Unipetrol Merger: Shareholders Threaten Court Action | 40 Percent Federal Palace Hotel Offered to Public | ...Warn Unipetrol against Over-trading | Eko Bank's Crisis Deepens | The Scapegoating of Arthur Andersen | NIPC: Another White Elephant? | 7Up Bottling Company: Demonstrating Consistent Performance | Insurers Foresee Hard Times for Quacks | ... As Insurers Move to Sideline Brokers | Sun Insurance Embarks on Restructuring | Newline Insurance Rewards Staff | Confidence Insurance Gets Award for Performances | 'Shady Practices Ruin Insurance Industry' | NGO Pleads for FCMB | All-share Index Suffers Depreciation | Mobil Re-invites Banks as IFEM Demand Advances 40 Per cent | Afribank Invites Customers to Kaduna Fair | NACCIMA Boss Asks Banks to Support Small Enterprises |
TRAVEL & TOURISM
Nigeria, Land of Cultural Diversity | ECOFEST Promotes Niger Delta Destination |
EDUCATION
Nasarawa Varsity Kicks Off | Education Tax Fund Holds Forum | Rotary Grants 77 Scholarship Awards | Igbinedion Centre Celebrates Martin Luther King | 13 Graduate from Journalism School | Edukonsult Competition Begins |
ARTS & REVIEW
For the Actor, a Final Rites of Passage |
COMMENT
Fuel Prices, NLC and the Rest of US | I Heard the Man Speak |
EDITORIAL
Human Development Fund |
LETTERS
National Honour in the Eye of an Observer | Udenwa, Ofekata Deserves a Community |
FEATURES
What Nigerians Think About This Democracy | Repositioning in NNPC |
CITY DIARY
'Divine Guidiance, Key to Successful Marriage' | Islamic Body Decries Escalating AIDS Scourge | Union Assurance GM Bags Title |
DIPLOMATIC MATTERS
American Embassy to Issue Visa in Abuja | Luther King: Diplomatic Lesson for Nigeria | Diplomatic Titbits |
RIGHT OF REPLY
The Electoral Act, the Actors, the Anger |
SPORTS
I Hope on God for My Time - Oruma | Court Dismisses Suit Against Ogunjobi | Sweden Spies Nigeria in Mali | Babayaro Denies Chelsea Transfer Plan | South Africa Coach Confident Against Ghana | Liberian Camp Set to Erupt Again | For Fans, Nigeria Look Good for theTitle | Osam Duodu Sends Kuffour Packing |
EXTRA
Resources: Between Controller and Manager |