Monday March 24th, 2003

NEWS
Warri: Shell, Chevron, Elf Close Operations in Delta | Ibori Still Our Candidate in Delta, By PDP | Iraq Kills 10 U.S Soldiers, Captures Five | Egbin Power Station Shuts Down | April Polls: INEC Shops for Returning Officers | Only God 'll Decide Who Wins Presidency - Makarfi | Court Restrains FG from Acting on AP Tribunal Report | Obasanjo Takes Re-election Campaign to Kwara Today | Shagamu Mayhem: FG Vows to Punish Culprits | Oyo Politicians Sign Non-violence Pact | Minister Seeks Bigger Role for Govt Agency | Why I'm Seeking Second Term - Akume | NABTEB To Offer Single Subject Cerficates | 'Why Peace Should Return to Rivers' | Ogun Spends N1bn on Road Construction | Guinness Plans N100m Water Projects | Govt House Policeman Kills Gov's Supporter | Groups Train Journalists On Election Reporting | Pentascope: Industrial Crisis May Escalate, Says Workers' Scribe | Dangote Splashes N100m on Customers | Tinubu Backs Market of Convenience Initiative | Polls: Defence, POWA Take Campaign to Barracks | No Move to Scrap LG System - Benue Speaker | FG to Speed Up Completion of Enugu Fair Site | Jang Blames Plateau Govt for Clashes | Court Restrains NDLEA from Harassing ex-Director | Centre Identifies Causes of Violence | Women Voters Flay Spate of Political Violence |
Politics Extra ... Ahead 2003
April Elections: Prove Nigeria's Maturity, Obasanjo Tells Nigerians | ...Call for Shift in Dates Denounced | ...Govt Wants to Rig, Says Okogie | Ndigbo Frowns at Obasanjo's Pact with S-West AD | Abdulkadir Urges Tinubu's Re-election | Attah Flays Critics of GSM Investment | Nwobodo Vows to Stop PDP Campaigns If ... | Nwodo Pledges to Develop Zone |
State of the States
Workers Decry Preference for Imported Fuel | Tinubu Has Resuscitated Judicial System-Agabi | Protect Democracy, CAN Tells Christians | NPI Debunks False Immunisation Report | UAC Assures on Continued Customer Satisfaction | Fayose, Ekiti PDP Flagbearer, Denies Report | Minister Urges Workers to Call Off Strike | Seven Up Staff Hold Draws for Kanu Foundation | NAFDAC Destroys N23m Fake Goods | Ogbeh Flags Off PDP Campaigns in C/River | AD Women Protest Imposition of Candidate | PDP Tasks Owie on Role in Senate | Polls: Royal Fathers Endorse PDP | Liquidation: Peak Bank Faults Court Ruling | Govt Owes Pensioners N700m, Says Union | Nas Alleges Plot Against Polls | Methodists Express Concern over Political Killings |
POLITICS
Next Senate 'll Rectify Legislative Errors - Wabara | ICPC: 'My Colleagues in the House are Legislative Toddlers' | Kachako Dumps ANPP | 'My Aim is to Tackle Poverty' | 'Lagos State AD-led Administration Has Failed' | Guber Candidate Expresses Reservations over Peaceful Conduct of Elections |
CITY DIARY
Worrying Activities of Human Traffickers | Cleric Cautions Against Scuttling Democracy |
EDITORIAL
The Bitumen Project |
LETTERS
Gains of GSM in Kwara | ASUU Strike: What Manner of Govt Response? | Well Done, CG Customs |
COMMENT
Iraqi War and New International Order | Revenue Commission and Petrol Price Increase |
BUSINESS
'Well Funded Pensions Scheme'll Bring Down Interest Rate' | Koreans Defraud Nigerian Firm of N3m | Customs, Importers' Face-Off Worsens | Universal Banking: FSB, Zenith Move into Investment Banking | Goldman Revenues Buoyed by Fixed Income | Investment Tribunal May Take Up AP Case | IPWA Losses Down to N71m in Nine Months | Unipetrol 'Keeps Faith' as FCMB Wins M&A Award Again | BoJ Takes Emergency Stability Measures | Setting Up Orange Juice & Drinks Producing Plant for Export | Banks' Management of Products Laughable, Says SMP MD | 'How Panadol Was Relaunched' | 2nd Amstel Malta's Miss Commonwealth Contest Kicks Off | Repositioning Marketing | 'Why Marketing People Get It Wrong' | The Cost of War for Media Companies | New Yorker, Atlantic Lead Award Nominations | TV Networks Respond Swiftly to Military Campaign in Iraq | ICSAN Moves to Become Division | Econet Draws Produce Winner of Trip to Sun City | Marketers Announce War-related Ad Changes | An Odyssey Into the Business World: A Feminine Perspective |
MARKET NEWS
Poly Products' Profit Rises to N17.3m in 9 Months | Omegabank Plc Invests on Branch Expansion |
MONEY GUIDE
CBN Withdraws N80.9bn Excess Funds | Be Pro-active, Capital Bank Boss Tells Inspectors | SGBN Commences 24 Hrs Banking in Port-Harcourt |
ARTS & REVIEW
DStv Screen 'Oscars' From War Theatre | African Film Makers Confront AIDS |
FEATURES
What Internet Got to Do With Examination |
SPORTS
Malawi Cracker: Why Chukwu Dropped Kanu | Red Hot Aiyegbeni on Target Again | Why Boxing is Down - National Coach | Arsenal Back on Top | Special Sports Scribe Extols Deceased Coach | Pillars Coach Flees After Home Draw | Inzaghi Sinks Juve, Keeps Milan's Hopes Alive | Tennis: Venus Makes no Mistake | Wenger's Transfer Market Record is Uneven | Premier League: Rangers Challenge Enyimba | Bolton Sells Jay Jay Shirts |
EXTRA
Bush: Killing Women and Children for Oil |