Thursday July 18, 2002

NEWS
Revenue Commission Moves Against 'Political Solution' | Ige: Keyamo Hands over Fryo's Tape | Privatisation: Mint to Go October, Says el-Rufai | Chevron Loses 100,000 Bpd of Oil in Fresh Protest | NNPC, Shell Seal New Pact on W/African Gas Project | FG Reaches Deal with Two Foreign Firms | PDP Sets Up Disciplinary Committee on Primaries | NCC Begins Processes for Second Carrier | N4.9b Required for Take-off of Open University | Permanent Secretaries Redeployed | Police Take Over Bayelsa PDP Secretariat | ...Ogbeh Urged Not to Cancel Bayelsa Primarie | Appeal Panel Cancels Imo Results | FG Flayed over Move to Deduct States' Allocation | INEC Refunds N.1m Fees to Associations | Airlines May Sue Govt over NAF Base Ban | FG to Spend N30bn on Onitsha-Owerri Road | Govt Urged to Establish Bitumen Regulatory Body | FG Releases Plans to Rehabilitate Street Children | FG Gets 7-day Ultimatum to Redress Itsekiri Alleged Marginalisation | FCT Primaries: Audu's Supporters Protest Election | Shooting of Student: Kure Blasts Police for Poor Handling | PDP, Worst Govt Nigeria Ever Had- ANPP | Private Sector Urged to Establish Consortium for Tax Reforms | N500m Illegal Structures Demolished in FCT | Sharia: CAN Seeks Govt Intervention over Sacked Nurses | NDLEA Arrests 2 Traffickers Seizes 6.735kg of Heroin | Non-registration: NCP in Peaceful Demonstration | Shell Contract Staff End Strike | PDP Chieftain Warns Against Violence in Primaries | A/Ibom Govt Reads Riot Act To Petroleum Marketers | Plateau Crisis: Arewa Blames FG | Plateau Crisis: Arewa Blames FG | Nzeribe Declares Re-election Bid | Electoral Ward Shouldn't Cause War - Ibori | Mbadinuju, APF Trade Words over Bakassi Boys' Deaths | UNILORIN Erects Senate Building with Internal Revenue | Shot FRSC Boss Moved to Another Hospital | Lawyer Seeks Non-Indigene Judges in Delta | Govt Urged to Remove Tariff on Printing Materials | Ogomudia Tasks Officers on Loyalty | UNICEF Rep Laments Neglect of Children's Rights | KPMG Nigeria/KPMG International Suit: Adjorned to July 22 | Danjuma Warns Desperate Politicians | Kure Absolves Gana from Attack on Him | Kaduna Assembly passes 11 Bills, Adopts 75 Resolutions | Strike: Benue Govt, NULGE Talks Deadlocked | Women Urged to be IT Compliant | 'Why More People Embrace Extra-Judicial Options' | Rivers Varsity seeks Private Sector Support |
e-BUSINESS
How Smart to Communicate Via E-Mail? | Magazine Plans IT and Telecom Award | China Adds New Set of Web Publishing Regulations | House Votes to Stiffen Cybercrime Penalties | U.S. Telecom Earnings to Suffer from Weak Demand | Microsoft to Release New Windows XP Edition | Octagon Implements STB's IP Telephony | Camera Phones Conquer Japan, Take Aim at the World | MTN Confirms Lagos/Ibadan Network Coverage | Friends-turned-foes Complicate Buffett's Foray into Telecom | Cisco Conference Highlights Network Security | Omega Bank Prepares for Full Internet Banking | Hacker Group Targets Countries That Censor Internet | NIC Bank Signs up for Equinox | Deadline Set in Digital TV Fight | Microsoft Makes Donation to Peru | Philips Net Profit Before Charges Rises | HP Revamps Printing Solutions Portfolio for Nigeria | Service Recovery Stands Us Out - Red Star Boss | 'Qwest Sale on Track Despite Criminal Probe' | WorldCom Cooked Books Since 2000, Says Lawmaker | Nortel Results to Be Sifted for Clues to Survival | Cell Phone Number-Portability Likely on Hold | Radio Stations Appeal Web Royalties | Apple Reports Slide in Third-Quarter Earnings | Compuware Files Second Suit Vs. IBM | IBM Launches Upgraded Shark Data Storage Machine | Microsoft Earnings Still Stand Out, Defy Lull |
ARTS & REVIEW
Gospel Notes Ring Out Again on the Continent | Kenyan wins Caine Prize for African Writing | Da Raw Goes on the Road Circuit |
COMMENT
Ogbeh and the Ebonyi Crisis | Quality of Opposition in Nasarawa |
THISLIFE
Sule: From Banking to Royalty | Earning a Living in the Dead's Enclave |
EDITORIAL
CBN'S Warning on Deficit Spending |
LETTERS
National Assembly as Dinosaur | The Cabinet Obasanjo Need |
CITY DIARY
Ripples over Mysterious Abductions | Youth Corp Members Hold Community Development Week | Lagos Residents Raise Alarm over Flood Menace | Cleric Urges Selfless Service to Humanity | Student Dies in Scuffle with Colleague | Police to Auction 40 Impounded Vehicles in Rivers | Oyewo Installed New Rotary District Governor | Foursquare Holds International Convention | Group petitions IG over Murder of Pregnant Lady | Egba Group Spends N1m on Bursary, Loans to Peasants |
POLITICS
2003: PDP Threatens to Deal with Disloyal Members | ... 'll Defeat Osoba in Ogun, Says Martins-Kuye | Igbo Group Carpets S/East Govs over Abuja Visit | Deputy Gov. Tackles Turaki | Aspirant Promises Effective Representation | 'Give Traditional Rulers Constitutional Powers' | 2003: Can INEC Be Trusted to Deliver? | In Jigawa, Things Fall Apart | In AD, Personality 'll be Deciding Factors |
MARKET NEWS
Bearish Transactions Depress Flour Mills Nigeria Plc | Dow Jones Rises by 1.3 Per cent |
MONEY GUIDE
Naira, Again, Falls at IFEM | Platinum Bank Expands Branch Network | Stock Exchange Approves NAL Rights Issue |
SPORTS
Manchester Shapes Up for Commonwealth Games | Thorpe Upset Over Drug Stance | Kanu's Days in Arsenal Numbered | ....Leaves for London, Denies Sack | NOC Seals Marketing Agreement | ITF Tennis: Chidzikwe Powers Africa on | Falconnets Leave for US Tuesday | CAF League: Esperance Tour SA | Can Anyone Catch the Tiger? | ... I Will, Says Garcia | Woods Defends Muirfield's Policy | ... As Rose Gets Set |
EXTRA
Still on the N120 Million Controversy |