Monday January 20th, 2003

NEWS
Anti-graft Panel Probes Nine PDP Governors | I Expect IBB to Campaign for Me, Says Buhari | NNPC in Dilemma Over Allocation to JV, PSC Fields | Bakassi: Obasanjo, Biya in Informal Meeting | NICON MD, Others Barred from NICON Plaza | Lamido in Harare, to Deliver Obasanjo's Message to Mugabe | Fake Ballot Papers: AD Calls for Immediate Probe | Anambra Guber Aspirants Flay PDP Governors | FEC May Discuss Auditor General's Report Soon | Trade Union Congress to Monitor 2003 Elections | Anglican Church Tells Clerics to Restrict Selves to God's Work | FRSC Again Vows to Enforce Seat Belt Regulation | Politicians Have Not Learnt Lesson - Clergy | Tinubu Enjoins Pilgrims to be Good Ambassadors | Abba-Gana Advocates Sound, Effective Agricultural Policy | FG Accuses ASUU of Blackmail | Atiku Identifies Ignorance as Bane of Islamic Dev | Mr Bigg's Opens Restaurant in Ghana | NIPOST Promotes 1,940 Staff | Retrenched CBN Workers Plead for Reinstatement | MTS Targets 700,000 Lines March | Imo PDP Chairman Served with Court Summons | Plateau Govt Budgets N200m for Varsity Take off | Health Ministry Signs Pact with Austria | Community Protests PDP Primaries Election in A/ Ibom | Ogun Govt Spends N600m on Mowe Road | Ibori Canvasses Executive/Legislature Unity | Mantu, Bafarawa, Abba-Gana Honoured | Trader Cries Out over N2.6m Scam by US Firm | NNPP Paths Way with NDP | Abuja Water Expansion Scheme Ready June 2004 | NIPOST to Revitalise Industry | Shatta Seeks Media Support for National ID Scheme | Ensure Security at Polls, Emir Tells Govts | Akure Residents Scare Robbers with Bonfires | Benue Assembly Adjourns Sitting |
Politics Extra ... Ahead 2003
Why I Opted for VP Slot - Okadigbo | 'How 2003 Elections Can Be Successful' | ANPP Faction Accuses Aikhomu of Secret Talks with PDP | Voters Registration: Oyo Gov Calls for Vigilance | Resource Control: Buhari to Resolve Agitation - Aide | Lawmakers Foresees Collaborative N/Assembly | Voters Registration: Oyo Gov Calls for Vigilance | 'Ibori Has No Strong Opponent' |
State of the States
8 Ex-LG Bosses Face Probe | FRSC Recovers N2.4m from Accident Scenes | Group Seeks Withdrawal of Oyofo's Ticket | Attah Calls for Peaceful Polls | Chancellors Back Minimal Tuition in Varsities | Mbadinuju Deserves Guber Ticket - LG Boss | Duke Lobbies UN on Displaced Persons | Idi-Araba:Yoruba, Hausa Communities Reconcile | Akande Opens N2bn Secretariat Complex | US Envoy Donates School Materials | New Aro of Oro Urges Self Help Spirit | Cowbell to Assist Students | FG Moves to Professionalise Mining Practice | ANPP Flagbearer Sure of Victory |
POLITICS
Imo ANPP and the Battle Ahead | How AD Governors Wield Influence | Lagos AD Reconciliation Efforts Yield Fruits | Clark Urges Aggrieved Women Politicians to Join APGA |
CITY DIARY
Red Cross Arms Youths against Exuberance | Boy, 17, Dies in Lagos Well |
EDITORIAL
Seizure of International Passports |
LETTERS
Need to Tame Omisore | Kalu, a Blessing to Abia | Let's Borrow a Leaf from Kenya |
COMMENT
Corruption: Old Techniques, New Mentality | Inviting a Scorpion to Dinner |
BUSINESS
W/African Gas Project to Seal Commercial, Licensing Deal | G. Cappa Strips Assets, Goes Comatose | War Fears, Poor Data Force Dollar to New Lows | Elan Faces Legal Action on Asset Sale | Banks Dominate Stock Market | Audit Committees 'Must Take on Management' | Delphi Reveals $4bn Pension Fund Hole | Moore Buys Rival Printing Group for $1.3bn | Textile Firm Explains Problems to Shareholders | Microsoft Sets Dividend, Stock Split | Establishing Mosquito Coil Production Plant | Exercise Book Making for Mass Literacy | 52 Stevedoring Contractors Protest Sack by NPA | Neimeth Advises Sicklers to Use Ciklavit | 'Govt Policy on Imported Cars Affecting Maritime Activities' | Index, Market Capitalisation Dip At Exchange | CBN Trades N38.378bn Worth of Treasury Bills | WARP to Compensate Fire Victims' Families | NSE Reviews Performance in 2002 | Morison Industries Seeks Stronger Financial Base | Lily Table Water: Selling Source and Trust | Building Nigeria of Our Dreams | Winners of McVitie's Raffle Draw Receive Prizes | 'DHL Available Wherever Customers Need Us' | Valucard Bonanza Puts Smiles on Faces | Electrolux Picks Lowe As Global Agency | Advertising You Don't See Until It's Too Late |
RIGHT OF REPLY
Ekwueme:Nigeria is Not Ready |
MARKET NEWS
UTB Makes N3.9bn Turnover in 6 Months |
MONEY GUIDE
NLNG to Pump $14m into Forex Market | Better Returns Await Access Bank Shareholders | Success Power Holds Seminar on Wealth Creation |
ARTS & REVIEW
New Elite of Art Patrons | Production Issues Killed Mandela AIDS Benefit | Ezenwa's Lost Innocence | NBC to Focus on Michael Jackson's Face |
FEATURES
Reinventing Nigeria Through Vision 2010 |
SPORTS
Asian Tour: Uwua Drops U23 Captain | Ronaldo, Figo to Play for Kanu | Henry Destroys Hammers | 'You Are on Your Own' | Galadima Faults Nwobodo on Brazil Friendly | ICC: Mugabe 'Will Not Embarrass England' | Foster Lands Maiden Tour Win | Aussie Open: Venus Williams Wins, Davenport Loses | NBA: O'Neal Secures Indiana Win | Rooney Joins Big League | Aiyegbeni Makes Bright Start | Masuoka Wins Dakar Rally | AYC: Egypt Claim Third Title |
EXTRA
Ekwueme:Nigeria is Not Ready |