Wednesday August 21, 2002

NEWS
Govs Mediate Obasanjo, House Face-off | Ige: Investigate Afenifere, AD, Says Omisore | NICON Hilton: BPE to Consider Management Buy Out | Amina Lawal: Soyinka Calls for Sanctions on Sharia States | IMF Lists Conditions for Sustainable Devt in Africa | Aviation Workers Vow to Resist Nigeria Airways Sale | NPA Threatens to Blacklist Firms over N3.5bn Debts | Na'Abba Thwarts Moves to Suspend Him from PDP | Impeachment Motion Not ANPP Agenda - Orbih | Former Minister, Group Fault Move | Adebayo Cautions House Members | It's Coup Against South-west - Ogun PDP | Obasanjo Respects Rule of Law - Gana | Don't Succumb to Intimidation, House Urged | 'House Deceiving Itself' | Sharia: Ajanaku, Elayo, US Condemn Amina's Conviction | Enugu: Assembly Factions Hold Separate Sessions | Obasanjo Assures Local Firms of Govt Support | We 'll Hear Petition on Oil Bloc, House Panel Rules | 2003: IBB Not NDP Candidate Yet, Says Martins | Soyinka Denies Comparing Obasanjo with Abacha | Court Rules on Mohammed Abacha Bail Sept 16 | PDP Crisis Can Derail Democracy, AD Warns | PDP May Sanction Erring Members over Abia Congresses | LG Polls: 2 Edo Lawmakers Withdraw Resignation | Bayelsa Communities Accuse Shell of Oil Pollution | Rising Crude Oil Price Worries Petroleum Product Committee | Obasanjo to Launch N600m CCT Structure Tomorrow | 23,000 Fake Military Pensioners Uncovered - Admiral Ebhaleme | FCT Computerises to Check Land Speculation | PDP Didn't Postpone Abia Congresses, Says Dikibo | Police Clamp Down on Lagos Area Boys | NNPC Privatisation: Oil Workers Extend Ultimatum | Iwuanyanwu Raises Alarm over Threat to His Life | FHA Builds 1,127 Housing Units in FCT, Rivers | Picketing by NLC Illegal - Ex - NUPENG Scribe | COJA Launches Volunteer Scheme October | Lawyer Declared Wanted over Extortion | Expose Rotten FRSC Men, Newsmen Told | Three Commissioners Resign in Kaduna | Oguguo Tells Aspirants to Refrain from Political Killings | Royal Father Seeks Probe into Man's Death | 'Shun Negative Thinking' | Medical Council Accredits Igbinedion Varsity Programmes | Trade Unions Picket Federal Mortgage Bank | Slain NDDC Chief's Family Suspects Assassination |
STATE OF THE STATES
PAN 'll Be Permanent Supplier of Vehicles in West Africa - Ciroma | Lack of Information Fuels Violence, Says Duke | Five Killed in Autocrash, 15 Seriously Injured | Decampees No Threat to PDP - Chieftains | Council Aspirant Unveils Programme of Action | The Varsities, Polys Told to Commercialise Activities |
POLITICS
PDP, UNPP Clash in Benue | Guber Aspirant Accuses Ekiti AD of Prejudice | UNPP to Elect it's Senate Leader, Others Next Week | PDP Chief Faults Repeat Congress in Abia | Commissioner Joins Senatorial Race | Finally, Adoration Tragedy Put to Rest | In Enugu, Issues are Politicised | How I Saved Nigeria, By Ejoor |
BUSINESS
DAS: Firms Raise Prices in Response to Falling Naira | Banks Advised to Embrace New Capital Accord | Vivendi Chief Seeks to Reassure Shareholders | NOLCHEM's N4bn Loan Stock Targets N3.3bn Profit in 2004 | Unipetrol Nigeria Makes Giant leaps | Setting Up Yam Processing Plant for Export | 'FG Yet to Give Equal Opportunity to Underwriters' | Credit Insurance Premiums Soar | Insurance.comSM Announces Three New Alliances | Royal Exchange Premium Income Hits N876m | Living Benefits Obtains Florida Provider Licence for Life Settlements | SEC Assures Investors on State Government Bonds | Julius Berger's Turnover Drops to N12bn in Half-year | Sluggish US Economy: Is Bush Right, or is Greenspan? | UTC Aluminium Restructures for Competitive Edger | MBI/Le Meridien Transaction to Yield Two More Hotels | Wema Securities Records 72% Growth in Profit | UTB Expresses Dissatisfaction With Share Pricing | First Atlantic Bank Gets Stock Exchange Quotation Friday | Niger Insurance Embarks on Re-engineering | Florida's New Insurer of Last Resort Assumes Duty | Allstates Counts Benefits of Restructuring | Financial Crimes in Capital Market Operations | US Economic Mood Darkens | Germany Delays Tax Cuts for Flood Relief | House Price Confidence 'Slipping' | Manufacturing Staff lose Out on Pay | German Economic Recovery 'Fragile' | Marconi Slumps on Refinancing Fears | ...Bulls on a Shopping Spree | Bad news for Japan Helps Boost Dollar | UTC Out of the Woods | Call for Probe into German Energy Merger | Stocks Rally to 5-week High |
ARTS & REVIEW
Aman -Iba: Metaphor of a New Beginning | Jerry Springer's New Deal for Africa | The Muse in Another Freedom Cry | ...A Song for the Master |
COMMENT
Obasanjo for Impeachment ? Why Not ? | Worthy Honour for Oputa |
MARKET NEWS
Banking Subsector Trades 13.1m Shares for N108m | Dow Jones Industrial Shed 86 Points |
MONEY GUIDE
Naira Stabilises at N125 | Equity Bank Sells Jamb, Neco Forms | el-Rufai Justifies Privatisation of Govt Firms |
TOURISM
Obasanjo to Open Black Heritage Festival | Privatisation: No Worker 'll Be Retrenched - NICON Bos | Miss World Opens Le Meridien Manhattan | Greece Cautions Against Price Hikes | Free Night's Stay for September 11 Anniversary |
EDITORIAL
More Money, Less Impact |
LETTERS
Orji Kalu: A Saint or Sinner? | Resolving the Legislative and Executive Feud | Gov Duke, Remember Egboronyi Town |
EDUCATION
The Problem with Nigerian Students | Reporting Sustainable Development | UNILAG Appoints New Deans | The School Vouchers' Case: Lessons for Educational Reform in Nigeria |
CITY DIARY
Furore over Burial of Edo Deputy /NOBR> | Court Lifts Restraint on Herbal Product | Potiskum's Resistance to Damaturu as Yobe Capital | Patient Seeks N100m Damages |
FEATURES
Bridging the Information Gap | Of Frozen Birds and Nigerians' Diet |
SPORTS
Nigeria Plans 2012 Olympic Bid, Says Akiga | Blatter Praises Performances of World Cup Teams | Heineken Tennis: Jegede, Kabiru for Quarter-Final | Sprint Rivals Seek London Glory | Angola Shape Up for Eagles with Gabon | Flying Eagles Return to Camp Monday | Warriors, Dolphins for Benin Invitational Tourney | Ibru Highlights Bane of Nigerian Football | France Look to Forget World Cup Woes Against Tunisia | US Hammers Austrailia 4-0 | Beem: From Jail to Riches | Eriksson Battles Fergie over Beckham | Hingis, Roesch Advance at Pilot Pen | Lennox's Title Threatened | Ronaldo Will Join Madrid, Agent Insists | CAF League: Bonfrere Slams Star Player | Sampras Considers Future |
EXTRA
Above all , the Issue is Accountability | ...And that NTA Blackout |