Wednesday April 30th, 2003

NEWS
ANPP Governors Back Buhari, Says Bafarawa | NITEL: N10bn Share Purchase Fund Ready | 68 Expatriate Workers Held Hostage in Rivers | Obasanjo, Ibori in One-Hour Consultation | DPR Issues Danger Alert on Atlas Cove Jetty | Polls: Umar Calls for Restraints | PDP: Our Stand On Presidential Polls 'Hypothetical' | FG Committed to Safety - Maduekwe | Enugu ANPP Boycotts State Assembly Polls | INEC Website: Tinubu Demands Police Investigation | Buhari Urges Supporters to Vote ANPP | PDP's Loss in North West, Act of God - Atiku | Rivers PDP Suspends Douglas, Nwuche | Kwara: Transition Panel's Powers Cause Row | No Fresh Election in Abia South - INEC | Osoba Condemns Daniel's Directive to Banks | Obasanjo's Re-election Portends 'Golden Change' - Maharaji | Democracy Succeeds on Strong, Constructive Opposition, Says Obasanjo | Two Feared Dead as Nigerdock Workers Begin Strike | SAHCOL Fire Could 've Been Averted - CSO | NEPA Promises Better Power Supply in Lagos | Police Arrest 13 MASSOB Members in Lagos | Ige: Court to Rule on Omisore's Bail Monday | NBA Boss Tasks FG on Killers | 'Corporate Bodies Should Assist in Educational Devt' | How to Prevent SARS in Nigeria - US Doctor | Freedom Organisation Faults Elections Observers' Report | Ibori Promises Development of Rural Areas, Agriculture | Ngige Vows to Revoke Shady Land Deals | Agagu Inaugurates 12-man Transition Committee | Appointments: Lobbyists Mount Pressure on Governor-elect | WAEC Records Poor Performance in Nov/Dec 2002 Examination | Senator-elect to Politicians: Accept Polls Results in Good Faith | Sack Anambra Electoral Commissioner, Obasanjo Told | NNPP Congratulates PDP, Others, Lauds Electoral Process | Akanmode Explains PDP's Success in Kogi | Boni Haruna Urged to Implement Devt Projects | Sudan National Radio Management Visits Nigeria | Group Counsels Politicians on Democratic Ideals | Benin NBA Boycotts Court | Ex-Minister Urges Presidency to Probe Party Agent's Murder | FRSC to Introduce Vehicle Identification Tag | Workers Protest Unpaid Salaries | CLO Decries NDP Guber Candidate's Detention | Borishade Advises Workshop on Eradication of Illiteracy | PDP Mobilises supporters for State Assembly Polls | AD rejoices with Ibori | CALCCIMA Congratulates Duke | Group Congratulates Ngige on Victory |
POLITICS
Obasanjo's Victory in Bayelsa Deserved, Says Alamieyeseigha | PDP Chieftain Commends Adamawa Voters | I'll Overhaul Revenue Machinery, Says Ngige | Oyinlola'll Disappoint Critics, Says Senator-elect | Group Lauds Obasanjo's Victory | CAN Alleges Fraud, Wants Anambra Result Voided | NCP Guber Candidate Congratulates Duke | INEC And 2003 Elections: Matters Arising |
BUSINESS
Money for SMEs Idle as Banks Raise N14.5bn | Insurance Practitioners Charged to Penetrate Banking Sector | NSITF Plans Real Estate Subsidiary | Wall Street Agrees Deal on Tainted Research | McDonald's Earnings Return from the Red | Market Operators Parley with Nigerians in Diaspora | Unilever Raises Profit by 53 Per Cent in First Quarter | Mizuho to Report Largest Loss in Japan's History | AGOA, an Opportunity Thrown Away - Commerce Minister | In Which Market Will Assurance Bank Play? | Realigning Budget from Wasteful Spending | Remain Resolute on Appropriate Pricing, Insurance Operators Told | Signs of Market Stability Emerge in Insurance Industry | Set Up Single Financial Regulatory Body, FG Urged | Governor Renominates Koken as Insurance Commissioner | NAICOM Applauds 1972 Indigenisation Decree | Miss Insurance Pageant Holds Friday | No SARS Claims Seen by US PC Insurers |
ARTS & REVIEW
An Intriguing Pamphlet of Life | Mariah Carey Turns on the Charm |
COMMENT
Real Losers in Nigerian Democracy | What Obasanjo Owes Nzeribe |
MARKET NEWS
Investors Trade 26 Per cent of Niger Insurance Shares |
MONEY GUIDE
NIBSS Plans New Payment Platform for Banks | Corporate Governance Code for Banks Ready | Naira Now $127.81 to One US Dollar |
DEVELOPMENT
Can Labour Work on Poverty? | Campaign Finance, Corporate Nigeria and Social Responsibility | CPA Trains Journalists on Public Accountability | Gender, Science and Technology | Health: From Policy Directive to Guaranteed Constitutional Right |
EDITORIAL
Public Officers and Sycophancy |
LETTERS
Bisi Akande: A Genuine Democrat to Emulate | The Nightmare Called Oshodi-Apapa Expressway | Women and Fuel Crisis |
EDUCATION
Expert Seeks Policy Assessment to Curb Child Labour | Suleja Academy Produces Biology Whizkid | Take Mathematics as Daily Bread, Students Advised | Capital Express Presents Cheques to Insured Students | Elevating the Standard of Education in Ogun State |
FEATURES
'You Could Not Ignore His Presence' |
DIPLOMATIC MATTERS
Nigeria's Quest for UN Human Rights Post | Nigerians in US Ecstatic over Peaceful Elections | Titbits |
SPORTS
Why World Cup Bid Has Credibility Problems- Runsewe | Rangers Draw Motema Pembe | Berger Hot Shot Banned | Econet Corporate Challenge Begins in Kaduna | Diack Praises COJA's Lausanne Initiative | W.C:SuperSport Splashes N160m on S/A Bid | Nigerians Clash in Polish Cup | U-23 Off to Lesotho | Abuja 2003: CAF Okays Draws for June | Six Handball Referees Head to Dakar |
RIGHT OF REPLY
Not Again, Bode George |
EXTRA
So, What is the Content of This Victory? |