Wednesday August 7, 2002

NEWS
Finally, FG, States Agree on Revenue Formula | Drama As N/Assembly Shuts Out Enugu Lawmakers | FG to Re-organise NNPC, Oil Industry - Lukman | Obasanjo in Jamaica, Wants Econ Liberation for Blacks | FG Challenges Abacha's Application to Enforce Human Rights | Five Parties Vow to Boycott Council Polls in Enugu | National ID Card to Cost $215m | ANPP Accuses PDP of Complicity in Botched Convention | 2003: Abrogate Registration Fees - Adasu | Ciroma Acknowledges Menace of Tax Evasion | Osinbajo, Ayua, 10 Others Appointed SAN | ANPP Chieftain Canvasses Military Supervision of Future Polls | History 'll Remember Faderera's Role, Says Adesina | FG Spends N83bn on North-west Projects | 43 Banks Demand $113.85m at Dutch Auction | Solid Mineral Sector Reform Underway | FG Orders Return of MV Abuja from Sri Lanka | LG Polls: Osun Buys Old Voters Register from INEC | 'Don't Blame N/Assembly for Budget Non-implementation' | Bribery Scandal: INEC Commissioner Alleges Gang Up | Akwa-Ibom, NEPA, Gulf Bank, in $375m Power Purchase Deal | Maritime Workers Close Down Ports in Anti-privatisation Protest | 9 Oil Producing State Govs Meet in Asaba Today | OAU Student Killed in Scuffle with Guard | Govt Accused of Promoting Communal Strife | ASUP Seeks NBTE Boss' Removal | OSF Women Leader Clears Air on Kano Protest | PDP Panel Debunks Primaries Results Claim | Gombe Plans N3bn International Market | Lagos Tasks Xtian Pilgrims Panel on Safety | LG Polls: INEC Cautions Benue SIEC | INEC Blamed for Stalling LG Polls | NANS Vows to Make LASU Ungovernable | Customs Command Overshoots Revenue Target | Rivers SIEC Postpones LG Elections | Military Rule No Longer Fashionable - Ogboru | PENGASSAN Pickets Chevron, Threatens Nationwide Strike | 'Plateau Peace Summit Statewide Parley' | Ondo Begins Own Power Project | Scholars Seek Participation of Civil Servants in Politics | LG Polls: N/Assembly Urged to Wade into INEC, States Row | Group Pledges to Uplift Emergency Medical Services | Group Decries Underdevelopment of Orlu |
STATE OF THE STATES
Saraki, Asset to PDP, Says Ex-scribe | Commissioner Condemns Political Violence | Striking Judiciary Workers Resume | Civil Servants Urged to Support Hashidu | 2003: NBA Wants Militia Groups Proscribed |
POLITICS
AD to Meet Aug 27 Over Obasanjo's Re-election, LG Polls | Chairmanship Aspirant Promises Qualitative Education for Students | My Mission in Politics is to Cleanse the Filth, Says Oyofo | 2003: How Prepared Is The Police? | Making the Nigeria Police Effective in a Civil Setting | INEC vs NCP: Who blinks First? |
BUSINESS
Community Banks Get June 2003 Deadline for Recapitalisation | Dollar Steady Despite Disappointing Data | FG Asked to Maintain FAO Standard of Agric Funding | 'Why Nigeria Should Adopt Closed Economy' | Ajekigbe Unfolds Agenda for First Bank's Growth | Neimeth Makes Impressive Returns to Shareholders Despite Low Sales | Procter & Gamble Beats Expectations | HSBC Profits Slip, But Ahead of Expectations | IFC And Finca Launch MicroFinance Partnership | Index, Market Capitalisation Dip at NSE | ECONET plans $1.4bn investment in 5 years | 'Why ARM's Discovery Fund is Going Public' | Dunlop Nigeria Bounces Back to Profitability | Reflections on the G8 -Africa Kananaskis Summit | CBN, Banks and Monetary Terrorism | NCIB Boss Cautions Against Sale of Nicon's Assets | Continental Reinsurance Shops for N500 Million | Universe Reinsurance Posts N288 Million | Custodian and Allied Insurance's Gross Premium Hits N284m | CIIN Holds Professional Confab in Abeokuta | Sovereign Trust Records Impressive Result for 2001 | Insurer Suggests Merger for Smaller Operators | Swiss Re Limits WTC Leaseholder's Claim | 'Corporate IT and Risk Management Depts Should Cooperate' | Chilean Insurance Industry Performs Poorly | Why Insurers Must Move on to Web Services | Building Conglomerates for Dependable Insurance | Unilever Raises Profit by 116 Per Cent in Half Year | Bourses End Lower as Financial Stocks Slip | Gilts Up as UK Manufacturing Slumps in June | Sharp to Double Production of Small Screens | Mobil's Profit Dips by 57 Per Cent | U.S. Wires Uruguay $1.5 Billion | J. P. Morgan Rises Again | Processing Gemstone for Export | Insurance Brokers Call for Medical Malpractice Reform | Insurers Lead Broad Eurostocks Bounce | Insurers Choosing Riskier Investments |
ARTS & REVIEW
The Raging Storm in the Moviedom | Big Brother Searches for a New Millionaire | ...Star Also Screens for a Mega Star | The Colour of Nigerian Contemporary Art |
COMMENT
What is Olabode George Up to? | Re: Odili and Ikwerre People |
MARKET NEWS
Investors Trade 20.406m Shares for N226.5m | Dow, Nasdaq Surge After a Three-day Slump |
MONEY GUIDE
CBN Worried Over Dwindling Credit to Private Sector | UTB Opens Abuja, Jos Branches | Platinum Bank Sponsors 15 Couples to Florida |
TOURISM
Darego Dazzles them in Germany | UK Tour Company Packages Nigeria | Virgin Atlantic Promotion Extended | Eko Hotel Introduces Beach House, Retrains Barmen | Valuecard Woos Travel Agents |
EDITORIAL
Appeal Court and Party Registration |
LETTERS
Who is After Kpaduwa? | UNPP and Momentum | Aliko Dangote and the Nigerian Condition |
EDUCATION
'Nigeria Needs More Polytechnics, Universities' |
CITY DIARY
Making a Statement in Humanitarian Services | 'Why We Treat Deportees as VIPs' | Judge in Court over Smashed Car | Group Commissions N4.5m Motherless Babies Home |
FEATURES
From South Korea, a Messenger of Peace | Yet, Another Case of Kidney Failure | Revisiting CBN's Forex Ban on 21 Banks |
SPORTS
Why NFA Settled for Chukwu | Enter Chairman Chukwu, New Eagles' Coach | Opara Begins Final Journey | ... Steps Up Quest for Foreign Coach | FA Cup: Coke Picks Venues | Visa Battle Halts FA, Coaches' Talks | Chukwu: Okpomo, Akosa React | League Boss Quits | Pharoahs Go for Youth | Batistuta, Totti Lead Roma against Al-Ahly | US Open: Hingis Asks for Wild-card Entry | Why Ronaldo Wants to Leave, by Agent | Lakers Legend Dies |
EXTRA
The President and the Nigerian Condition |