Thursday August 1, 2002

NEWS
Econet Moves to Change Operator | 2002 Budget: FG Cuts Capital Budget to 44% | House to BPE: You Are Fronting for Foreign Interest | THISDAY Goes Daily in S/Africa, January | Nigeria to Officially Seek Increase in OPEC Quota | NNPC Resumes Search for Crude Oil in Chad Basin | Ige: Oyo Attorney General Faults Police Investigation Again | Unipetrol Says Continued Court Action May Discourage Foreign Investors | Abacha Loot: FG Stalls Hearing Again | Court Orders Accelerated Hearing in First Bank, Longe Suit | Violence: PDP Women Seek Police Action | Lawmakers Raise Alarm over Re-emergence of 'ABN' | Trouble Brews at PPMC Depot Kaduna | Agency Admits Lapses in HIV/AIDS Control Programmes | IG Sued Over Owo Crisis | SNO: Four Firms Move to Next Stage | Dariye Expresses Fear over 2003 Elections | How Anti-graft Crusade Can Succeed - Anyim | Plateau: 13 Killed in Fresh Hostilities | Kano: FG Cautions Journalists over Reports | LG Polls: South-east Govs Insist on Aug 10 | Osoba Disagrees with AG over FG's Status | Zamfara Denies Arms Build-up Allegation | Federal Govt Hands Off UBE Programme | Alleged Arson: Ex-Council Boss, 10 Others on the Run | Group Endorses Zoning of Presidency to South | Tanker Drivers Threaten to Disrupt Toll collection on Highways | LG Polls: Ekiti AD Opts for Consensus Candidates | New Cement Firm to Produce 10,000 Tonnes Daily - Dangote | UNIUYO V-C Urges ASUU to Shelve Plan | Mbadinuju Plans to Clear Salary Arrears | Policemen Urged to Protect Democracy | MTN Urges Nigerians to Ignore Scam Text Messages | Obi of Onitsha Sets Peace Agenda | Gbagi Commends Madaki, Seeks Shift in LG Polls | Boni to Fund Council Aspirants in Yola | Farmers Saved 30m in Anticipation of CBN's Credit Scheme | Katsina Bakers May Go on Strike | Order to Re-arrest Makanjuola a Ruse - Wada Nas | Dariye, Plateau Elders Hold Peace Meeting | No Military Training for Corps Members | I've no Problem with My Deputy - Akume | Benue ANPP Ready for PDP, Says Unongo | Pivotal Teachers Lament Non-payment of Wages | Gombe to Spend N500m on 19 Rural Roads | Proprietor Emphasises Importance of Private Schools |
e-BUSINESS
Finally, Nitel's Pay As You Talk Comes to Town | MTN Rolls Out In Calabar | Motorola CEO Defends Stock Sale | FCC's Powell Upbeat on Telecoms Long-Term | Internet Banking: ISSL Assists Banks with Bankeasy | Worldwide Server Market Woes Continue | Web Site iVillage Says Bye-Bye to Most Pop-up Ads | Telstra Picks Sun Micro in Telecoms Platform Deal | America Commends Nigerianitexpert.com Portal | Relax Laws to Boost Web Security, Officials Say | New Hard Drives Arrive Nigeria to Reduce Cost of Computers | Latest from Digital Cable: Video on Demand | One-to-One Introduces Unitrac CRM Software into Nigerian Market | AOL's Colburn Gives Up Daily Duties - | Enterprise IM, Management Vendors Score Funding | AMD Announces Semiconductor Alliance | Innovative Scheduling Techniques Speed Chip Fabrication | EU Seeks Views on Action Against Cybersquatters | Intel Gains Market Share on AMD's Back | Microsoft Releases Windows 2000 Fixes | LG Electrionic: Re-Launching New Corporate Governance | .... And Building Technological Leadership via Research | Toshiba Narrows Loss to $157 Million | Hitachi Narrows Quarterly Losses | Telecoms: No Phone, Web Disruptions | Phone Tariff: A Word of Caution for Legislators | Praises as Edu Bows Out of DHL | DHL Launches Time Definite Delivery | China Shuts Down 14,000 Internet Cafes After Fire | MacCentralAdobe, Macromedia Reach Agreement in Patent Lawsuit | Hollywood to Capitalise on DVD Boom | Support Swells for Zinox Computers | Stakeholders Alert on Smuggling of Fake Roofing Materials | Danish Businessmen Poise to Invest $200 Million in Nigeria | Nigeria: Between Prospect and Uncertainty | Infineon, AMD, UMC Team Up on Semiconductors | Japan Chipmakers Fret over Future | Internet-Scam Sweep Targets 19 Online Fraudsters | Princeton Chief Blasts Web Snooping | Wireless Camera Phones to Outsell Digital Cameras | Time Warner IPO Move Suspended | Princeton Chief Blasts Web Snooping | JDS Stock Rises After Ratings Upgrade | Man Hijacks al-Qaida Web Site | EarthLink Loss Narrows, but Revenues Lag | Retailers Test Paying by Fingerprint | MTN Introduces Directory Enquiries, Promises Excellent Services | WorldCom to Shift Wireless Customers | WorldCom Asks Court to Reject Cingular Wireless Bid | Nigerian Communications Commission Strong, Says Ndukwe | Qualcomm Reliance Stake in Doubt | Fedex Restates Commitment to Quality Services | Legislator Disowns Anyanwu's Committee Report | Plugged In: New iPod Highlights Old Dilemma for PCs | 'Lawmakers Own Some WorldCom Stock' | Nigeria Has Unlimited Market for Telecoms - Kaftel Boss | Qwest Seeks to Restore Investor Trust | Praises as Edu Bows Out of DHL | DHL Launches Time-definite Delivery |
ARTS & REVIEW
NEPAD: Questing the Forgotten Component | Getting It Right with the Collective |
COMMENT
Female Trafficking and International Prostitution | Obasanjo and the Clamour for 2003 |
THISLIFE
Return Ticket to Paradise | 40 Dazzling Years of St. Catherine's |
EDITORIAL
Supreme Court Verdict on Mohammed Abacha |
CITY DIARY
Police: Need for More Funding for Better Performance | Ekiti Deputy Governor Bags 27th Chieftaincy Title | Yam Traders Want Security Assistance to Retrieve Trapped Goods |
POLITICS
Party Registration:Group Cautions INEC | Group Asks Alamieyeseigha to Resign | League Endorses Obi for Anambra Governorship | Transition Committee Gives Self Pass Mark | When Atiku, Others Gathered for Awuse | Ogun: Combatants in Epic Battle | Ekiti North Senatorial Zone: Keeping the Formula |
MARKET NEWS
Market Turnover Rises to 30.7m Shares | Lemo Identifies Problems Facing Parastatals |
MONEY GUIDE
Employers Cry Out over Depreciating Naira under DAS | Banks Urged to Control e-Business Frauds Via Data Protection |
SPORTS
Bumbling Officials Cost Nigeria Automatic Gold | Egyptian Clubs Create CAF League History | Hewitt Heads Men's Field at U.S. Open | Adesoji Sets Another World Record | Relay Teams Fail to Lift Nigeria | Eguavoen, Uwa, Favourites for Eagles' Job | ... As Ogunjobi Allays Fears | Yobo to See Specialist over Injury | Arsenal Clear Final Stadium Hurdle | Vivian, Uchenna, 18 others for Tunisia | Boxing Judges Hit back at Critics | India Seals Famous Victory | How Dr. Thorpe Saved Nigeria | Treble Joy for Cameroon Weightlifter |
EXTRA
The Incumbent! |