Thursday June 19th, 2003

NEWS
We'll Amend 1999 Constitution, Says Obasanjo | How New Ministers Are Selected | Council of State Backs Fuel Price Liberalisation | ASUU to Lose 6 Months Pay Over Strike | Armed Forces Better Under Democracy - Ogomudia | AIDS, a Social Leveller, Says Mrs Atiku | MAN Urges FG to Speed Up NEPA Privatisation | Power Generation at Egbin Station Drops | Trial of Satellite Air Navigation Systems Begins | We Must Rescue Our Universities - Tinubu | Babalola Condemns N250m Bribery Allegation Against Uwais | FG to Distribute 120,000 m Tons Fertilizer to States | Another '419' Suspect Arrested, Appears in Court Today | Oil Tankers: Lagos Issues Ultimatum to Marketers | Haruna Blames Religious Crises on Non-Indigenes | Rivers Guber Polls: Awuse Goes to Court of Appeal | Council of State Cautioned Against Restructuring Nigeria | 'LG Restructuring, Good for Democracy' | NDLEA Boss Tasks Nigerians on Drug War | Obasanjo Wants Ojukwu's Petition Dismissed | Assembly Wades into Fuel Scarcity | Monarch's Will Splits Family | Former NDLEA Chief Sued | MTN Extends Phone Services to Akwa Ibom | Principal Arrested over N1.8m NECO Fee Scam | Warri: How Danjuma Panel Can Succeed, By Bozimo | Sharia: Seven on Wrist Amputation List | Bad Leadership, Bane of Nigerian Politics - Okogie | Lagos PDP Group Picks Leaders | Controversy over Medical Centre's Headship | North-west SIEC Postpones Council Polls | Election: Benue SIEC Ready But... | Bauchi Set, Awaits New Date | Assembly Approves Dissolution of 3 Commissions | NUC to Shut Down Unlicensed Varsities | I Wasn't Sacked for Fraud, Says Lawmaker | Bus Drivers Protest Extortion | Gombe Raises 7-man Panel for Hospitals |
BANKING REVIEW
Those Behind SGBN Bank |
e-BUSINESS
PTOs and the Battle for Clients | US Calls for GSM on Iraq Airwaves | Computer Regulatory Body Raids Microsoft, HP | Cellcom Launches Abuja's first End-to-End CDMA 2000 IX All IP Network | FG Urged to Give Communications Infrastructure Priority | 'How to Grow IT Sector in Nigeria' | No Longer Just for the Elite | Society Explains Slow Growth of Smartcards in Nigeria |
COMMUNICATIONS
Siemens Business Services Launches Mobile Enterprise Services Alliance (MESA) | MTN Extends Community Phone Project to Akwa Ibom | ... To Sponsor NESG Policy Dialogue Session | SR Telecom Receives First Commercial Orders for Stride2400 | Zinox Introduces New Digital UPS | Accat Appraises Seminar, Prepares for Wafritel Expo | XPT Launches Service, Wires Opebi, Allen | Mobile Phone - IT Fair Debuts at TBS | MTech Evangelises for Church Through SMS | Nokia Says Operators Want Walkie-Talkies and EDGE |
ARTS & REVIEW
Hollywood: The Avant-Garde Years | Birthday Blues, Pranks, Angst Rules the House |
COMMENT
Charles Taylor and UN Conspiracy | Homage to Wahab Baba |
EDITORIAL
Again, the Census Problem |
LETTERS
NLC and Pay Rise | The Destruction of Awo's Statue | Menace of Okada Riders at Ikosi |
CITY DIARY
Shokun Family Explains Role in Akiolu's Appointment as Lagos Oba | 5 Killed in Lagos-bound Luxury Buses Robbery | Groups Sue for Peace in Ebonyi Communal Clashes | 'Dog Lovers are Crazy' |
POLITICS
Power Tussle Rocks Kano ANPP, Dissolution Imminent | Tribunal to Entertain Abaribe's Petition Against Kalu | Beware of Sychophants, Ngige Advised | Group Lauds Actions of Anambra Election Tribunal | APGA Chief Congratulates Ngige | Saraki Moves to Re-position Kwara, Charts a New Course | 'My Job is to Represent My People Effectively' | 'Re-building Apapa 'll Be My Priority' |
THISLIFE
'We Struggle for Our Own Food' |
MARKET NEWS
Market Capitalisation Gains N7.6bn | Wall Street Rebounds from Early Losses |
MONEY GUIDE
38 Banks Can't Exist Without Inter Bank Funds -CBN | CIBN Disciplinary Tribunal Inaugurated | First Bank, Directors Sue City People for N1bn |
SPORTS
Kanu Ready to Accept Arsenal's Pay Off Offer | Okocha, Kanu for Ecuador | Globacom: Sports Ministry Gives NFA Ultimatum | Pending Match Bonuses Threaten Angola Tie | Power Tussle Tears NFA Apart | Lewis: I'm Last of The Greats | Ijeh Returns to Action | Beckham-Mania Grips Globe as Spain Gets New Star | Real Joy at Beckham Deal | Barca Anguish | How The Transfer Happened |
RIGHT OF REPLY
ASUU:Blame Obasanjo, Not Jingo | Between Wabara and Egbo- Egbo |