Monday February 24th, 2003

NEWS
Fear Grips Candidates as INEC Begins Screening | Unipetrol, Ondo Clinch Marginal Fields | Revenue Commission Changes Gear, Favours Lower Fuel Price | ASUU Challenges Minister to Debate | Bill Seeks to Increase Number of Appeal Court Judges | Acute Water Scarcity Hits Abakaliki | Etete Not Declared Wanted - Counsel | Kadpoly: Panel Indicts NBTE Scribe | FG Commits N160m to Women Empowerment | Aspirant Vows to Fight Underdevelopment | Lagos Pays Contractors N200m on Road Projects | Minister Urged to Intervene in College Crisis | Varsity to Access NIPSS Research Works | NUT Seeks Commissioner's Removal | 83 Firms Dragged to Revenue Court in Anambra | ANA Honours Four Writers | Muslim Group Urges Media to be Fair | Inadequate Data Blamed for Policy Failure | Contempt of Court: LG Boss Risks Jail Term | FG, Group Agree on Women Empowerment | Rivers to Employ 6000 Youth in Firm | 'Why We Must Support ID Card Project' | Agents Frown at NAHCO, SAHCOL Closure | Ghanaian Nabbed over Forgery | 'Area Boys' Waylay PDP Chieftains | Pilgrims Relish Saudi's Steady Electricity | Six Parties Meet INEC Deadline in Ondo | PDP Chief Canvasses Support for Ibori | Aliero Accepts Opponent's Call for Debate | Boy, 15, Charged for Murder | Gbong-Gwom Jos: Group Favours Ex-DIG | APGA Chieftain Denies Working Against Igbo Interest | ID Card: FG Urged to Review Closing Date | Protest Greet Nomination of Alaye of Ayetoro | Obasanjo's Birthday: Group Plans Big for Children | NDP Picks Gizo as Plateau Guber Candidate |
Politics Extra ... Ahead 2003
Union Offers N2m to Unmask ANPP's Candidate's Killers | Polls: Nobody Intimidated Me to Step Down - Nwuche | How I Intend to Transform Enugu, By Ayogu | I'll Not Raise Funds for Campaign, Says Fawehinmi | OAAN Boss Promises to Unravel Perpetrators of Billboard Act | Awuse Accuses Odili's Govt of Misrule | APGA Presents Onwuka Kalu as Abia Guber Candidate |
State of the States
Buhari Deserves a Chance - ANPP Chief | ...May Probe PDP Administration | Spurious Publication on Ado Land Decried | New INEC Commissioner Takes Over | Electoral Body Displays Candidates' Particulars |
POLITICS
Nwobodo Vows to Adopt Vision 2010 Blueprint | Nwachukwu Laments Decay in Infrastructure | Group Tasks Okereke-Onyiuke over Statement on Donations | House Member Urges INEC to Display Voters Register | Ogun PDP Accuses AD Of Defacing Campaign Posters | Lagos AD Tackles Williams over Programmes | Can He Step into Anyim's shoes? | No Anxiety over My Health, Says Akume |
CITY DIARY
Japan Supports Grassroots Projects with $.2m | Lagos: How Valentine Went | Badagry Boosts Adult Literacy | Audu Commissions 11-year-old Imane Electricity Project | Cleric Bets on Second Term for Tinubu | ASPAMDA Boosts Private Sector Employment |
EDITORIAL
Auditor-General's Removal: Matters Arising |
LETTERS
Politics: Who's Fooling Who? | Reps and Wasteful Foreign Trip | An Appeal to Lagos NYSC |
COMMENT
Nigeria as Africa's Power House | Azie's Removal: A Mockery of Expertise |
BUSINESS
Private Refineries: 3 Applicants Submit Preliminary Reports | Ports: Agents, Truck Owners to Go on Strike | ECOWAS Trade, Integration Programme to Gulp N16bn | NITEL: Pentascope to Achieve 90 per cent Revenue Increase by 2005 | Capital Market Top Performers to be Named March 19 | Unipetrol/Agip: Asalu Says Battle Continues | BAT, Unilever to Fight Counterfeits | CBC, NEPAD Host Pan-Africa Investment Forum in S/Africa | Lombard Signs $400m Deal with Foreign Partner | Major Shareholder Gives BCN Lifeline | Diageo Reports Loss After Burger King Disposal | UK Budget Deficit Meets Treasury Forecasts | UBA's Post-tax Profit hits N3bn in 9 Months | Merrill Settles Enron Issue with SEC, to Pay $80m Penalties | Divestment: Dunlop Assures Investors over DN Meyer | Premium Bond Sales Surge as Shares Fall | Giant Leap for Emerging Markets | Board Approves Champion Breweries' Recapitalisation | National Bank Gets New MD | IFC Enters Municipal Finance Market in Mexico | Neimeth Strives to Sustain Recovery Momentum | Cowbell: Ringing the Mathematics Bell | Net4nowt Ends Free Advertising for ISPs | Tower Aluminium Invests in Flexible Packaging | Group Calls for Completion of Enugu International Fair Ground | MannyBank Customer Wins Valucard Prize | M-Net Launches N13m African Feature-Film Project | Tequila/Direct & One-to-One Integrate | Marketing Imperatives of Risk-Adjusted Returns in Banks | Luxe Pack to Reward Young Design Talent | SON Collaborates with MAN on Product Registration | Harvard, UNAIDS, WEF Announce Initiative on Aids in Africa, Asia | Ex-Pepsi Pitch Woman to Sue over Coke Tabloid Story | Krishnas Mad over Meat Ad | Two Cereal Makers Raise Prices, Cite Rising Costs for Hikes | Luxury Brands Consultancy Created in New York | Nivea Offers Free Anti-stress Massages | PR Should be Management Function, Says Olatunde | Home Depot Launches $350m Campaign | Nescafe Targets Lovers | Competitors Partner to Provide Brand Evaluation Services | 'Service Quality is Key to Success' | More Women Win Gulder Manchester Tickets | What Next is Banking Industry's Houdinis? | An Overview of the Privatisation Experience |
MARKET NEWS
Inland Bank Seeks N892m Through Rights Issue | IMB Morgan's Average Returns Hit 63.40 Per cent |
MONEY GUIDE
CBN D/Gov Blames Society for Unethical Practices in Banks | Indo-Nigeria Bank Raise Share Capital to N1bn | Banker Canvasses Interest Rate Risk Management Policies |
ARTS & REVIEW
Enter the Second National Film Festival | Iroko's Thrilling Valentine for Lagos Celebs |
FEATURES
Everyone a Fisherman for Africa's Survival | Again, Crisis Looms in Health Sector |
SPORTS
Kanu Suffers Training Ground Set Back | AFN May Shop for New Classic Sponsor | Chukwu for England | Tyson Wins, Not Ready for Lewis | Cameroon, Togo to Attend World Cup Bid Meeting | Sour Grapes Emanating From Old Trafford | Okocha Shines | Ajuwa's The New Amuneke | Udeze Can't Save West Brom | Barca Game Lifts Ameobi | S/Africa Tackles Madagascar | FA Needs 50m Pounds to Survive | Tendulkar Inspires India Win | Matthaeus to Play Testimonial | Dubai Delight for Henin Hardenne | Payton Shines in Bucks Debut | PSV Stretches Lead | Fan Violence Stops Match | IOC Sounds Athens Danger Alert |
EXTRA
Do They Still Remember the Economy? |