Monday September 16, 2002

NEWS
Governors Seek Alternatives to Obasanjo | SSS Wants to Frame Me, Says Na'Abba | NNPC, Partners to Call Tenders for $500m Gas Project, Feb | President in UN, Calls for Restraint over Iraq | FG to Create More Jobs in Energy, Agriculture, Others - Kpakol | Ige: Suspects' Trial Set to Begin | Na'Abba Seeks Extension of Voters' Registration Exercise | AD Accuses PDP, Bode George of Manipulating Process | Banks, Markets to Close in Abia | INEC to Punish Erring Officials | NCP Alleges Foul Play in Osogbo | ...Protest Greets Exercise | Don't Hoard Registration Materials, Gana Urges Officials | APGA Sues Obasanjo, Others over FCT Councils Tenure | Chikwe Denies Probe of Nigeria Airways/Airwing J-V | ECOWAS Parliamentarian Wants UN Peacekeepers in Liberia | 'Abia Congress Voids Ogbulafor's Election' | Training for Nigeria-Benin Republic Joint Border Team | Impeachment: Igbinedion Seeks Protection for Democracy | Illiteracy, Poverty 'll Undermine Democracy - Don | Price Increases on Gari, Yam Raise Food Index | Ecobank Appoints New MD | Rivers Govt to Demolish Illegal Structures | Local Contractors Cry Out for Payment | War Against River Blindness in Taraba, Ebonyi | 'Stop Uncontrolled Tree Felling or Face Desert Encroachment' | Chambers Chief Lends Support to Privatisation Programme | HIV/AIDS on the Rise in Plateau | Literacy Day: Kano Wins National Award | Stakeholders Call for Intervention in Population Activities | Former Prisons Boss Joins Gubernatorial Race | Science Education Enjoined for Nigerian Children | First Lady Calls for Intensified Campaign Against HIV/AIDS | Women Urged to Participate More in politics | Group to Keep Abuja Clean During Games | Waste Authority Warns over Illegal Dumping |
STATE OF THE STATES
Bakassi: Commission for Refugees to Set Up Office in Calabar | Royal Fathers Seek 25% Derivation Fund | Impeachment: Cleric Asks Lawmakers to Cleanse Selves | FG Approves N3.6bn Bauchi Airport Project | Red Cross Canvasses Legislation on Emergencies | NAPTAN Urges Students to Register as Voters | NAFDAC Seeks Ties with Police in Fake Drugs War | UNPP Declares PDP Govt Failure | NBA Plans Rally for Slain Lawyers | Cleric Lauds Journalists over Fair Reporting | Orji Kalu Calls for Accountability | Assembly Set to Revise Inherited Laws | ASUP, NASU Submit 50 Memos to Visitation Panel | Aspirant Accuses N/Assembly of Intolerance | Flour Mills Donates 2 Bus Stops | Voters' Registration: IBB, Kure Score INEC High | Govt Vows to Deal with DELSU Arsonists | Assembly Leadership Commended | Doctors Begin Strike | Ejiga Rallies Support for Apa State |
POLITICS
2003: Ebonyi Passes Vote of Confidence on Anyim | 'Go home And Register' - Nigerians Urged | Voters' Registration: MP Raises Alarm in Rivers | 'All Elections in One Day? Impossible' |
CITY DIARY
Jigawa Council Approves N11 million for Road, Electricity Projects | Assemblies' Group Holds Spiritual, Social-Cultural Rejuvenation Week | Reliving the Escape from LASTMA Death Trap | Navy Town Quoranic School Graduates 51 |
EDITORIAL
Let's Have 2003 Election Timetable |
LETTERS
Anambra State: One Murder Too Many | Forget it, Buhari | WAEC, this is Unfair |
COMMENT
Nigeria Airways JVA: The True Facts | Media and Sustenance of Democracy in Nigeria |
BUSINESS
Shell Inherits N10 Billion NEPA's Debt | JODLIC Battles to Enforce Payment of Dockworkers by Tonnage | Neimeth Makes Break-through with New Profit Drivers | N16bn Share Premium Account Set to Up Union Bank's Capital Base | Cadbury Wants More Than Brands from Hershey | BAT, Imperial Tobaccos, EU appeal rebuffed | IFC Invests in India's Steel Wire Cable | Cadbury Wants More Than Brands from Hershey | DAS Inappropriate for Nigeria, Says Investor | Association of International Business to Establish Nigerian Chapter | Coca-Cola Promotion: As Simple as 1-2-3 | Prosell Consulting Launches Speacialised Marketing Solutions | Prime TV Views Bleak Advertising Future | Nigerite Wins NIS/ISO 14001 Award | IT Imperative to Future Banking, Says Sanusi | Banks, UN Agency Confront Mailroom Problems | War'll Wipe out Recovery, Warns Advertising Boss | Saatchi to Launch with Jab at Tate | Rights Issue: Analysts Still Upbeat on Invensys | UK Bonds May Gain on Falling Stocks | Shareholders Approve Restructuring of EIB | As UTC Reduces Debt Profile, Alile Appointed Board Chairman | Pharmaceutical Firm Introduces New Malaria Drugs | Nat.Westminister Bankers Indicted for Enron Role | Allianz to Inject $750m into US Fund | Study Says ChevronTexaco Evaded Taxes in Price Scheme | Germany Moves to Avert MobilCom Insolvency | Implications, Challenges of New Capital Accord | Banks Partner With Government towards Improving University Education | Emap Spends ś10m to Launch Another Celebrity Mag | Napster May Turn to Porn | Judge Rules for Tobacco Companies | Vitafoam Records Marginal Growth 6 Months after UK Group's Divestment | Freeserve Embarks on Major Marketing Campaign | Brazil's Woes, Investors' Fears Sour Emerging Markets | WPP Unit Buys BEN Marketing of US | Japan Urged to Play Greater Developmental Role | IMF Managing Director Horst K”hler Remarks on China Visit | World Bank Approves Report on Chad-Cameroon Pipeline Project | Marseille Forum on Knowledge in M/East, N/Africa Launched | 'Young People Hold Keys to Breaking Poverty Cycle ' | Nigeria, Uganda to Get $2.6bn New Investments By 2005 | Canadian Stocks Decline on Concern About Economy | C'wealth, UNDP Chiefs Seek Global Action on Water | Development Summit Reaffirms Global |
MARKET NEWS
Stock Market Closes Lower | Omegabank Becomes an Issuing House |
MONEY GUIDE
Shareholders Approve EIB Name Change | Guardian Express Bank Raises Capital to N2bn | Diamond Bank's Earnings Hit N10bn |
ARTS & REVIEW
News Break... Dream of a New Vista | The Path Leading to Freedom Road | Drums Roll out for Nigerian Literature @ 50 |
FEATURES
Yet a Scary Murder in the Land |
SPORTS
Who Blinks First, Chukwu or Eagles? | Luanda Fallout: FIFA Axe Dangles over Kanu | Akiga Plans Youth Sports Summit | Peaks' Players on Self-Sponsorship | Wreh Slams Ex-Liberian Star Weah | Abuja 2003: FG Releases N2b for Preparations | Tennis: Kournikova Misses Singles Title | De La Hoya Wins Boxing Thriller | Williams Hand Win to Barrichello | Strange Warns of Ryder Cup Threat | Ahly Survives TPM Scare | Bundisliga: Bayern Move Clear |
EXTRA
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