Monday July 22, 2002

NEWS
PDP, AD in Secret Merger Talks | 36 Govs Meet on Revenue Allocation Formula Friday | Chevron's Escravos Oil Terminal in Flames | Ige: 'Why Suspects' Trial May Wait' | Obasanjo Pays Tribute to Late Emir of Lapai | I'm Liberated from Afenifere Shackles - Opadokun | 100 Feared Dead in Auto Crash | Tinubu Apologises over Refuse Re-appearance | Atiku Will Get Obasanjo Re-elected - Group | IG Orders Promotion of Junior Police Officers with Degrees | Customs Destroy N12.8m Frozen Chickens | Harry Accuses Aikhomu, Etiebet of Hijacking ANPP | Conducting August 10 Polls Will Be Difficult - Gov Haruna | 'Cameroon Harbours About 26,000 Nigerian Refugees' | Ijaw Rulers Insist on Compensation from Oil Firms | Oputa Advises Lawyers, Judges on Justice, Honesty | Why I Deserve Second Term - Tinubu | Insurance Summit Urges Govt to Adopt Contributory Pension Scheme | Minister Harps on Women Empowerment | Party Supporters Hijack PDP Caucus Meeting | 16 Year Old Girl to Act as Lagos Governor Tomorrow | Obasanjo Tasks Social Scientists over Cultism | 'UI to Focus More Attention on Post Graduate Studies' | Quack Teachers Get Yellow Card | Why LASU Remains Shut- VC | Robbery Gang Exploits Worry Anambra Police | Imo PDP Primaries: Party Leaders Disown Mbu's Panel | Southern Minority Grateful to North - Harry | Rift over FRCN Site in Ilesha | 'Desist from Acts of Thuggery Or...' | Alamieyeseigha Denies Encouraging Electoral Fraud | Denounce Secret Cults, Ademowo Tells Women |
STATE OF THE STATES
Kuwaiti Delegation to Assit Katsina Islamic Varsity | UNPP Warns Obasanjo Against Re-contesting | JAAIDS Advocates Govt Support on HIV/AIDS | 'Nigerian Politicians Yet to Imbibe Democratic Culture' | ANPP Denies Claims of Mass Defection | Appointment of Yola's New Eze Ndi-Igbo Reversed | FG to Encourage Women Empowerment | NEPA Task Force to Recover N1bn | PDP Chieftain Warns on Use of Thugs | Intercity Bank Increases Share Capital to N2b | Resource Control: Obasanjo Gives Interim Benefits to Akwa Ibom | Govt, Not Deduct Tax at Source | Council Boss Smashes Revenue Receipt Syndicate | Court remands Five over Alleged Kidnap | Senatorial Aspirant Decries Violence in Plateau | LG Polls: Aspirant Pledges Free Meals to School Pupils | ANPP Will Restore Peace - Youth Leader |
POLITICS
2003: Mbakwe dispels rumour of Endorsement | Obasanjo Pledges Youth Directorate for NDDC | Islamic Group Expresses Fears over African Union | NGO Trains Election Observers | N120m: Will Anyim Get the Red Card? | Obasanjo is Still Dictatorial-Falae | 'Odili's Opponents are Mere Paper Tigers' |
CITY DIARY
NDLEA Makes Drug Haul in Ogun | Workshop on Christian Sexuality Education Opens in Enugu | 'The Police of My Dream' | Four Years of Glorious Evangelism | KPMG Nigeria, International in Legal Battle over Alleged Breach of Agreement |
EDITORIAL
The 2001 Economic Report |
LETTERS
Beyond Operation Fire for Fire | On North and South-East Can Stop Obasanjo | JAMB, this is not Fair |
COMMENT
On Spanish-Moroccan Territorial Dispute | To Save Nigerian Airlines |
BUSINESS
MRR Slash: Industrialists Pleased, Seek Further Reduction | Saudi Oil Industry Faces Hard Times | Importers of Trapped Vehicles Move to Beat Deadline | Atiku Blames Legislature for Delay in Privatisation | Investors Parley with Unipetrol, Approve New Investment | NOLCHEM Strives to Regain Lost Market Shares | IFC Boosts Turkey's Banking Sector With $85m Loan Facility | Fidelio Xpress Front Desk Technology for Hotels Launched | Workers Want Steel Industry Rehabilitation Agreements Cancelled | BAT Plans to Recruit 900 Nigerians Next Year | ADVAN Flaws Debt Cancellation for Advertisers | Discovery Fund: A Brand That Rediscovered Itself | Why Controls Are Getting Weaker in Banks | 'Political Communication Must be Based on Facts' | RORO Port Management Launches Attack on Wharf Rats | OPEC Eyes Meeting in Japan | Different Strokes for Manufacturing Companies | 'Rice Production Must Contribute to Poverty Alleviation' | EU Delays Retaliation Against US on Steel | IMF Extends Argentina's SRF Repayment By One Year | PepsiCo Figures Leave Investors Feeling Flat | OPEC Warns of Oil Price War with Russia | Visteon Bolstered by Increased Production at Ford | Lloyd's of London Investors Question Reform | EU Set to Extend Sanctions Against Zimbabwe | Unions Get Insight into Labour Debt | Privacy-vs-Security Debate Sparked After US Attack | Ford Increases Production at Port Elizabeth Plant | Interactive Television Goes Live in Africa | CRM Software Useful When Properly Used | Daimler Buoyed by US Arm's Earnings | BM Profits Down 97% After Charges | BNP Warning Hits Share Price | Details of Mark Hill's New Position with Microsoft Americas Announc/NOBR> | Nig Wire & Cable Records Impressive Half Year Results | Relationship With Lagos Govt, Our Strength -Eko Bank | Global Equity Markets Reel as Dow Declines | Ericsson Falls 21 Per Cent Despite Issue Reassurance | Revised Guidelines for the Operation of the Foreign Exchange Market, the Dutch Auction System | 'Chartered Bank Justified Fresh Investment' | Atiku Lauds Arvee's $6m Flexible Packaging Plant Expansion | Experts Proffer Solutions to Sales Marketing Problem | Federal Mortgage Bank Approves N1.3bn Loans to 2,286 | Trade Gap Hits Record $37.6 Billion | Investing in the Nigerian Energy and Mineral Sector | Dollar Under Renewed Pressure | Sanusi As A Radiologist | Re: Misguided Hunt of GSM Operators | Cross River Opens Up to Investors | World Bank and Bolivia | WorldCom Chapter 11 Filing Awaited |
FEATURES
In Bauchi, Nurses Battle Shari'ah | Thrills and Frills of Army Day Celebration | Watchword for the Watchdog |
SPORTS
Super Eagles World Cup Stars Hit European Clubs | Rain Welcomes Athletes to Manchester | Barcelona Dumps Babangida | Players' Deaths Shock Plateau FA | Egyptian FA to Sue Spanish Paper | Ministry Inaugurates Sub-committee on Transport for 8th All African Games | Stars Shun Manchester 2002 | Games Key to UK Olympic Bid | Els Claims Open Title | Schumacher Makes Racing History | United Make Rio World's Costliest Defender | Virenque Cracks Ventoux | Bowyer Move Collapses | Rivaldo, Barcelona Part Company | Italy Skipper, Maldini Confirms Retirement |
EXTRA
The Decline of American Power |
MARKET NEWS
UTB's Shareholders Applaud Nwosu's Appointment as MD | Dow Industrials Dive Below Post-Sept. 11 Lows |
MONEY GUIDE
CBN Withdraws N35.2bn as Naira Depreciates Further | INMB Bank Posts N214m | FHAN Holds Monthly Luncheon/Lecture | TIB Licensed as Issuing House |
ARTS & REVIEW
Dance of a New Beginning on Stage | ...Theatre Finds New Meaning in Manchester | The Sopranos in a Family Business | From a Family, the Gospel of Peace | Rothmans Comes to Town with Hollywood |