Monday October 7, 2002

NEWS
15% Shortfall Detected in Federation Account | FG to BPE: Stay Action on Nigeria Airways Privatisation | Why We Want Bamaiyi, Others Released, By Gov Aliero | Enugu Assembly: South-east Speakers, Ohanaeze Condemn House Take-over | Nigeria Hosts International Group on Education for All | Wake Up Now, Igbo Told | NEPAD: African Finance Ministers Meet in S/Africa | EAS Plane Crash: Survivor Flown to Germany | Anti-graft Panel Gets $300m Foreign Aid | Cote d'Ivoire: Group Tasks South-west Govs on Trapped Yoruba | JAMB Warns Candidates Against Patronising Quacks | Respect PDP Position, Group Urges N/Assembly Caucuses | Embassy's Computerisation Hampered - Envoy | Minister Seeks Contingency Plan Against Nuclear Terrorism | Police Kill Two Robbers, Arrest Two | Military Told to be Patient with Politicians | Eschew Violence, PDP Members Urged | Lagos Wins 'National Best Practices' Award | Lagos Begins Road Rehabilitation Soon | 2003: 'Atiku Can Scheme for Obasanjo's Seat' | NNPC Urges Vigilance over Pipeline Vandalisation | NCP Wants Obasanjo Impeached | Anti-graft: Ex-council Boss Acquitted | Envoy Seeks Permanent Commission on Hajj | 'Impeachment Move Constitutional' | Journalists Told to Engender Free Elections | Igbo Day: Ngwa Rulers Condemn Attack on Kalu | Strike Looms in Unity Schools | Flood Kills 2 Pupils in Akure | Lagos Hires Out Trucks to Combat Refuse | Enugu, UNICEF Sign Child Welfare Pact | Delta Govt Approves N1.7bn for New Polys | Man Found Dead | Farmer Gets 80 Lashes for Drunkenness | Ex-minister Sango Alleges Assassination Plot | Sustaining Democracy Not Easy, Says VC | 'Bank's Jogging Exercise to Promote Health' | Modibbo Declares Interest in Adamawa Governorship | UNPP Vows to Unseat Hashidu in Gombe | Plagiarism: Varsity Boss Withdraws Suit |
STATE OF THE STATES
Chairmanship Tussle Tears Owan PDP Apart | Turaki Cuts Hadejia's Political Ice | UAC Foods Sets up N5m Foundation | Security: 2 USA Dons Shun Symposium | 2003: Elders' Panel Endorses Adamu | AFRICAST modified | Rioting Students to Face Expulsion, Says NCCE | Group Hails Governor over Development | Director Spots Road Setback Flaws |
POLITICS
Pro-Obasanjo Senators Split over Move to Impeach Anyim | US-based Politician Eyes Mbadinuju's Seat | ...As Journalist Joins Bayelsa Guber Race | Igbinedion's Adoption, End of PDP in Edo - ANPP | 2003: Mohammed's Choice as Kwara AD Flagbearer Hailed | Enugu Crisis: Will Opposition Accept Nnamani's Olive Branch? |
CITY DIARY
Bomb Explosions: Fraudsters Ravage Lagos Communities | Tinubu Insists on Land Use Charge |
EDITORIAL
As Corps Members Face Hard Time |
LETTERS
Ogun Public Service Under Democratic Rule | Impeachment Refrain | Well Done, Econet Wireless |
COMMENT
Nigeria and the Ivoirien Saga | Local Content: How Local? |
BUSINESS
OPEC Begins Consultations on Price Mechanism This Week | FG's Policy on Textile Fabrics Import Slammed | World Bank, WTO Establish Fund to Fight Poverty | CITN Holds Conference on Oil and Gas | TNT/IAS Expands Metro 'Priority' Delivery | TNT/IAS Presents Prize to Partner | Mannybank Boss Lists Problems of Bond Market | Standard Chartered to list in Hong Kong | Ex-Enron CFO Fastow surrenders to FBI | Goldman Eyes Reform After Misconduct Claims on IPO | 'Sustainable Democracy Vital for Economic Growth' | Nigeria Woos Korean Investors | 'Why Pension Scheme cannot Provide Liquidity for Investment' | Spitzer and SEC to Join Forces on Wall Street Conflicts | Universal Banking, e-banking Pose New Challenges for Industry | Credit Suisse Moves to Calm Investor Fears | Pro-Israel TV Campaign Draws Fire | John Holt Records 67% Drop in Third Quarter Profit | Tobacco Suit: Phillip Morris Ordered to Pay $28bn Damages | China Invests $100 Million in Nigeria | Finance Worries Hit Fund Manager | Barclay Brothers Buy Littlewoods for 750m Pounds | UK House Prices Storm Ahead | US Jobs Data Sparks Glimmer of Hope | Afribank Nigeria Returns to Profitability | 'Labour Laws Don't Justify Types of Employment' | Week of Trade Negotiations | Setting Up An Organic Fertiliser Blending Plant | Onshore/Offshore Judgment: Economic Implications for Delta State | Marketing's Third Quarter: The Good, The Bad, the Ugly | Nigerian Appointed Director at Coca-Cola Int'l | 'APCON's Action Against MIPAN not Well Thought Out' | FedEx Holds 10th Anniversary Lecture | France Inches Nearer Energy Reforms | Avaya Picks McCann-Erickson | BIAO Shares Cannot Hinder Our IPO for N8 bn | Diageo Top Ad Job Puts Trust On the Line | Cordiant Pair Back with New Agency | 3 Executives Get New Jobs | Nigeria and the 'Giant of Africa' Syndrome | Three Big Advertisers Seek New Agencies | Russian Firm Fights for Iraqi Oil Rights |
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
World Bank, WTO to Assist Developing Countries on Standards | African Development Fund Receives $3.5bn | UN Calls for Global Commitment to Fight Poverty | World Bank Canvass' Support for Developing Countries' Trade Effort | UN Launches Global Campaign to Implement Millennium Goals | Nigeria Gets US $ 50m ADB Credit |
MARKET NEWS
All-share Index Up by 0.6 Per cent | Dow Closes at a Five-year Low |
MONEY GUIDE
CBN not Ready to Scrap Dutch Auction | Prudent Bank Posts N523m Profit |
ARTS & REVIEW
Not Yet the Final Word on Censorship |
RIGHT OF REPLY
What If North Champions Impeachment? | Were Obasanjo Igbo |
FEATURES
When a Job Becomes Hazardous | For Nigerian Youths, a Rescue Mission |
SPORTS
KFN Prepares Athletes for Abuja Games | Reid Accepts Arsenal's Superiority | AC Milan Goes Goal Crazy as Inter Stays on Top | NVBF Awaits Italian Course Instructor | Lampard, Ehiogu Get England Call-up | Kalusha Rules out Zambia Move | Nigerians Lament FA Cup Down Turn | Fonnet FC Storms Sportscity | Cisse Visits Home for Dead Relatives | FG, Law Makers Indicted over Decay in Sports | States Host Maltina Youth Relay | Mathieu Claims Shock Win | Arsenal Continues Perfect Season | Maradona Takes Parting Shots at British Players | Pay Players What They Want- Wenger | Henry Pledges Future to Arsenal | Roma Edges Genk in Champions League | Late Equaliser Saves Juventus | Bayern Rebounds After Two Losses |