Friday January 17th, 2003

NEWS
Police Discover 5m Fake Voters' Cards in Lagos | NEPA Network Collapses, Blackout Returns to Lagos | 21 PDP Govs Stand Up for Mbadinuju | Donald Duke Wants Me Dead - C/River Deputy | Nigeria to IMF: Blackmail Won't Stop W/Africa Single Currency | 'UN Inspectors Find Empty Warheads in Iraq' | Tight Fiscal Policy Likely in 2003 Budget | Three New Ministers Sworn in | Osun House Confirms Adewoyin as New Deputy Governor | National Convention Was Successful, Says Obasanjo | ASUU Strike: Pro-Chancellors Fault Lecturers | Two Nigerians Arrested in India with 8kg of Heroin | National Open Varsity Begins 2 Study Centres | States, LG Creation No Panacea for Marginalisation - Abba-Gana | MAN Decries Indiscriminate Levies on Members | Polls: Adegbite Urges Newsmen to Shun Divisive Reporting | Benue Assembly Stands Down Budget Debate | Teachers Council Gets Ministerial Order on New Pay | Hussain Wins AD's Re-election Ticket | Ex-students Plan to Rebuild UNILAG Mass Comm Dept | Sokoto Secures 686 Plots in Abuja | Igbo Group Donates to Police, Prisons | Ex-AD Chief Murdered | Airways Cancels Lagos-London Flight Again | NASU Owed N85.5m in IMT | Groups Form Alliance for Obasanjo/Atiku Success at Poll | Freedom: FG Urges Court to Reject Keyamo's Application | Obasanjo Urged to Sign Onshore/Offshore Bill | Ex-servicemen Demand 7-month Pension Arrears | NITEL MD Kicks Against Planned Equity Sale to Group | ADB Hqtrs: Cote d'Ivoire Gets Grace Till Feb. | Nigeria, US Sign Treaty on Crimes | Abaribe Pledges Restoration in Abia | Only Improved Productivity Can Stem Job Cuts - NPA MD | 'Oshoffa's Proclamation Unconstitutional' | LUTH Hands Over Staff to Police over Fraud | Oloibiri Community Commends NDDC | NEPA Loses N1.5m Property to Vandals | DPR Seals Up 5 Filling Stations | Police Vow to Curb Political Violence | Cowbell Gives JAMB Awards for Excellence | Group Quits NDP over Presidential Primaries | Put Your House in Order -AD Tells PDP |
Politics Extra... Ahead 2003
Igbo Presidency Not Feasible Now - Nwosu | AD Bows to Court Order, Readmits Mamman | Israelis Abroad Go to the Polls | Okadigbo Flags-off Campaign Tomorrow | Politicians Told to Emulate Luther King Jnr | ACF Disowns Faction, Rejects Adoption of Ajunwa | CAN Chief Warns Against Rigging | NOA's Anti-violence Campaign Begins |
BUSINESS
Budget 2003: IMF Recommends Strict Wage Control | 'How Nigeria Can Attain ICAO Category One' | FG Accused of Reneging on Gas Flare-out Date | Shipping: FG Advised to Develop Priority Areas | Cabotage Regime: Indigenous Shipping Companies Lobby Senators | 'Assist Indigenous Shipping Firms in Stages' | 'Cabotage Bill Will be Passed Soon' | Globe, Genesis, Others Bid for Supply of NNPC's Product Tankers | Will Obasanjo Introduce Policies to Woo Stakeholders? | How Companies Can Reduce Staff Turnover Rate | How Organisational Culture Develops | Can 12.5% Wage Increase Solve Workers' Problems? | UNESCO Boss Calls for Options to Oil | Employer Sued for Wrongful Sack | Steel Workers Satisfied with Payment of Pension | Ekiti Govt Employs About 10 000 Workers in 3 Years | Lagos Teachers May Decide on Strike Today | Gbadamosi Joins Fountain Trust | Emir Pledges Support for BAT's Zaira Factory | MTN Builds Microwave Transmission Backbone | Lecturers of Part-time Students Ordered to Join LASU ASUU Strike | NLC Calls on FG to Implement Agreement with ASUU | NPA Appoints New Stevedoring Contractors | Transporters Urge FG to Repair Bad Roads | FRSC's New Seatbelt Measure Commended |
WEEKEND REVIEW
Africa in A Fight to Win at the 45th Grammys | Ghana Launches 4th Music Awards in Accra |
COMMENT
Enough of These Vain Hopes | The President Obasanjo Gave the Senate |
EDITORIAL
No to Our World Cup Bid |
LETTERS
Nigerian Army And The VGC Shooting Saga | Path to Peace and Greater Nigeria | Re: Senatorial Aspirant Boycots Run-Off Election |
CITY DIARY
Cele Sinks Deeper into Confusion |
POLITICS
Udenwa Tasks Electoral Commission | Delta Assembly Aspirant Absolved of Certificate Scandal | Group Restates Call for Igbo Presidency | Aspirants Protest Agagu's Election | Osun West PDP Senatorial Candidate Pledges Qualitative Representation | UNPP Moves to Resolve Impasse over Imo Guber Primaries | I'm in Politics to Right Wrongs - Daniel | Battle for the Soul of Enugu | Tinubu, Akande in Kwara for Lai Mohammed | 'Obasanjo Has Learnt His Lessons' | Ballot Boxes: Between Importation and Local Production |
RIGHT OF REPLY
'My Experience in Ogbeh's PDP' |
FEATURES
Towards Giving Science a Human Face |
MARKET NEWS
NSE to Sanction Brokers for Unprofessional Pricing | European Bourses Gain as Crude Boosts Oil Majors |
MONEY GUIDE
Naira Records First Appreciation in 2003 | ACAMB Lists Way Forward for SMIEIS | ADB Approves CFA F 21.25 bn for Poverty Reduction |
RELIGION
Origin and Significance of Hajj-2 |
SPORTS
'Why Eagles no Longer Wear World Cup Kits' | Volleyball: Emmy Cliff, Jigawa in Crucial Match | Udeze Cleared for Premiership Action | Coaches Shift Election to Zuru | Abuja 2003: AFN Explains Udo-Obong's Exclusion | Kanu Declares Self Fit | Globacom League: Enyimba Opens Against Gabros | Schumacher Plays Down F-1 Changes | Sportscity Food Vendors Protest | Premiership: Battle of Title Contenders at Old Trafford | Econet Polo Train Hits Ibadan | UK Sport Chief Calls for Olympics Fund |
EXTRA
'My Experience in Ogbeh's PDP' |