Wednesday December 18th, 2002

NEWS
NLC Threatens to Disrupt 2003 Polls | Nigerians Unfair to IBB, Says Shonekan | Forex: CBN Pardons 21 Erring Banks | Impeachment: Omisore Defies Osun House, Resumes Duties | INEC Registers 2 New Parties, Issues Certificates to 24 | ANPP Postpones NEC Meeting | 2003: No One Can Stop Me - Abba Ibrahim | Atiku Flags off Kure's Re-election Campaign Today | PDP Primaries Results Released in Katsina | Why Igbo Can't Have Presidency in 2003 - Iwuanyanwu | ...Panel Releases Delta Assembly Candidates' List | PDP Declares Akume Sole Guber Candidate | Guber Aspirant Dumps PDP for ANPP | PDP Leaders Lament Poor Participation of Women | Nigeria's External Reserve Rebounces to $7.74bn | Resignation Letter Properly Routed, Says Kofo | Shell Raises Nigeria's Oil Output by 140,000 BPD | Obasanjo Deplores Medical Workers Attitude to Work | Akanbi Urges Judiciary to Protect Democracy | Onshore/Offshore : Odili Replies Northern Govs | Agabi Inaugurates Justice Sector Reform Panel | AP: NSE to Recover Looted 60m Pounds from USA, UK | Adesanya: Defence Counsel Makes No Case Submission | NAF Trainer Jet Crashes | Robbers Raid Oceanic Bank, Injure Policeman | 2 ANPP Female Leaders Die in Road Crash | Ocean Surge at Bar Beach Over Soon - Minister | Journalism Award Named After Akin Fatoyinbo | Police Corporal Held over Missing Rice | Rivers Seeks N500m Agric Bank Facility | 'Elf Investments Hit $3.2bn in 4 Years' | New Road Project, a Greek Gift, Says Nwachukwu | 'Pay Zakkat or Go to Jail' |
State of the States
Oluremi Tinubu Urges Youth to Avoid AIDS | UNPP Chief Predicts Victory in Anambra | May & Baker MD Commends Media, NAFDAC | Politicians Counselled on Tenets of Democracy | Lawmaker Donates 50 JAMB Forms to Candidates | LUTH Graduates 248 Students | Woman Aspirant Advises on Choice of Leaders |
POLITICS
Impeachment: Deputy Governors as Endangered Species | Obi, Guber Aspirant Promises Social Integration in Anambra | NCP Condoles Senator Abubakar's Family | Why I Want to Govern Edo State, By Orbih |
BUSINESS
Investment & Securities Tribunal to be Inaugurated Tomorrow | ECOWAS Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Act to Boost Drugs Supply | Imperatives for Ensuring the Success of SMIEIS | Specialised Institutions Get Season's Goodies from UTB | First Altantic Opens Branch in Benin | Lowering Interest Rates and Policy Indiscretion | ANLCA Begins Reconstitution of Dissolved Committees | MTN Donates HIV/AIDS Equipment to Teaching Hospitals | Lucky Chances Boutique Begins Sales Bonanza | ICAN Holds Members' Forum | The Secret Of Achieving Total Quality Management (2) | TotalFinaElf Declares N2.50 Interim Dividend | Germany Pins Hopes on Tax Let-Off | French Banks Agree œ20bn Take-over | Dunlop Records Mixed Performance in Third Quarter | Shareholders May Get Improved Returns from D.N Meyer | Olomoro, Oil Community, Bemoans Neglect | Stock Exchange, Advancers Beat Decliners | UK House Prices 'Face Sharp Fall' | Nigerian Breweries Wins Company of the Year Award | Why Agip Recorded Low Profit, By Tinubu | Marconi Seals 4bn Pounds Debt Restructuring Plan | Stocks on Track for Gain | FTSE 100 Holds Above 3,900 as US Opens Up | NIA Highlights Conditions for NICON's Successful Privatisation | NICON Extends Cover on Healthcare Scheme for Staff | The Challenges of Building Africa's Leading Economy | The Basics of Candle Making |
ARTS & REVIEW
BAT Launches Proudly Nigerian Campaign | Michael Power Movie Showcases African Talent |
COMMENT
A Joyful Christmas | 2003: How Relevant is Ibori? |
MARKET NEWS
Intercontinental Bank Raises N3.6bn from Capital Market | SEC Reviews Fees on Market Deals |
MONEY GUIDE
Bank's Contribution to SMIEIS Now $12.3bn | Naira Loses 12 Kobo at DAS |
DEVELOPMENT
Why Are Poverty Policies Not Working? | Urgency Characterises NEPAD Pledge of $17.9bn for Food Security | Institutional Constraints of Economic Development | Okoya-Thomas, Daisi Urge Investment in Resource-based Industries | World Bank Predicts Slower Growth in 2003 | RMRDC Lists Advantages of Backward Integration | Africa to Recieve $5 Billion US Good Governance Fund | Poor Poverty |
EDITORIAL
GSM: Tariffs and Services |
LETTERS
Still on INEC and 2003 Elections | Who Shall Rescue Us From Bad Roads? | Saving Oshodi Bridge from Collapse |
EDUCATION
So Long, 'Egbon' Fatoyinbo | Trade Union Strike Stalls Ife Celebration | Remember the Polytechnics, Govt Told | Problems in Education Sector X -Rayed |
FEATURES
Fom Bot: Passage Of a Royal Comet |
TOURISM
Where to Relax This Season |
SPORTS
Court Stops NFA Bye Election | Okoronkwo Begins Newcastle Trial | Carlos Deserves Award Too - Ronaldo | Nigerian Wrestlers Face Abuja 2003 Elimination | Ogunjobi, Chukwu Cautious over Eagles' Victory in Ghana | Falcons,Bayana Bayana on Vengeance Missions | Houllier Aims to Bounce Back with Aston Villa | Caf Makes Changes to Competitions | Fashanu Acquires Welsh Club | Senegal Wins FIFA award | British Tennis Chief Quits | ANOCA Backs COJA for 2003 Games | Oceania Gets World Cup Spot | Coly Happy to be Back |
EXTRA
The Politics of Off-shore Oil |