Wednesday September 11, 2002

NEWS
Let's Not Postpone Evil Day, Says Na'Abba | N/Assembly Gets N236.9bn Supplementary Budget Bill | $40bn Required to Revive Nigerian Railway - Maduekwe | Obasanjo Decries Banks' Low Premium | Court Rules Today on Commencement of Exercise | 26,000 Ad-hoc Staff Recruited in Lagos | INEC to Spend N5bn on Allowances | IG Orders Tight Security At Registration Centres | Oyo Police Warn Mischief Makers | Sokoto Hires N10,000 Officials | War on Terrorism: Nigeria Named High Stakeholder | Police Warn Politicians over Arms Stock-pile | Obasanjo Told to Renounce Re-election Bid | FG Insists on Nigeria's Oil and Gas Policies | AD Appoints Gov Akande Chairman of Convention Committee | ANPP Caretaker Panel Assures of 'Credible' Convention | 2002 Electoral Bill: House Set to Over ride Obasanjo's Veto | JORA Wants New Law on Tax Evasion | Presidency: New SANs Differ on Tenure | FG Votes N2.5bn Yearly for Biotechnology Development | FG Introduces New Consular Policy for Nigerians Abroad | ANPP Chief in Gun Duel Drama | Obasanjo Cautions Nigerians on Globalisation | Ugochukwu, Lawmakers Fault Alamieyeseigha on NDDC | Gana Apologises over NTA's Blackout of Impeachment Move | FG Flayed over Jos Ethno-Religious Crisis | Veteran Journalists Warn Against US Invasion of Iraq | Airways Sale: Aviation Workers Give 3-day Ultimatum | M-Cell/MTN Group Records 5m Subscribers | Marketer Seeks More Fuel Allocation to Akwa Ibom | Bayelsa SSG Resigns, Alleges Humiliation | Asiodu Gets French Honours | 'Dikibo Has Vested Interest in Abia' | Guber Aspirant Promises to Relocate Ministries to State Capital | Nigerians Urged to Shun Politics of Bitterness | Impeachment Won't Derail Democracy, Says Don | Journalism Institute's Boss Lists Army's Role in Public Relations | Shata Urges Nigerians to Embrace National ID Scheme | BPE to Confer with NEPA on Power Sector Reforms |
STATE OF THE STATES
Political Antagonism Robs Ondo of Growth - Aspirant | Okogie in Enugu, Preaches Tolerance | Guber Aspirant Promises Good Healthcare Services | Commissioner Calls for War Against Exam Malpractices | Second Phase Studies on Bitumen Belt Begins | 12 Expelled Students Hope Hang in the Balance | Fresh Probe Ordered into Killing of Lebanese Bizman |
POLITICS
Obasanjo-N/Assembly Face Off: Anyaoku Calls for Truce | Blame PDP for Impeachment Moves -Clergy | Opposition Soft-pedals on Moves to Remove Ekiti Speaker | How to Avert Election Crisis in 2003, By Eshalomi | Impeachment 'll over-Heat the Polity - Guber Aspirant | I'll Overrun the Opposition in 2003, Says Lawal |
BUSINESS
CBN Funds Forex Market with $5.6bn | Firms' Failure: Auditing Outfits Seek Protection | Shareholders to Wait as Investment in Rietzcot Declines | Inland Bank Grows Profit by 90 Per cent | European Bonds Ease on Profit-taking | Citigroup Shifts Management | AP's Debt: Former Management Hides Records from Auditors, Others | Merger Boosts Totalfinaelf's Earnings | Can Gatewaybank Sustain this Growth? | Inside Banking Hall | Why Wema Bank Opted for Rights Issue - Lemo | British Biotech Merger | Global Reinsurance Market Still Recovering from September 11 | UK Health Insurance Premiums Increase Nationwide | Shareholders Commend Guardian Trust for 2001 Performance | Sovereign Trust Pays N74m in First Half of 2002 | Brokers Kick Against Hijack of Business by Insurers | Fidelity & Guaranty Life Insurance Exceeds Expectations | Equity Indemnity Insurance Rakes N6m as Gross Income | Insurance Chief Raises Doubts over Payment of Outstanding Premium | Massachusetts Auto Insurers Fight Uphill Battle for Rate Increase | Debate on Health Insurance Bill Abandoned | Ohio Casualty Rebuilds from Within | KPMG Imbroglio Attributed to Globalisation | Nigerians See Turkey's Technological Advancement as Challenge | New Leadership at ABB | Kinley Securities Set to Raise Paid-up Share Capital | European Investment Bank to Lend to Russia | Toyota May Build Fifth US Production Plant | IDC Cuts PC Sales Forecasts for 2002, 2003 | Boeing Builds New Plant to Meet Demand | Air France Pilots' Strike Costs _60m | Telia Launches $1bn Shake-up of Carrier Unit | Bulmer Orders Probe After Costs Surprise | Tokyo Up on Govt Pledges |
ARTS & REVIEW
If... 2003 Comes, the Masses will... | Rivers Revives Moribund NAFEST | Finnu Treads the Road to Freedom |
COMMENT
Aftermath of September 11 Attack | September 11: Triumph of Terror Over Freedom |
MARKET NEWS
Union Bank's Capital Adequacy Ratio Hits 25.5 Per cent | Investors Stake N106.5m on 10.0m Shares |
MONEY GUIDE
Seven Magnum Trust Staff Arrested over N178m Duty Scam | Naira Loses 26 Kobo at Dutch Auction |
TOURISM
Home Away at Ikegun | Museums Mark September 11 |
EDITORIAL
Revisiting Police Checkpoints |
LETTERS
A Case for Osoba's Compulsory Voters' Registration Exercise | PDP's Leadership Tussle in Bayelsa |
EDUCATION
'Govt 'll Accept People's Views on Autonomy Bill' | Don Commends Unilag on Internet Connectivity | Group Holds Seminar for Youths | Book Publishers Intensify Fight Against Piracy | 'Operational Research, Only Way Forward for Nigeria' | Expelled Students' Union Leader Seeks Justice | AOCOED Matriculates 1,200 Students |
CITY DIARY
Sharia Judges Unhappy over Poor Pay in Katsina | Re-Delta Traditional Ruler Raises Alarm over 'Private Army' | Group Takes AIDS Campaign to Rural Areas | Deeper Life Organises Success Academy for Youths | ANAN Secretary Installed Paramount Ruler |
FEATURES
Sept 11: One Year After the Day of Terror | . . . A Tale of Two Tragedies |
SPORTS
Indiscipline, Laxity Nailed Lobi | My Results Speak for Me -- Jigawa Coach | Visitors Marvel at Stadium Facilities | Nasara Captain Goes to Tunisia | Sunshine Stars' Qualification Saves Egbiri | Angolan Coach Defends Tactics | Oparaku Eyes Tunisia 2004 Eagles | Tennis Star Robbed at Gunpoint | Okocha Resumes Training | Nigeria Crawls to Victory over Tanzania | Sampras-Agassi Sets Big Time Ratings | Maltina Splashes N45m on Youth Relay | Basketball: Yelwa Stun Warriors | Strong Field for Wentworth |
EXTRA
Toying With the Nigerian Project | Killings in Anambra: My Position |