Monday March 3rd, 2003

NEWS
We 'll Decide on Obasanjo this Week - Adesanya | CBN Approves STB's Acquisition of Continental Trust | Buhari Woos Igbo, as Obasanjo Storms North-east | NNPC Lagos Oil Depot Escapes Fire Disaster | Nigeria to Host Commonwealth Heads of Govt Dec 5 | Certificate Scandal, Mass Demotion Hit National Assembly Staff | Oil Price Now $38 Per Barrel | Ige: Anglican Church is Hypocritical, Says AMORC | Supreme Court Confirms Death Sentence on Biz Man | Maduekwe Seeks Emergence of 'Policy Leadership' | Idumagbo Explosion: Camp for Victims Closed | Lawmaker Wants FG to Investigate Ozoro Violence | Revenue Allocation Unfair to Lagos - Pedro | Lagos Sources N15bn for Central Sewage Project | Zamfara Govt Declares Tuesday Holiday | Sharia: 'How Women Can Gain Access to Justice' | College Crisis: Police Arrest Union Leaders, Students | Court Adjourns Abaribe's Suit to March 17 | Obasanjo Moves Campaign to Ebonyi | Niger Insurance Reserves 10 Per cent Shares for Workers | Stakeholders Demand Return of Sanitation Exercise | House of Reps Candidate Promises Improved Standard of Living | Muslims Urged to Celebrate Hijrah with Peace | Autonomy 'll End Varsity Crises _V-C | 70 Rural Electricity Projects Executed in Gombe | Ex-ANPP Aspirant Supports Candidate | 48 ID Card Tools Break Down | Police Plan Computer College for Abeokuta | New LGs Illegal, Says Revenue Panel | Igbo Youth Rates Nwachukwu Best | New C/River Govt Scribe Takes Oath | Bafarawa Sues The Week Magazine | Bishops Pray for Peaceful Polls | NYSC: 'Heavy, Nursing Mums Can't Serve' | Ebonyi ANPP Boss Escapes Assassination | Fulani Group Kicks Against Festival |
Politics Extra ... Ahead 2003
Buhari No Threat to Obasanjo - Magoro | PRP Orders Guber Candidate to Withdraw Suit Against Osoba | No Regrets Choosing Ojukwu - APGA | 'Beware of Deceitful Politicians' | My Past Records Are Clean, Says Owie | Army Pledges Continued Defence of Democracy | UNPP Flags off Campaign in Owerri |
State of the States
Students Drag NYSC Boss to Court | NDLEA Arrests 27 Suspects | Steer Clear of Partisan Politics, Civil Servants Told | Duke Signs Sanitation Bill into Law | I'll Probe Kwankwaso's Govt - ANPP Flagbearer | N10m Goods Razed in Market Fire |
POLITICS
PDP Scribe Condemns Violence, Political Killings in the S/East | Haliru, Shagari Commended for Contributions to PDP | Egwu Flags off Campaign, Warns Against Violence | Kano Police Arrest More PSP Chieftains over Violence | 'I'll Restore the Lost Glory of Lagos' | Ibori Flags Off Re-election Campaign Today | Plateau PDP Stakeholders Meet for Reconciliation | Ekiti: Who 'll The Cap Fit? | Agballah: A Return to Aminu Kano-Style Politics |
CITY DIARY
Bandits Invade Gombe Communities | Japan Boosts Malaria Control With N126.5m in Nigeria | Group Calls for Sustained Enlightenment on HIV/AIDS | IGP Orders Computerization of the Force | Community Launches N25m Devt. Fund |
EDITORIAL
Why the Fuel Scarcity? |
LETTERS
Of Electoral Violence and the Future of Democracy | 'Okotie's Hands are Clean' | Standard Trust Bank and Terminal Benefits Denial |
COMMENT
Security of Nigerian Diplomats Abroad | The Identity Card Scheme and Parlour Game |
BUSINESS
Totalfinaelf: The New Oil Behemoth | Private Firm Offers to Construct RORO Terminal | NCAA Explains Why Falcon Airlines Lost Licence | Milled Ginger Foil Local and Export Markets | Prices of Food Items Drop in P/H - Survey | More Firms Cry Out over Operating Environment | Shareholders to Assess Vitafoam Performance this Week | Shareholders Blame BPE, others over AP's N26bn Debt | UTC Improves on Performance | John Holt Raises Profit by 33 per cent | Fund Managers See No End to Share Price Falls | Nestle Expects Stronger Performance in 2003 | Bank of England Gets First Woman Deputy Governor | Hopes of ECB Rate Cut Increases | IMF Reviews Pakistan's PRGF-Supported Program | Market Capitalisation Wobbles Further | Re-engineering the Business DNA | Entrepreneur Laments Effects of Global Recession | Gum Arabic Laboratory Inaugurated in Jigawa | Standard Alliance to be Listed on NSE | What Future Awaits Shareholders of Champion Breweries ? | Nigeria's Top Companies to Recruit in London | NURTW Plans Anti-touting Workshop/Seminar | Firm Organises Seminar on Winning Customers | MDS Records 60% Growth, Rewards Clients | 'Nigeria Committed to Africa's integration' | Agreement Reached on WTO Waiver for 'Conflict Diamonds' | As WTO, ITD Launch Technical Collaboration | World Bank Endorses Water Resources Strategy | World Bank President Commits Ongoing Support to Afghanistan | Duck Soup Completes Two Movie Spots for BBDO | Close Shave for Gucci Advert | NIPR Has Found Its Voice - Badejo-Okusanya | DStv Screens Worldwide MTV Special with Tony Blair | Tantalizers Makes Valentine Day Memorable for Tejuosho Residents | Group Launches Family Business Publication | Advertisers Turn Away from ITV | Printable Version Brewery Rapped Over 'Vitamin Beer | Texaco Gives Loyal Customer Volkswagen Bora |
RIGHT OF REPLY
Chris Okotie: Beyond the Criticisms |
MARKET NEWS
Afribank's Profit Declines by 42 Per cent in 9 Months | All-Share Index drops by 3.25 Per cent |
MONEY GUIDE
Nigeria's Foreign Reserve Slides | First Atlantic Bank's Asset Hits N13bn | Nigeria Redeems N395m Debts |
ARTS & REVIEW
The Tragedy in Nigerian Comedy Films |
FEATURES
Fuel Crisis: A Return to Old Order? |
SPORTS
British Press Blames Finidi for Club's Woes | Chevron Eyes Pro League | NPA/Apapa Tennis Ends | Schools' Chess League Enters Second Round | COJA, Federations Exchange Words At Stakeholders Meeting | Emmy Cliff Set to Conquer Africa | Eaglets Secure Swaziland 2003 Ticket | Okocha Deserves Better Team - Allardyce | Woods Withdraws from Dubai Desert Classic | Scribe Rates Inducon League High | Clubs Battle NFA Over Gulder Deal | FIFA Ban: Tanzania Backs Kenya | Liverpool Lift Worthington Cup | Runners Begin 1,000-Mile Marathon | Ronaldo Goes Wild, As Real Leads | AC Milan Slip Up Against Atalanta | Marathon Founder Brasher Dies | US Olympic Boss Resigns | Jones Makes Boxing History | Gunners Too Much for Charlton | ...Lewis Rules Out Jones Meeting | England Lose Out in Thriller | Ref Sends off 11 Players | World Indoors: Lewis-Francis in, Baulch Out |