Thursday February 20th, 2003

NEWS
Police, INEC Meet on April Elections | In Abuja, Saraki Escapes Assassination | SEC Indicts NSE, Union Bank Registrar, Others | INTERPOL Declares Etete Wanted | FG Commits N26bn to NITEL GSM Expansion | Govt, PENGASSAN Reconciliation Meeting Deadlocked | 26 Feared Dead in Lagos Road Crash | Nigerian Diplomat Shot Dead in Prague | FG Asks Court to Dismiss Alien Wives' Suit | Oyo Police Recover N20m Stolen Goods | Privatisation: NITEL Staff Won't Be Sacked | National ID: Anyaoku Welcomes Commencement | ...Scheme Not Anti-North, Says Bafarawa | FAAN Shuts NAHCO, SAHCOL | Owie Alleges Kidnap Plot, Petitions IGP | Ebonyi Deputy Gov Reacts to Impeachment Threat | 51 Held, 10 Injured as Fanatics Invade Ibadan Schools | '9000 Still Homeless in Umuleri' | Health Workers Call off Strike in Makurdi | Rival LG Revenue Collectors Close Ranks | FG Spends N16bn on Ecological Problems | Golden Guinea Explosion Caused By Faulty Boiler - Kalu | FCT Resident Doctors Embark on Warning Strike | Bulama, 3 Commissioners Resign in Borno | ECOWAS Gets N32.19bn EU Grant | Obasanjo Begins 5-day Visit to Singapore | Encomium As Eso Gets Endowment | Police Arrest 20 Robbery Suspects over Abduction | National ID Card: NOA Chief Urges Patience | AD Faction Boss Scores Party Low in Delta | More Nigerians are Going Blind - Expert | 4 Revenue Consultants Generate N500m in Anambra | Celestial Church Leaders Sue for Peace | Atiku, Maduekwe, Chikwe Meet South-east Democrats | 'Obasanjo 'll Get 1m Vote in Niger' | Bonnke Storms Makurdi | Chinese Investors Plan Cement Firm in Ebonyi |
Politics Extra... Ahead General Elections
Polls: AD's Adoption of Obasanjo Won't Work - Nwachukwu | Violence Mars Anambra PDP Peace Parley | UN Commends Nigeria's Peace-keeping Role | INEC 'll Provide Level Playing Ground | I 'll Defeat Tinubu, Says Williams | Parties Form Coalition in C/River Against PDP | EU Woos Cote d'Ivoire with 400m Euro |
e-BUSINESS
Nigerians Join Begging on the Internet | Ericsson Taken Aback by Moody's Downgrade | Demand Increases for WECO Systems | East Europe Battles Prejudice in Global IT Markets | Curators Go Online to Make New Finds | Winners Emerge at Numerique Promotion | Software Piracy: Court Restrains Consulting Firm | PC World Magazine Celebrates 20 Years | 'Valentine's Day Web Sites Perform Better' | Between MTN and the Digital Amalgamation of Nigeria | The Network and the Internet | Ekwuem Harps on Need to Bridge Digital Divide |
COMMUNICATIONS
'Courier Regulatory Dept. Should be Autonomous' | NCC Releases Draft Frequency Licence | Telco Suppliers Seek Growth Elsewhere Amid 3G Delay | The Call Centre's Role in Relationship Management | The Hype of the GSM | Handset Sales Rose 2.4 Percent in 2002-Survey |
ARTS & REVIEW
Mojisola Olaiya: Victim or Victor? | Anyamele: An Actor's Many Faces | Fanta Entertains Teenagers at Valentine Funfest | Obey Etok: "I Hate Rumours" |
COMMENT
Revenue Commission and Hidden Agenda | Ebonyi: Whose Charter of Equity? |
THISLIFE
A Pregnant Woman's Black Wednesday in Gboko | Okoye: Death, Be Not Proud |
EDITORIAL
NEPA: Avoiding Frustration |
LETTERS
ASUU, SSANU, NASU and the Parity Question | Tinubu's Opponents Should Get Serious | Kalu's Visit to Abam |
CITY DIARY
NAFDAC Goes Tough on Drug Sales | Imesi-Ile Sings Successes of Oba Makanjuola at 79 |
POLITICS
I'll Restore Peoples Confidence in Govt, Says Moghalu | Hashidu Urges Politicians to Shun Violence | Yar'Adua Presents N19bn Budget | ...As Katsina Govt Creates 30 New LGs | Awuse Debunks Rumour of Disqualification | Tinubu Gets Award for Environmental Sanitation | House Candidate Urges Lagos AD to Reconcile Factions | 'Why Mbadinuju Sacked Cabinet' | AD Guber Candidate Vows Not to Trade Mandate | Buhari 'll be Fair to All, Says Okadigbo | Williams Lists Agenda for Lagos | Former UNPP Chieftain Decamps to PDP |
MARKET NEWS
Five Firms Shop for N2.9bn from Capital Market | Liberty Bank's Offer Closes February 26 |
MONEY GUIDE
Naira Sheds 16 Kobo as Demand Pressure Hits DAS | Group Flays Auditor-General's Removal | Interest Rate: MAN Asks Govt to Float Dev Stocks |
SPORTS
Uwua Warns Chukwu on Oliseh, Finidi | Togo Backs Nigeria's World Cup Bid | Okpodu Joins Falcons Camp for Arsenal | Eight Clubs Get Gulder's Largesse | Globacom Returns to League | Berger Captain Suspended, Gabros Fined | Why I Shunned Nigeria, by Ameobi | Manchester Utd Plays Down Arsenal Rift |
EXTRA
The Best Man for the Job... |