Wednesday July 17, 2002

NEWS
Revenue Allocation Meeting Deadlocked | Ige: We've Lost Faith in Nigeria - Family | Nigeria Blacklisted for Financial Crimes, Says CBN | 2003: Obasanjo'll Jeopardise PDP's Chances, Says Rimi | IMF: FG Releases Monitoring Benchmarks | Privatisation: FG to Withhold Reserve Price on Hilton, Sheraton | Shell Workers' Strike Heightens as NUPENG Threatens Sympathy Action | AD Would Pick LG, Guber Candidates by Concensus - Afenifere | INEC to Meet Arewa Forum, Ohaneze, Afenifere | Nobody Will Be Left Out - INEC | No Registration or Voting by Proxy, Says INEC | ...Shops for Judges to Conduct Voters' Registration in Bauchi | Ogbeh, Ogbulafor Risk Jail over Anambra Congress | Five Killed as Owo Boils Again | Alleged Homicide: Senator, 4 Others Remanded | Alamieyeseigha Still Under Investigation - Anti-Graft Panel | Police Shooting: Absence of Killer Cops Stalls Trial | 5 Parties Kick Against Elections in New LGs | 2003: Ibori Sets Up Re-election Campaign Team | Audu Flags Off Re-election Campaign Saturday | DTN Petitions Uwais Over Judge's Conduct | There Was Agreement on One Term for Obasanjo - Waku | Mohammed Abacha: Supreme Court Judgment Not Political - Nas | Robbers Camouflage as Destitutes in Benue | Dafinone Canvasses National Conference | Alleged Fraud, Thuggery Mar PDP Primaries in Kaduna | 113 Onabanjo Varsity Students Get FG Scholarship | Niger Moves to Verify Foreign Debt Claim | I Wont Give Up my Chairmanship Position in APGA - Chekwas | Ogbeh Urged to Dissolve Kwara PDP Executive | Oyo PDP Rejects SIEC's Fees for Chairmanship, Councilorship Aspirants | Steer Clear of Disgruntled Elements, Policemen Warned | 'PDP Primaries, a Tactical Error' | Christians Told to Seek Elective Posts | Delta Guber Race: Gbagi Threatens to Quit PDP | Osoba at 61: Extols Media's Support | Afenifere Unfolds Adesanya Birthday Programme | MAN Chief Explains Low Industrial Performance | Obasanjo Wants Electoral, Anti-Violence Bills Merged | FG Blacklists Bank over EU Funds | Strike Paralyses U.C.H Services | AD Picks Presidential Candidate Soon - Adesanya | Army Warns Trouble Makers in Plateau |
BEHIND THE NEWS
The Nigerian Economy in 2001 | FG Fiscal Operations in N221.1bn Deficit | Banks Lose N2bn to Fraud | Decline in Crude Oil Exports | Inflation Increases to 12, GDP 3.9% | Aggregate Credit to Domestic Economy Now N829bn |
POLITICS
INEC Not Serious with August 10 Polls-Falae | Unmask Merchants of Violence in Kwara, Saraki Tells Police | Bayelsa: Ijaw Coalition Petitions Ogbeh | House Member Blames Political Crisis on Old Politicians | AD Intensifies Plans to Unseat Dosumu | Orlu to back Udenwa for 2003 | PDP Primaries:The Protests, the Fears | For General Joe Nanven Garba At 60 | Abia PDP Congresses: Ogbeh, Others Could Go - Kalu | Ali Sherrif Battles Kachallah in Borno |
BUSINESS
Banks Urged to Look Beyond Forex | Home-grown Programme to Enhance Job Creation - Kpakol | IEA Sees Strong Global Oil Demand in 2003 | Finance and Co-Branding | Banking for the Townships | ANAN Condemns Misrepresentation of Appeal Court Judgment | US Treasuries Rise as Equities Slip | Pfizer to Buy Rival Pharmacia in $60bn Deal | IFP Celebrates Third Reunion | Habib Nigeria Bank Reaps Improved Efficiency | ADIC Insurance Increases Share Capital to N565m | NSITF Pays N99m As Social Security Pension | Nem Insurance Pays N7.6m to John Holt Plc | Bailey Preaches Transparency in Insurance Industry | 'Government Should Create an Enabling Environment' | Establishment of Livestock Feeds Productton for Export | CentrePoint Places 343m Shares on Public Offer | Number of Community Banks Reduces | Finance Companies Increase | Consumer Credit Cards: A Recipe for National Economic Growth? | Tax Removal: FG to Lose N30bn | Yamaha Decries Calls for Banning Okada Operators | Audit Committee Not for You, Investors Tell Directors | Coca-Cola to Tighten Stock Option Accounting | Shareholders Disagree Over Corporate Governance | UAC Foods Launches Product in Port-Harcourt |
ARTS & REVIEW
From America, A Literary Festival for Kongi | Old Tunes Still Reign in Music House | A Reading of The Lips of Her Excellency |
COMMENT
Disintegrating Family Values | The Plot Against Savannah Bank |
MARKET NEWS
Dow Rebounds From Early Losses |
MONEY GUIDE
Unstable Naira Scares Foreign Investors | Lekki Millennium Houses: Bank Ready with Allocation Letters | Bank CEO Tasks IOD on Budget |
TOURISM
Gains of Hosting Miss World | British Airways Takes Beds to the Sky | Federal Palace Introduces STAR Stardard |
EDITORIAL
Making Govt -NLC Truce Work |
LETTERS
Elusive Democracy Dividends in Imo | Who Owns Oil in Nigeria? |
CITY DIARY
Odds Against Another Police Strike | Ex-Lagos DG Faults Return of Public Schools | Student Dies in Scuffle with Colleague | Police to Auction 40 Impounded Vehicles in Rivers | Oyewo Installed New Rotary District Governor |
FEATURES
What Fertility Has to Do With Number | NEPAD: Cornerstone to Build Africa? |
SPORTS
'No Coach for Eagles for Now' | Owubokiri Bags Coaching Job in Brazil | Coca-Cola Splashes 8.4m on FA Cup Prizes | Drame, Others Advance at ITF Championship | Five Players To Be Dropped | Akiga Frowns at Falconnets' Welfare | Gambia Names African Nations Cup Squad | Chef de Mission Leads Advance Party to Manchester | Foreign Tours for Hockey Teams | Top Badminton Players Go for Medals | Abuja 2003: Atiku Lauded over Preparations | Yobo Completes Everton Move | Government Frightens Firms | Chinese Star Set to Join Yobo at Everton |
EXTRA
Enron and Other Lessons for Our Deregulators |