Monday March 18th, 2002

NEWS
Abacha Family May Pay FG Another $1.2bn | Mugabe Takes Oath, Says People Voted Against Neo-colonialism | N/Assembly Plans Joint Sitting on State of the Nation | Nigeria's Export Earnings Slump By 57% | House to Debate Motion Stopping Mint Sale | Nigeria-S/Africa Trade Exceeds $400m in 2001 | 2003: PDP May Order Fresh Congresses in S/East | Six APP Lawmakers May Decamp to PDP | Microsoft, UBA Sign $1.5m Software Deal | Oyo PDP Factions to Share Party Posts | Borno, Least Indebted State, Says Kachallah | CAANU Joins Fight Against Decay in Education | Joint LG Acount Begins April 1 | Police Promotion Begins This Week | Resource Control Bid Should Be Peaceful - Ibori | More LGs Underway in Plateau | Katsina INEC Set to Register Voters | Court Overrules NBA's Decision to Suspend Lawyer | Imo, Zamafara Get N607m Water Contract | Oyebode Insists on National Confab on Education | Two Planes in Minor Crash at MMA | British Airways Announces New Services | Presidency Approves Rental of Nigeria Airways Hangar | Edo North Not Afraid of Igbinedion- PDP Chieftain | Osoba Defies FG on New LGs | MTN, Others Sued over Dealership Licence | Group Petitions Obasanjo on UNILORIN | NCP Advises N/Assembly Against Mugabe's Re-election | 60 Feared Trapped in Collapsed Building | Cleric Wants N/Assembly to Enact Prayer Day Law | Tinubu Urged to Pay Workers' Entitlements | Summit Recommends Higher Education Tax | 'Gurara Dam, One Year Delay Imminent' |
STATE OF THE STATES
Geologist Tasks Oil Companies on Technology | Workers Embark on Fasting, Prayer Over Unpaid Salaries | Thugs Vandalise Aguata Councillors' Houses | Niger Delta Varsity to get Teaching Hospital | Akande Woos Foreign, Local Investors | Alamieyeseigha Lauds Women Society | Nigerian Red Cross Donates to Zaria Prisons | NULGE Decries Fraudulent Actions of Council Chairmen |
POLITICS
Ebonyi Speaker Becomes Acting Governor | Iroche Dismisses Fears over 2003 Polls | Council Boss Threatens to Defect to Cameroon over Zero Allocation | Governors Vs ALGON: Who Blinks First? | When Northern Governors Converged on Kaduna |
BUSINESS
TUC Chides FG for Borrowing to Fund Privatisation | Afribank Gets High Deposits, Top Rating | Licence Fee: Crisis Rocks Customs Agents' Leaders | Should Bank Customers Run to Safety? | Setting Up of School Chair Producing Plant for Export | KPMG Seeks Merger with Andersen | Stock Market Decline Hurts World.Com | Search for Corporate Issuer of the Year Begins | Vitafoam Records Improved Profit of N396.78m | Calls for Change Set Confusion in Zonal Association's Leadership | Poor Revenue Allocation Traced to Oil Price Fall | SEC Cautions CBN Against Duplication of Functions | Antwerp Experts to Advise Govt on Ports Modernisation | Japanese Firm Presents Digital UPS in Nigeria | Morison Industries Copes with Tough Operating Environment | Foreign Debts: Time for Stock Taking (II) | Artilin Paints: The Brand that Destroys Insects | Directors Advised to Partner with Media | Dangote Flour Mills Rewards Distributors | Office Depot Provides Unique Solutions | ABB Refinancing Struggle Sparks Fresh Fears | Ogunkelu Lists NEPAD's Priorities | All-share Index Drops by 2.10 Per cent | House Committee Frowns over Savannah Bank's Closure | CBN Sells $34.9m, Withdraws N38.2m | Intercontinental Awards Scholarship to 100 |
MONDAY INTERVIEW
'Why Govt Must Continue to Fund Railways' |
ARTS & REVIEW
Arts Finds Home in the Capital City | The Rhythm and Culture of Hip Hop Music | Legend Defines the New Temper of Love |
COMMENT
New Partnership for Africa's Development | Drumming up Support for Babangida |
EDITORIAL
What Manner of Agricultural Subsidy? |
LETTERS
Deception in Imo State | Gov Tinubu, Shasha Road Cries for Your Attention |
FEATURES
Nigeria: Long Walk to ICT | Balancing Act for Watchdog |
CITY DIARY
Woman Leads Armed Gang to Rob Ex-husband | UNIFEM Makes Case for Vulnerable, Marginalised Women | Robbers Unleash Terror at Lagos Bus Park |
SPORTS
Eagles' Camp Open Today Ahead Paraguay Friendly | Polo Club to Gulp N35m for Rehabilitation | NWF Gears Up for African Tourney | Sports Ministry Inspects Facilities | We Won't Miss Alozie, Obikwelu - Athletes | Mastroudous Commends Onigbinde World Cup Plan | Eagles Play for Millions, not Peanuts - Senegalese Coach | FIFA Presidency: Can Hayatou Pave Africa's Way? | Addo Exposes Blatter's Plot | Amokachi, Others Set to Shine in MLS | Africa Split on Hayatou | Nigeria Targets African Slot for Beach Volleyball |
EXTRA
New Parties, Which Parties? | Justice for Justice Ade-Alabi | Terry Waya's Self Advertisement |