Wednesday March 6th, 2002

NEWS
FG in Pre-emptive Move, Dumps IMF | 2003: PDP Forecloses Adoption of Candidates | NITEL: CBN Faults First Bank as BPE Berates House | Ibru: 'I Was Forced to Implicate Bamaiyi' | Court Questions Contempt Charge Against NNPC | Privatisation: BPE Gets Go Ahead for Mint Sale | Revenue Mobilisation Releases Details on Legislators' Pay | Police Strike: No Going Back on Sacked Officers - IG | NPA Suspends 2 Directors over FOREX Scam | N6.5bn Sunk in FUMTA, Says FG | Detonation of Bombs Begin at Ikeja Cantonment | Carter, Bill Gate's Father Arrive Nigeria in Fight Against HIV/AIDS | Isiokpo Spillage: Shell Opts for Out of Court Settlement | Tinubu Challenges Guber Aspirants to Debate | 2003: Olunloyo, Adedibu Unite to Fight Adesina | David Mark, Others Forfeit Property to FG | Al-Mustapha Family Wants Judge Probed | Cross River Assembly Suspends Speaker, Deputy | Customs Chief Charges Men to Check Arms Importation | Jamodu Assures on Adequate Fertilizers for Farmers | First Lady to Unveil New Peugeot 307 | No State Varsity Now, Says Akande | Guber Aspirant Warns Against Consensus Candidacy | Robbers Cart Away N600,000 Items at LG Department | Open Varsity'll Reposition Education - Minister | Anglican Church Commends Makarfi | Intercity Bank Gets New Chairman |
State of the States
Kalu Restates Call for Deregulation of NEPA, Others | Oshiomhole Cautions Judiciary over Muscling Labour Strike | Akande Stresses Need for Free, Fair Elections | Commissioner Parades Quack Doctor | CBN Disowns Distressed Banks' List |
POLITICS
AD to Convene Meeting over Threat to Democracy | Let New Parties Undergo Registration Test - Attah | Fadun, Amosu Eye PDP Senatorial Slots in Ogun | 2003: Sarumi Changes Gear, Settles for Guber Race | 2003: Nwobodo's Replacement Awaits Electorate Nod | I am Card-Carrying PDP Member - Adisa | Atiku in Enugu, Mobilises Support for PDP | Ife/Modakeke Crisis: The Modakekes Raise the Stakes |
BUSINESS
Single Exchange Regime: Banks Forward Proposal to CBN | Investors Opt for Stock Market, Raise Market by N37b | The Task Ahead of CBN in 2002 | Eko International Bank's Crisis and the Way Forward | NBL Raises Capital Base by 100 Per cent | Governorship Aspirant Lambasts States over Borrowing | Allied Assurance Pays N8.2m Compensation to Bomb Blast Victims | LASG Appoints FCMB Property Tax Collector | Chevron Awards Reservoir Management Contract | China Donates Computers to Aviation Ministry | Public Hearing On NITEL and M-TEL Deferred | FG Urged to Reform Poverty Reduction Strategy | 'Don't Victimise Us for Savannah Bank's Troubles' | Group to Order Business Education for Traders | TotalFinaElf Gives Investors Benefits | Anyim Supports New Enabling Laws for Insurance | Bomb Blast: Union Assurance to Pay N3m Claims | Phonenix Assurance Pays N57 Million Claims | ICDC Poised to Improve Drive for Insurance Industry | Dearth of Data, Bane of Insurance Firms | How to Make Universal Banking Succeed - Bailey | Bomb Explosion: Royal Exchange Donates | Shopping Bags Production for Export | 'Basic Infrastructure for Foreign Investment Still Lacking' | Access to Justice: The Impediment of Budget | Market Capitalisation Appreciates by N11.964bn | Shareholders Donate to Bomb Explosion Victims | CBN Scotches Banks with Forex Probe | Wema Bank Gets Mandate for NEPA Bills | Eagle, Equity Banks Donate to Bomb Blast Victims |
TRAVEL & TOURISM
The Minister on a Scale | Introducing Rural Tourism |
EDUCATION
'Society Responsible for Colleges of Education Plight' | Information Society Takes Over Library | Bomb Explosion: ETF Reaches Out to Damaged Schools | Go Back to Classes Fafunwa Urges Striking Lecturers | JAMB Seeks Stress Free Examinations | College of Education Graduates 1,313 |
ARTS & REVIEW
The Stage Glows for the Wounded Heart | A Hall of Fame for Nigerian Musicians |
COMMENT
Taming Ethnic and Religious Crisis | Ndigbo: Paradox of a Nation |
EDITORIAL
Govt and Non-Payment of Salaries |
LETTERS
Between Tsav and Tiv People | Calling on Osoba |
FEATURES
A Trip to God's 'Home' |
CITY DIARY
Ritual Killings in Ekpoma | Another Fast Food Firm Opens in Lagos |
RIGHT OF REPLY
Re: Bode George's 'Turn By Turn' Formula |
SPORTS
Onigbinde Picks England, Lagos as Camp Sites | Foreign Coach for Eagles - Aku | Federation Shifts Handball Tourney | Onigbinde May Release Squad List Today | Edo Threatens to Postpone Sports Festival | C'Wealth Games: NOC Goes Tough on Drug Cheats | Okocha's Coach Rejects Bench at Matches | MTN Gladiators: Contenders to Emerge |
EXTRA
Whatever Happened to Rimi's Progressive Politics? |