Wednesday March 19th, 2003

NEWS
INEC Reads Riot Act to Parties | Military Deploys Troops to Warri | Iraq: World Divided By US War Signal | Ibori: Abuja Court Assumes Jurisdiction | Foreign Reserve Rises, Hits $7.7bn | NITEL: Pentascope Signs Contract Amid Workers' Protests | FG Sets Up 7-Man Committee to Resolve ASUU Strike | Sagamu: Remo Leaders Meet over Peace | 39 Arraigned for Schools Disruption in Oyo | Anambara PDP Exco Members Join AD | Akanbi Decries Judges' Abuse of Powers | Obegolu's Case Dimissed | 5000 Churches Pray for Hitch-free Polls | Elections: Group to Deploy 10,000 Observers | IIL Deal: Court Upholds Joinder Notice on First Bank Directors | NTA to Meet Political Broadcast Challenges | Church Faces Financial Probe in UK | Unilorin Lecturers Plead for Sacked Colleagues | Retrenchment Rumour, a Wicked Lie -Adebayo | Lawyer Justifies ICPC Act Review | US, Threat to World Peace -NLC | 100,000 Illegal Pharmacy Outlets in Lagos -PSN | Ibori Urged to Halt Ozoro Communal Crisis | Bayelsans Urged to Support Alamieyeseigha | Obasanjo Approves N1bn for Owena Dam | Apapa Flags off School Milk Scheme | Lagos CJ Mourns Oyekan's Death | Eze Acholonu for Burial Friday |
Politics Extra ... Ahead 2003
I Won't Impose Sharia on Nigerians - Buhari | Six Arrested over Plan to Attack Gov Lawal | AD, ANPP in Coalition Talks to Unseat Dariye | May 29: Senator Proposes Interim National Govt | PDP Plans Operation 'Poundo' in South-east | NACCIMA Presidential Dialogue Resumes | We'll Re-position Imo - UNPP Candidate | No Going Back on Mbadinuju, Says AD Chief |
BUSINESS
Wage Increase: Govt to Spend Extra N8bn Annually | FG Urged to Implement Automotive Policy | SEC Advocates Discount Houses' Participation in Stock Market | Tripple Gee's Declining Performance Worries Investors | Banks Thrive on Public Sector Funds - Report | Zenith Emerges Biggest Player in Dutch Action | Setting Up Integrated Farm Project | What Do You Gain from Stocks? | SEC Moves to Investigate AIICO's Claim on Coral Properties | SEC Toes NSE Path Against CIS over Stockbrokers' Act | SEC Ready to Renew ASE's Licence | Citibank Nigeria Receives Highest Possible Ratings in Nigeria | Investment Tribunal May Handle AP Case | rends in Professional Banking Practices in Nigeria | Trends in Professional Banking Practices in Nigeria | Request for Approval for Govt Business Closes Next Week | 'We have Fake Insurance Operators, Doctors, Journalists - Bailey | Operators Complain of Activities of Inspectors | We Don't Keep Disaster Management Equipment, NEMA | Operators Asked to Embrace Social Responsibility | Oil Risks: Practitioner Asks Govt to Give Loans to Insurance Firms | Finance Workers Threaten Govt to Reinstate NICON MD | Banks and Insurers Boost FTSE, AstraZeneca Strong | ow Standard Chartered Bank Hopes to Maintain Cutting Edge | How Standard Chartered Bank Hopes to Maintain Cutting Edge | Insurers Fear 3 million Savers Face New Tax Burden | Man Sues to Recover Lost Value After Wreck |
ARTS & REVIEW
Star Quest Winners Comes on Kennis Music |
COMMENT
Iraq: Students Sue For Peace | Old Friends and New Allies |
MARKET NEWS
Hallmark Bank Expresses Confidence in Capital Market | Choppy Trade Hits Wall Street |
MONEY GUIDE
Naira Sheds 18 Kobo at Dutch Auction | Entrench Good Governance, ACAMB Urged | Gatewaybank Releases Guidelines for Project Nigeria |
DIPLOMATIC MATTERS
Iraq: The Failure of Diplomacy | Confronting Changes to British Visa Operations |
EDITORIAL
The Adamawa Communal Killings |
LETTERS
Politics of Blood-letting | Towards Sustainable Peace in Warri | Failed Banks and Depositors' Money |
EDUCATION
'A Peep into the World they See' | UAAB Holds Workshop on Cassava Processing | National Polytechnic Commission Underway - Borishade | FG Abandons $101m World Bank Loan for Universities | Cowbell Milk Rewards Maths Tutors | Adamu, Others Bag Honorary Degrees |
CITY DIARY
Cut High Tension Wire Puts Edo Communities in Darkness | Rivers Council Dispels Claims on Electricity Project | Unease in Oshodi, Lagos Still | Duke Mends Fences With Traditional Rulers |
FEATURES
Much Ado About Grassroots Governance | Where Have the Suitors Gone? |
SPORTS
Tunisia 2004: Fresh Crisis Hits Chukwu's Eagles | Ogunjobi Heads to Ukraine for Aghahowa | AFN Meet: Athletes Insist on Insurance | WC 2010: We're Still Going ahead - Odegbami | Eaglets Arrive For Turkey | Brazil May Host World Cup | Amodu Tests Sharks Bite Against Enyimba | UEFA League: Arsenal's Ultimate Test |