Friday July 26, 2002

NEWS
Again, Allocation Committee Meeting Deadlocked | Heavy Security as Kano Awaits Mohammed Abacha | Chevron, Ijaw Women Reach Accord | ANPP Convention: No Room for Consensus Candidacy - Lawal | Nigeria, Cameroun Will Remain Friends, Says Obasanjo | House Wants List of Banks Involved in Financial Crimes | Nigeria Remains 26th Poorest Country - UNDP Report | Obasanjo Promises Fraudsters Raw Deal | Dutch Auction Won't Depreciate Naira, Says CBN | Council Polls: Senate Rules Out August 10 | Kano Moves to Avert Obasanjo, Buhari Clash | Lukman Solicits Support for International University | Budget 2002 Still Operational, Senate Insists | ANPP Suspends Fund Raising Dinner | Agabi Files Fresh Charges Against Makanjuola | 56 Petrol Pumps Sealed off in Akwa- Ibom | Meeting with Obasanjo: Mbadinuju Misrepresented S/East Govs, Says Kalu | Atiku Disowns Business Group | NUC Board Inaugurated, Maitama Sule Named Chairman | Lagos Assembly Berates FG over Ige | Duke Denies Importing Police Uniform | National ID Card Registration Exercise Kicks Off in Edo | Plateau Raises Panel on Recovery of Stolen Weapons | PDP Moves to Integrate Saraki's Supporters | Military Pension: Malu, Ombu Get N9 million Each | Keep to Contract Terms, FG Tells Firms | Thumb Printing, Photographs on Voters Cards to Check Fraud - INEC Chief | Salary Arrears: Oshiomhole Leads Rail Workers to Aso Rock | Contractors Threaten to Abandon Varsity Site over N211m Debt | Nigerian Students Experience UK Boarding School Life | Na'abba Warns Against Political Violence | Robbers Attack Bullion Van, Kill Policeman, Banker | Police to Launch Distress Lines in Lagos - CP | Generational Change: Nigerian Professionals Move to Change Status Quo | 2003: 'Why Ekiti Should Vote out Adebayo' | Dave Enechukwu Foundation for Launch | Owie Dumps PDP, says it has Lost Focus | Blame Crisis on 'Abuja Politicians', says Imo PDP Chairman | Lagos Senators Accuse Tinubu of Funds Diversion | Atiku Tasks Media on Balanced Reporting | Document on Poverty Reduction Strategy Out September' | Guard Killed as Robbers Raid Oyo State Hospital | Nigerian Printing Firm Honoured in Geneva |
POLITICS
2003:Coalition Moves Against Brume | LG Polls: AD Clears Air over Consensus Candidates | Adesanya at 80: More Tributes Pour In | Transition Committee Gives Self Passmark | AD Decampee Hails Obasanjo | Party Chieftain, Monarch Commend Daniel | 2003 :The Battle for Bayelsa Govt. House | 'How PDP will Win Osun State' |
BUSINESS
Workers Say Interest Rates Could Be Reduced Further | 'You Can't Sell Nigeria Airways, FAAN, NAHCO, Others' | Importers of Banned Vehicles Begin Auction Sales at Ports | Customs Deploys Aircraft to Combat Smuggling | FG Criticised Over PIAs | Freight Forwarders Frown on Multiple Customs Task Forces | Japan Records Increase in Shipbuilding Orders | Port of Seattle Restructures | Asian Owners Looking for Crews | Port Authority Plans to Replace Nearly 25 Percent of Fleet | The Return of Ship Acquisition Fund | 'Employer-Labour Relationship, Source of Conflict in Democracy' | Senior Workers Commend PPPRC for Fuel Price Stability | The Development of Outsourcing | Privatisation: Hotel Workers Pass Vote of No Confidence on BPE | Workers Explain Opposition to Steel Companies' Rehabilitation Agreements | Afribank: The Road to Industrial Crisis | ACB International Bank Makes Management Appointments | Nestle Appoints Folarin Company Secretary | Broadbank Gets new Managing Director | NRC Workers Wait for NLC's Intervention | NRC MD Commission's Control Office | Workers Insist on 10 Per cent of NITEL Shares | Outsourcing: NLC Warns Suppliers and Customers | ICAO Recommends Affordable Fares to African Airlines | Lufthansa Records Improved Load Factor, Sells Stake in DHL | Virgin Atlantic Introduces | Ban on NAF Base: Who Blinks First | Sept 11: Boeing Introduces Safety Measures | IT Aids Economic Crimes - Irukwu | CBN approves N25m grant to OAU | Nigeria Not Prepared to Fight Economic Crimes - Eso |
WEEKEND REVIEW
Beyond the Prodigal, a Pilgrim's Report | Agent of Misfortune | Tee Mac Moves to the Coliseum | A Rage of the Pentecost |
COMMENT
The Limits of Politicking | Osoba and the Race to 2003 |
EDITORIAL
Merger, Alliance and Two-Party System |
LETTERS
Kudos, Lanre Arogundade Turns 40 |
CITY DIARY
In Ukraine, a Nigerian Cleric Makes Waves | Court Accepts Jurisdiction on PENGASSAN Suit Against Employers | New Lagos PPRO Assumes Duty |
MARKET NEWS
Shareholders Reject Increase in Auditors' Remuneration | Dow Jones Soars 98 Points |
MONEY GUIDE
First Bank New Boss Reassures Investors | NDLEA Boss Backs Financial Crimes Commission |
SPORTS
Turkish Delight for Babangida | Athletes' Boycott Brightens our Chances - Nku | Australia, Canada Begin Gold Rush | ITF Tennis: Maku, Dairo Redeem Nigeria's Image | Zidane Fit, Ready for New Season | Olisadebe: Blues Hit Back | Games Set for Ticket RecordCash Crisis Rocking English Clubs Not Yet Over | Rivaldo, Van Gaal in Verbal War | Gazza Joins D.C. United | Beckenbauer Splits With Wife | SAFA Tinkers with Coaching Set-up |
EXTRA
A Commissioner and His Lord |