Tuesday February 26th, 2002

NEWS
Savannah Bank Not in Distress, Says Martins-Kuye | Electoral Act: Supreme Court Rules March 28 | Nigeria Cuts Crude Prices | Private Sector to Build Varsity Hostels | Obasanjo Releases N47m to House | World Bank Targets $40bn for Millennium Development | 2003: How to Avoid Chaos - Afenifere | Obasanjo off to Australia for One Week | Police Investigate Law School Exam Scam | FG to Honour 22% Pay Rise for Polytechnics Staff | Return Official Vehicles, PDP Tells Former Exco | Lawmaker Kicks Against Privatisation of Mint | Court Focuses on Agreement Between Nigeria and Cameroun | Nigerian, Ghanaian Workers Condemn Electoral Restictions in Zimbabwe | We Did Not Offer Asylum to Mugabe - FG | Police Promote 3,400 Sergeants to Inspectors | Gana Arrives US over Nigeria's Image | Nurses, Midwives Suspend Strike | 'Investigate Obiaruku Youth/Police Clash' | WAEC Spends N1bn on Computers, Equipment | Shun Provocative Campaigns, Gov Advises Politicians | Youths Protest Council's N30m Loan Bid | Emir Urges Subjects to be Law Abiding | Haruna Receives Sallah Homage | 'Eid-el-Kabir Reassuring, Reawakening Despite...' | Nyame Sets Tiv/Jukun Reconciliation in Motion | NRC Boss Orders Driver's Arrest over Train Collision | British MP, Emir Commend Anyim | Eye Patients Benefit from Lions' Service | How to Achieve Stable Power Supply, By Aspirant | 'Allocate Funds to Hospitals on Beds Basis' | Rotary Builds N15m Classroom Block for Special School |
STATE OF THE STATES
SPDC Buys 6 New Helicopters | NEPA Owed N37m in Kafanchan | Removed LG Boss Loses Come Back Bid | LAUTECH Medical School Yet to Be Accredited | Govt Guarantees Security of Life, Property |
POLITICS
'Refusal to Register New Parties, Invitation to Anarchy' | Politician Faults Imo 2002 Budget | One-term Tenure, Panacea for Peace in South-east | Cause of Ebonyi Crisis Traced to External Forces | Daniels: Warming Up for the Big Contest | 'Democracy Can't Survive Without Strong Military Backing' | A Deafening Vote Against Military Return |
BUSINESS
German Exports to Nigeria Hit $800m in 11 Months | 3 Deadly Pesticides, Asbestos Targeted for Trade Control | Rotary Courts Business, Professional Leaders | HP to Open Plant in Nigeria | FG Urged to Protect Local Industry With Effective Tariff | Engels, Franco-Nigerian Chamber Founder Buried in France | Nigeria-British Chamber Admits Six Corporate Members | Lam Adesina , El-Rufai for BPE Workshop Ibadan | BOC Gets New Chairman as Omolayole Retires | 'Why Nigeria Must Invest More in Oil Search' | Global Solution for Nigeria's Power Supply Problems | The Economics and Art of Raising German Shepherds | 'Importation of Poultry Products Threatens Industry' | Global Food Outlook for February 2002 | Funtuna Begins Battery Cage Production | Bush to Slam Door on US Return to Iran, Libya Oil | Statoil Reports Improved Safety Record in 2001 | Russia Drops Pact With OPEC, Norway Stays Put | NEPA Lagos Zone Gets New Head | ABB Accelerates Industrial IT Programme | Goats and Sheep Production: Roles of Training, Extension | Three French Companies Set to Establish Branches in Nigeria | UK Trade Missions to Visit Nigeria in March | Sumitomo Directors Okay Daid Gear Plant | Nigeria Breweries, Dragages Sign Construction Agreement | 80 Countries For Busworld Auto Fair in China | UPDC Takes over Festac '77 Hotel | All-share Index Rises Amidst Bearish Trends | Banks, Others Work Out Modalities to Finance Varsities | CBN Withdraws N32.2bn from Economy | Platinum Bank Assures Customers | Ghali Na'Nabba to deliver CentrePointBank Lecture |
REAL ESTATE
FG Plans National Policy on Hazardous Substances | Town Planners Seek Review of Fees | LSDPC, Grant Properties Plan New Estate | FG Urged to Release Abuja Master Plan | Edu for WWF Hall of Fame | 'Reduce Kerosine Price, Save Our Forests Now' |
ARTS & REVIEW
Far From the Labyrinth of Hope | ...Irony, Passion and a Poet's Labyrinth | The Concept Of Regenerative Art |
COMMENT
Tragedy of Military Pensions Saga | Privatisation and the Nation |
EDITORIAL
Heroes of Lagos Explosions |
LETTERS
Rivers and Agents of Darkness | Igbinedion, We Are Still Waiting |
FEATURES
Neither War Nor Peace: A Reporter's Perspective | Aluko: Taking a Bow Midstream |
CITY DIARY
Lagos Explosions: Corporate Victims Reel in Pain | 'Why Human Rights Groups Would Defend Striking Policemen' | Boy,10,Kidnapped at Ikorodu | Police Nabs 6 Fraudsters | Bomb Blast: Expert Advises on Need for Disaster Plan | UNILAG Residents Petition IGP Against Lagos Govenment Over Land |
SPORTS
NFA Lied Over World Cup Grant - FIFA | Onigbinde Tours Europe for Eagles | Amodu, Others Petition Atiku over Unpaid Salaries | Eket May Host 2004 Oil Industries Games | Three Nigerian Teams for Italy Tourney | NOC Lauds UNIC's Support for Classics |
EXTRA
Coup, Secession and Selective Amnesia |