Monday March 17th, 2003

NEWS
Ibori Not Disqualified, Says Guobadia | NNPC, ChevronTexaco Enter Fresh Deal on Crude Supply | Marshall Harry: Police Quiz Awuse, ANPP Guber Candidate | AD, PDP Leaders Meet on Terms of Pact | NNPC Fire: Probe Panel Begins Public Hearing April 1 | Obasanjo Convenes Summit on Political Violence | Iraq: Obasanjo, Mbeki, Wade Restate Opposition to War | Buhari, Enemy of the North - Atiku | Peak Bank Involved in FIRS Scam, NDIC Insists | Lawal Deplores Call for Emergency Rule in Kwara | NLNG Production Capacity to Double | Military Positions for Reprisal Attack in Delta | Yoruba Elders Plead for Peaceful Polls | 900,000 May Lose Jobs to Scrapping of LGs | Borishade Tasks Poly Graduates on Job Creation | Assassins Still on the Prowl, Akande Raises Alarm | AD Guber Candidate Threatens to Probe Hashidu | I've Not Breached Anti-graft Law - Attah | Aminu Warns Parties Against Violence | ANPP Guber Candidate Assures Rulers of Better Life | 'Drugs: 250,000 Nigerians Deported in 2002' | Sagay Calls for Rejection of Onshore/Offshore Bill | NUPENG Vows to Resist Fuel Price Increase | Lawal Swears in New Commissioners Today | Guber Candidate Decries Political Violence | Dariye Promises People-oriented Programmes | Elite Blamed for Non-realisation of S/South Presidency | Court Orders Chikwe to Refund N8.5m | Kwara Govt Alerts on Fake Documents | PDP Guber Flagbearer Dispels Rumours | Community Protests PDP Lawmaker's Candidacy | Youth Accuse Govts of Complicity | ANPP Alleges Police Harassment |
Politics Extra ... Ahead 2003
INEC to CAN:April Election Dates Can't Be Changed | Polls: AD, PDP Set Up Monitoring Committee | Obasanjo's Re-election: 'Opposition 'll Cry Foul' | Amin, ANPP Chieftain Joins PRP | Akume Refutes Gemade's Claim on Governorship | We Won't Field Omisore - George | 'I Was Never Quizzed over OGB's Death' | I'm Committed to Peace in Kwara - Saraki |
POLITICS
Govt Has Failed Us in Imo, Says Uzodimma | TMG Chieftain Seeks Progressive Judiciary | Plateau Government to Deal With Trouble Makers | Group Calls for Meeting of Politicians over Violence | 'All PDP Guber Candidates 'll Lose in the S/West' | APGA Woman Leader Blames PDP over Killings | House Candidate Tasks Electorate on Credibility | 'Why We Teamed Up With Igbinedion' |
CITY DIARY
Talu, Niam, Boboy and the Oshodi Mayhem |
EDITORIAL
Fuel Shortage and Pump Price |
LETTERS
Marshal Harry: How Not to Mourn a Hero | Assassins on the Prowl | Lokoja: Two Big Rivers, Yet No Water | On Britain's Security Report on Nigeria |
COMMENT
All Politicians' Summit and Nation-building | The Politicisation of Religion |
BUSINESS
African Governments Plan Regional Transport Links | Destination Inspection: Government Accused of Policy Inconsistency | NEPA District Moves to Boost Power Supply | Vitafoam Nigeria Keeps Head Above Water | WEMA Bank Boss Charges Banks on SMEs | Chamber, Exhibitors Score Kaduna Fair High | WorldCom Complains to Brussels over DT | Fortis Quells Takeover Talk | FG Urged to Reduce Tariffs on Photographic Materials | 'Innovative, Qualitative Services Key in Competitive Banking' | International Rating Agency Raises Ceiling for Nigerian Banks | IFC Provides $15 Million Financing to Kenya Airways | SEC Advices on Mergers and Acquisitions | CBN Sells N69.162b Worth of Treasury Bills | IMF, World Bank Support $675m in Debt Service Relief for Mali | Union Dicon Posts N250m Loss, No Dividend | FSB Takes Standard Alliance to Capital Market for N330m | Ovia Seeks Private, Public Sector Collaboration | Brandfaces Marketing Awards on the way | Coca-Cola Chief Marketing Officer Resigns | A Brand and A Secret | FCB Loses $125m Account Review By Fax | In-Hospital TV Network Drug Ads Attacked | Miller to Switch Beer Account From Jwt to Ogilvy | Ogun State NLC Commends Indomie | Small '03 Recovery Forecast for European Ad Spending | European Web Ad Firm Denies Yahoo Takeover Talk | NY Times Feb. Newspaper Ad Revenue Up | 23 Agencies Get Request for Proposals from Pfizer | Terrorism Fears Boost Battery Sales | British Trade Mission Due in Nigeria, Ghana | FIIRO Holds Transfer of Technology Programme | City Express Opens Balogun Cash Centre | FAPRA Holds PR Conference | Presidential Adviser on Budget to Speak At IoD's Evening | Wadof Eyes International Market | UBN Set for Bandwidth Challenges |
MARKET NEWS
SEC Cautions on Mergers, Acquisitions | Operator Canvasses Separate Roles for Brokers | El-Rufai Delivers 2nd Lagos State Assembly Lecture |
MONEY GUIDE
Expert Raises Alarm Over N126bn Banks' Debt Portfolio | CBN Mops N69bn from Economy | NAL Bank Raises N1.8bn from Rights Issue | Ethopia to Host ADB Annual Meetings |
ARTS & REVIEW
Copers Take Music of Hope to the People | Coating her Craft with Creativity |
FEATURES
Towards Curbing Corruption in Public Service |
SPORTS
Spurs Ready to 'Hijack' Aiyegbeni | Amodu Joins Sharks | Scolari Praises Africa | Maazouzi Wins Brimingham Classic | Rangers Ready for CAF Challenge - Owumi | Mido: FIFA Makes U-Turn | Udeze Can't Save Baggies | Rangers Retain CIS Cup | Insurance on Course | Taribo in the Cooler | Chelsea Stars in Training Ground Fight | Mosheou Sinks Pirates | Sri Lanka Oust Zimbabwe, Advance to Semis | Serena Williams Eyes Toronto Return | I Will Break Highbury Hearts Again - Carew |
EXTRA
This Nation, A Confederacy of Grumblers |