Wednesday July 24, 2002

NEWS
States, Drain on Nigeria, Says Agabi | 'Five Govs, N/Assembly Members for Anti-Graft Panel' | Dollar Sells at N126 as Dutch Auction Debuts | 2003: C/River Importing Police Uniforms - House Members | Nigeria's Space Project Gulps $11m | ECOWAS to Establish Two Military Bases - Scribe | Privatisation: Power Sector Reforms on Course - BPE | Liberal to Head Church of England | N6.2bn Lost to Fraudulent Importers - Obasanjo | Ministerial Committee Seals Seven Fuel Stations in Lagos | Ogbeh Swears in Anambra PDP Exco | MAN Commends Obasanjo, CBN | Police Cars Burnt as Abuja Traders Protest Demolition | Ige: Lucky Keyamo Insists Brother Doctored Frayo's Confession | NAMA to Enforce Ban on NAF Base | N120m Request: PDP Drops Disciplinary Charges Against Anyim | Tinubu Steps Aside, as 17-year-old Girl Governs Lagos | National ID Card Ploy to Spite the North - Gombe Speaker | NAFDAC, FG Joined as Co-defendants in Abalaka Suit | Obasanjo Directs Rehabilitation of Onitsha-Owerri Road | Israeli Faults Annan's Criticism of Attack on Hamas | Muslim Group Vows to Disrupt Miss World Contest | Emir Kicks Against Constitutional Role for Traditional Rulers | Rewane: How Police forced me to 'Confess' - Suspect | Saraki Decries Political Violence in Kwara | Akume Seeks More Federal Allocation to States | 'LG Elections to Hold only in Old Councils' | Army Told Not to Invade Shendam | Kalu Vows to Clamp Down on Trouble Makers | Ife in Fresh Initiative to Restore Peace | Police Seal Off Enugu House of Assembly | ...As Adamawa Backs out of Strike | ...Dig Roots for Officers and Men | Alleged Casualisation: NLC Pickets Afribank | Sacked Workers Fault Govt's Claim | 'More Women Now Embrace Politics' | Baseline Data Pivot of Nomadic Education | Agric Ministry Pledges to Improve Workers Welfare | Computerised Voters Register 'll Reverse Electoral Process - Senator | Imo PDP Chieftains Petition Ogbeh over Ikem, Ararume | Steer Clear of Judiciary, CJ Tells Politicians | Youth Campaign Against Violence | Makarfi Advocates Re-definition of Corruption | Aspirant Vows to Expose Turaki on Internet | Mixed Reaction Trails Bayelsa Speaker's Suspension | Teacher Suspended for Demanding Biros, Maltina Drinks | NUJ Zone Tells NAWOJ Members to Shun Convention | Governorship Aspirant Warns Against Rigging |
EDUCATION
Loyola Jesuit College: Living For Others | GLOBE Agreement for Scientific, Mathematical Skills | Taqwa School Gets Government Approval | Eight Years of Doland School | Vote More Money for Education, FG Told | Management Centre Rewards Excellence |
POLITICS
PDP Crisis: Resign Now, Group Tells Ogbulafor | Afenifere Chieftain Joins Lagos Guber Race | Adesanya Urged to Promote Southern Unity | The Partriach at 80 | Adesanya: An Ethnic Warlord? | Adesanya: Politics of Activism? | 'I'll Choose Law Before Politics' |
BUSINESS
First Bank Syndicates N8bn Loan for Unipetrol's Acquisition of Agip | Banks Rush to Meet Deadline on Minimum Capital Base | Dollar Steady Despite Continued Equity Losses | City Express Floats Internet-based Educational Product | Problems Militating Against Nigerian Capital Market | First Bank's Earnings Rise to N12bn in 3 Months | Shell Stresses Need for Diversity, Inclusiveness | UBA Moves to Regain Investors' Confidence | Magnum Trust to Meet N1bn Capital Base Next Month | Bank of China HK Flotation Raises $2.5bn | C & I Leasing Calls on CBN to Reduce Cost of Borrowing | UK Government to Call for Accounting Inquiry | Managing Media Relations in Public Companies | FAO Decries Women's Poor Access to IT in Developing Countries | Bankrupt WorldCom Resists Breakup | Stock Markets Suffer Steep Falls | Market Focus: Brazil Goes Back to Basics | Virgin Wins œ100m Over Track Delays | Unions Get Insight into Labour Debt | London Slides to Fresh Six-year Closing Low | Summit to Examine Sustainable Development | Bank of England Warns on Pension Uncertainty | SWAN Set to Introduce New Pack | IoD Issues Challenge to Neimeth Plc |
ARTS & REVIEW
Egypt '80 Takes Afrobeat to Switzerland | A Tale Far from the Truth |
COMMENT
Government by the Worst Citizens | The Imperative of Obasanjo's Second Term |
MARKET NEWS
Mutual Benefits Assurance Declares 2k dividend, Bonus | Bush Seeks to Reassure Investors |
MONEY GUIDE
Ex-ICAN Boss Canvasses Business Review for Entrepreneurs | GTB Posts N905m in First Quarter | FITC Holds Roundtable on Corporate Governance |
TOURISM
Osun-Osogbo Culturefest Coming | Travel Agents Battle Foreign Airlines, Embassies for Survival |
EDITORIAL
The Burden of Salary Arrears |
LETTERS
Obasanjo's Victory over Corruption | Your Editorial on Foreign Investment | The Ojota Traffic Jam |
CITY DIARY
43,000 Awaiting Trial Inmates in Nigeria Prisons, Says Jarma | Bullet-Resistant Bullion Vans Debuts in Nigeria | Cleric Faults Christmas, Easter Days | Cleric Faults Christmas, Easter Days |
FEATURES
Taming the Monster of Violence |
SPORTS
Search for New Coach: | Ajax Gives Ikedia, Kanu Red Cards | Oyedeji's Summer League Dunks Off Today | Amuneke Tasks NFA on New Coach | Nigerian Contingent Battles Cold Weather | Funds Stalls Female Challenge Cup | N2.5m Star Prize for President's Open | Canadian Embassy Halts Falconets' US Trip | Romanian Club Plays 419 on Pharaohs | Tight Security for C'Wealth Games | Botero Bounces Back in Tour de France | AC Milan Wants Rivaldo | Santini Keeps Faith in France's Old Brigade | United's Spending Has Ended - Kenyon |
EXTRA
What is in a Budget? | Confounding the Doomsayers |