Monday July 1, 2002

NEWS
Presidency Set to Deal with Anyim | N/Assembly Rejects New 2002 Budget Estimates | FG Orders Oil Firms to Put Merger on Hold | FG May Deploy Troops to Liberia Ð Ogunkelu | 2003: Vie for Presidency, Igbo Group Urges Ezeife | Gana Proffers Recipe for Good Governance | NDDC Commissioner Shot Dead | NRC's Coaches, Equipment for Refurbishment Soon -- Chairman | Inaugural AU Summit Kicks Off in Durban | AD Condemns G8 $6bn Grant to Africa | House May Press for Zero Ties with Israel | Five Airlines Get Ultimatum over Use of Air Force Base | Detectives Monitor Suspected Ritualist Lawmaker | ANPP Convention: Moghalu Seeks Re-election | Anyim Asks Politicians to Be Responsive to Constituents | Fresh Bid to Reconcile Nwobodo, Nnamani Flops | Forum Decries Non Release of Funds to NDDC | 2003: Nobody Can Bar Me from Re-contesting Ð Osoba | 2003: South-south 'll Vote Obasanjo Despite ... - Dikibo | Influx of Fake Agro-Chemicals Worries Lawmaker | Only Government Can Stop Strike, Says Oshiomhole | Shun Ethnic Campaigns, Presidential Aspirants Told | Prisons Chief Seeks Ex-prisonersÕ Rehabilitation | Lagos Assures Pensioners of Entitlements | Abia PDP Chides Guobadia, Rejects Fresh Congress | Crisis Brews at Delta Varsity | St AndrewÕs College, Oyo to Become Varsity | Tinubu Plans Confab on Bar Beach | Group Mobilises Against Violence | 'Strike, School Closure, Signs of Bad Leadership' | Lagos Head of Service Wants WorkersÕ Anthem | Imo ANPP Boss Gets Third Term | Ogbemudia Presents Son for Council Chairmanship Amid Protest | APGA Not An Igbo Party Ð Okorie | UACN Launches Product in Niger Delta | STB Increases Staff Salaries | Edo ANPP Picks Officers After Botched Congress |
STATE OF THE STATES
FG to Set up Research Centre for Transport Technology | Unilever Invests N7bn in Nigeria | Our Democracy is Faulty, Says Anyim | Railway Pesioners Seek Explanation over N1.72b Pension Fund | UNN Restates Commitment to Quality Education | Only 22 packaged water producers registered in Niger - NAFDAC | Flood Sacks People of Dakin Gari, in Kebbi | Plateau SIEC creates 117 electoral wards | Agric Institute to Be Established | Igbo Group Laments Lack of Democracy Dividends | N173m Scam: Suspect Dies in Custody | NAPIMS Defends FG over Fate of Oil Communities | Christians Urged to Vie for Elective Positions |
POLITICS
AD Insists on National Govt in 2003 | Woman Activist Joins Sanatorial Race in Edo | 110 Queues for Chairmanship Seats in Rivers | Guber Aspirant Faults Audu's Govt | Our Confidence in Igbinedion Was Misplaced, Says Group | Group Condemns Police Killings of Innocent Citizens | Resource Control: How Long Can Obasanjo Hold Out? | 2003:Return of The Professionals |
CITY DIARY
School in NECO Examination Scam | Abuja: Scavengers or Journalist? | Abia Community Celebrates Ukpabi`s Headship of Flour Mills |
EDITORIAL
The Pension Reforms Report |
LETTERS
Letter to Mr President | Wireless Systems, Health and the Economy | ... and the Vice President too |
COMMENT
Beyond Police Mis-firing | Thoughts on the Aviation Industry |
BUSINESS
Marketers Demand to Take Over NNPC's Gas Depots | Waterways Authority Seeks Own Police Command | Nigeria-IFC-led Business Skills Programme Gets Sponsors | Nestle to Build Two Plants, Invest $25m Yearly | Is John Holt Truly Out of the Woods? | SMIEIS Supports Fund to Hit N10 Billion This Year | CDB Ownership Restructured | Inadequate Investment Climate May Worsen Economy | Bond Market May make States Independent over Revenue - Aspirant | WAPCO Makes N0.98bn Profit | STCW-95: Master Mariners Express Concern as Deadline Ends | Naicom Ready to Transfer NNPC Account to Local Underwriters | Govt Policies Favour Oil Palm Industry - Presco Chairman | Denham Upgrades Website for Expanded Investment | Top Tea: No Strings Attached | Brandfaces, Brands & Products Enliven Industry Scene | ADVAN to Unmask Non-members Soon | Only Truth Can Sustain PR - Maduegbuna | Stock Market Gains N100 Billion in Six Months | Nigeria Needs Managers, Not Administrators |
FEATURES
Food Security: More Than the Male Ego | Africa Can Rise Again |
SPORTS
Annan Salutes World Cup Co-hosts | Ronaldo Savours Moment as Dreams Come True | China Bids for World Cup 2014 | Ronaldo Leads Brazil into Record Books | Germany Cancels Party After World Cup Final Defeat | Brazil a Wonderful Team- Voeller | Bonfrere Resumes at Al Ahly |
EXTRA
Again, It is Peanuts for Africa |
MARKET NEWS
Discovery Fund Hits Capital Market with Bumper Offer | Dow Dips, Nasdaq Edges Up |
MONEY GUIDE
Naira in Free Fall as CBN Withdraws N28.2 Billion | Nigeria's External Debt Slashed by N288 Million | MoneyMart Holds Conference on Monetary Policy |
MONDAY INTERVIEW
'Banks Not Doing Better Than Conglomerate Firms' |