Thursday October 24th, 2002

NEWS
Obasanjo Seeks Nomination, PDP Meet Deadlocked | House Abolishes Onshore/Offshore Dichotomy | Bakassi: ICJ Verdict Unacceptable, Says FG | External Reserve Slips Further to $7.7bn | N/Assembly Approves Salary, Allowances for President | Good Corporate Governance Necessary for Privatisation Benefits, Says Ciroma | FG Shortlists Shell, 3 Others for New Deepwater Bloc | Agabi Defends NNPC, Says New Account with CBN Legal | 10 Killed in Fresh Attack on Plateau Village | Ikoyi Hotel: Beta Consortium Emerges Preferred Bidder | FG Pledges to Revive FMBN, Approves Honours List | Bakassi: Lives More Important than Oil, Gas - Senator | 'Nigeria Should Rely Less on Donour Agencies' | Importance of Irrigation Farming Stressed | No Regrets for Moving Impeachment Motion, Says Kumalia | Trailers Off the Road for Obasanjo | 2003: Nas Writes IBB on Obasanjo | Buhari Defends Military Intervention | All Set for Ife Central Bye-Election Today | 2003: Adamawa 'll Go to ANPP, Says Aspirant | AD Flagbearer Sues for Peace in Kwara | Tension in Birnin Kudu as Turaki Sacks District Head | FG Gets Ultimatum to Disband New NEPA Board | Ethnic Militias: Court Has Jurisdiction to Entertain Suit - Fasehun | Court Stays Action on Ex-Nigerdock Boss Suit | Committee Appoints Air Carriers for Christian Pilgrims | Influx of Armed Bandits Worries Police | UNIUYO VC Charges Church to Tackle Societal Ills | Lagos Land Tax Suit: Court Restrains Govt | Second Term Bid Declaration Can Wait, Says Ibori | Adebayo Shuffles Cabinet, Suspends Adviser | Court Summons PDP Chief over Election Irregularities | NARTO Seeks Review of Freight Rates |
FOR THE RECORD
Bakassi: Why the ICJ Judgement is Unacceptable, By FG |
STATE OF THE STATES
Police Step Up Measures Against Crime | Rev Father Joins Guber Race | Govt to Set Up Shipping Port | Sharia Council Plans Islamic Bank | Govt Attitude to Erosion Control Decried | NUJ Releases Election Guidelines | FG Urged to Complete Export Free Zone |
e-BUSINESS
Issues Nigerian ISPs Contend With | Plumtree Corporate Server: What's in Store for Nigeria? | ... Launches IP Contact Centre suite in Lagos | Unitec Achieves Microsoft WHQL Technical Feat | Smart Identity Card Launched for Tertiary Institutions | Nigerian Alumni Website Launched in Britain | Ballmer: Sales Surge is Anomaly | IBM: Computer, Heal Thyself | A New Telecoms Law for Nigeria | The Challenge of an Always-On Infrastructure in Africa |
COMMUNICATIONS
NITEL/MTel Probe: Witness Kicks Against Commission's Report | Cisco Looks to Smaller Customers | NICOMM 2002: Thuraya, Nitel Take Special Stands | ... ADC Offers Fare Rebate to Participants | BBC's Sola Odunfa Gives Kudos to Econet | PeopleSoft, IBM Expand Partnership | MTS First Wireless Begins Construction of Phone network |
ARTS & REVIEW
An Experience Worth the Deal | Amazons As Agents of Change | Delta Set For Arts Festival |
COMMENT
2003: The Udenwa Response | The President's Homecoming |
THISLIFE
Golden March Into Septuagenarian Club | 'It's All Mother Teresa's Fault' | Who Needs Doctors? |
EDITORIAL
On Election of Chief Justice |
LETTERS
A Public Hearing Indeed! | Mbadinuju's Religious War | Has Tinubu Lost Ideas? |
CITY DIARY
A Reporter's Ordeal |
POLITICS
Madaki, UNPP Chief Back Calls for Single Term | 'ANPP 'll Overrun PDP in 2003' | Edo North PDP Chiefs Want Power Shift | Economist Joins Abia Senatorial Race | Still a Senate Chamber of Intrigues | End of the Road for Mr. Maverick? |
MARKET NEWS
Eastern BulkCem/Daewoo Wins Bid for Nigercem | NSE Lifts Technical Suspension on AP Plc |
MONEY GUIDE
CBN Advised to Classify Capital Base to Fit U-Banking Businesses | First Interstate Bank Records N259m Profit | Reliance Bank Opens Kano Branch |
SPORTS
West Set to Resuscitate Career in Scotland | Becker's Tax Evasion Trial Begins | Okojie, Ogunbiyi Win NHF Charity Tourney | Kaave Joins NFA Chairmanship Race | I've No Contract with NFA - Falcons Coach | Abuja 2003: Weightlifting Coach Wants Early Action for Lifters | After the Al-Jadidah Disaster | Ibori Women Championship Holds in Asaba | CAF Names CAN 2006 Host Today | Gunners Gunned Down, Again | ...Why We're Losing -Henry |
EXTRA
The Illusion of Obasanjo Formula |