Friday January 31st, 2003

NEWS
How Obasanjo 'll Be Re-elected, By Ciroma | Mandela Accuses US of Planning Holocaust | Pentascope Wants Equity Control of NITEL | C/River Deputy Governor Resigns | Mbadinuju Denies Involvement in Obasanjo, Ekwueme Feud | Why Onshore/Offshore Dichotomy Should Be Abolished - Irabor | Senate Summons Ciroma, Sanusi, Naiyeju over N36bn NPA Funds | 'Rural Electrification Tops FG's Priority' | 'NNPC Overhead Gulped N61.46bn in 2002' | Robbers Change Tactics, Storm Abuja Relaxation Spot | John Major Arrives Nigeria February 20 | Gwadabe Inaugurates Panel on Hiv\Aids | Court Rules on AP Joinder Suit Feb 25 | UN Pledges N54bn Development Projects in Nigeria | Albarka to Meet Deadline on Airlift of Pilgrims | Lagos Govt Restructures to Give New D-Gov Portfolio | Ex-VC Backs University Autonomy | Nigerian Women Form Voters Network | Lawyer Commends Iwuanyanwu over Obasanjo | 'Use Old Number Plate and Go to Jail' | Picketing: NLC, Police Clash in Lagos | Gani Insists on Abolition of INEC Fees | Federal Roads for Repair Before Wet Season, Says Otobo | Kwara Bomb Blast: Police Arrest 6 | Manufacturer Wants Importation of Paints Banned |
Politics Extra... Ahead 2003
Ogoni Won't Boycott Elections - MOSOP | Assembly Clerk Charged with $.7m Illegal Transfer | Ekwueme Suit: Gani Criticises Ogbeh's Comment | ...PDP Chieftain Commends Peace Moves | 'Civil Service Politicisation Can't Work' | Kalu Sacks LG Transitional Committees | I'll Win Again, Says Adesina |
BUSINESS
Wage Review: Labour Ties Action to Budget 2003 | NNPC Privatisation: Oil Workers Accuse FG of Inconsistency | NACFA Boss Identifies Multiplier Effect of Destination Inspection | Glaxosmithkline Earmarks N3.6bn to Fight Brands Faking | Joel-Onowakpo Gets ICAN Fellowship | Bugaje Succeeds Maikafi | Manny, Eagle Banks Promote Staff | Eagle Bank Restructures, Appoints Two AGMs | Alex Irete Appointed Internal Auditor | Nigerian Workers, Others Live Below One Cent | That Word 'Service' | Our Wage Policy is Under Threat - Oshiomhole | Is the Teachers Strike in Delta State Necessary? | Old Stevedores Fight Disengagement by NPA | ... As New Firms Pledge Commitment to Standard | Sea Straits Prime Targets for Piracy | Crisis Rocks Agents Central Working Committee | Dog to Search Port for Bombs | 'Consider Indigenous Firms First in Supply of Product Tankers' | U.S Airlines May Stop Flying Pets | BA Announces 50 Per Cent Discount in Club World | BA, Virgin, Kenya Airways for Travellers Award | US Pledges Technical Assistance on Nigerian Airports | S/African Airways Celebrates First A340-60 | 'Lufthansa Flew 44m Passengers in 2002' | KLM May Join Skyteam Alliance | 'We Have Re-engineered Revenue Generation' | Nigeria-Danish Chamber, NBTE in Manpower Devt Move | Industrialist Deplores High Cost of Raw Materials | Consultancy Firm Insists on Quality Services | Key Challenges Facing the World's Airports | Early Phasing Out of Single-Hull Tankers Ruled Out | EU Moves to Break U.S. Deals on Ports |
WEEKEND REVIEW
Nigerians, others Exhibit Colours of Africa | Nwosu's Art is Together, but Separate |
COMMENT
Re: Ogbeha and the Senate to Come | Whither Plateau State? |
EDITORIAL
Abiola: Why Not Eagle Square? |
LETTERS
Letter to the President | Well Done, CG Customs | Mantu Got it All Wrong on Ekwueme |
CITY DIARY
Frustration Trails Abandoned Lagos Millennium Housing Project | Honour Well Deserved |
POLITICS
For Nwobodo, A Different Home-coming | PDP, Presidency, Shop for Neutral Guber Candidate in Anambra | Party Stalwart Makes Case for Saraki as Consensus Candidate | Former Envoy Picks C/River NDP Guber Ticket | 5 Guber Candidates Emerge in Kogi |
HEALTH
Towards Sanitising the Health Sector |
FEATURES
Confronting HIV/AIDS: The West African Initiative |
MARKET NEWS
Market Capitalisation Appreciates to N837.4bn | Wall St Set to Rise as Market Mulls GDP Data |
MONEY GUIDE
Show Proof of Economic Growth, Group Tells FG | Naira Slips Again by 6 Kobo at DAS | Currency in Circulation Hits N409bn |
RELIGION
The Qur'an and Modern Science - 3 |
SPORTS
FIFA Has Nothing to Hide-Linsi | MTN/Lagos International Polo Gallops off | Menotti Favoured for Barcelona Job | Wenger Fumes Over Liverpool Equaliser | MTN/Lagos polo countdown | Globacom Fails Litmus Test | Arsenal Shuns Galatarsaray's Bid for Kanu | Taribo Finally Signs for Partizan Belgrade | WYC: Africa Gets Tough Draw | Cricket: ICC Maintains Stand on Zimbabwe |
EXTRA
Thank God, I am Not a Doctor |