Monday August 25th, 2003

NEWS
Campaigns Divisive, Diversionary, Says Obasanjo | How Abacha Blackmailed Me, By Atiku | Committee Upholds Transfer of Oil Blocs to NNPC | Fresh Fighting Erupts in Liberia | Fake Drug Manufacturers for Prosecution | First Bank Restructures | FG Waivers Affect Revenue At Abuja Airport | Domgas, Lead, Fieldstone Sign Pact on Gas | 100,000 Youths Benefited from CAP Programme, Says Kpakol | Jigawa Opts for Soil-Specific Fertiliser | Withdrawal of Police Orderlies Unacceptable - Wabara | Fuel Scarcity Grips Abuja | NBA to Mediate in Ijaw, Itsekiri Clashes | Nigeria Airways: Release Probe Report, NACI Tells FG | Revenue Formula Can't be Amended - RMAFC | Abuja Masterplan for Review 2004, Says El-Rufai | FG to Address Ecological Problems in S/East | Warri: Clark, SSG Allege Death Threats | ECO 'll Expose ECOWAS States' Weaknesses - Tukur | Judges' Orderlies Can't be Withdrawn - Lawmaker | Lab Scientists Seek Blood Transfusion Body | ANPP Wants Obasanjo's Counsel Probed over Parley | How We Secured NITEL for Pentascope - Union | Utomi Identifies Bane of Privatisation | FG Releases N2bn for Immigration Staff Allowances | Unpaid Lagos Workers to Get Salaries Soon | Delta Govt Urged to Resolve Kingship Tussle | Poly Rectors Complain of Shortfall in Personnel Costs | Impart Skills in Interns, Corps Members, Firm Urged | Lawmaker Institutes N20m Scholarship Scheme | Jigawa Govt to Boost Gum Production | Nigerians Impressed with FG'S Peace Moves, Says Group |
STATE OF THE STATES
Pedro Tasks Police on Cross-border Crime | 'Why We are Not Ripe for Sharia' | More Courts 'll Speed-up Justice - Chief Judge | 'Why Road Accidents Persist' | How to Attract Investors - Daniel | Govt Builds 400 Houses for Flood Victims | No 'Sacred Cows' in Illegal Structures Demolition - Commissioner | Traditional Rulers Urged to Join AIDS War | Govt Spends N170m on Medical Equipment | Discrimination: Igbo Seek Kalu's Intervention | Abakaliki Roads Await Repairs | Speaker Kicks Against NDDC's Amendment | NEPA Vandals Deny Water Firm of Revenue | 75,000 Youth Benefit from Skill Scheme | Insurance Firm Recapitalises, Opens Staff Cooperative | TUC Promises to Build Fuel Stations | 16 Corps Members Service Year Extended | Prince's Statement Angers Emir | Female Commissioner Pledges to Make a Difference | Group Hails Alamieyeseigha's Housing Programme | N76m Released for Ex-civil Servants' Benefits |
POLITICS
Warri Crisis, Threat to National Peace - Omu | Disaffection, Rivalry Threaten Kwara PDP | Benue Lawmaker Defies Tribunal | Kaduna ANPP Leadership Crisis Deepens | Anambra: On Ngige's Legitimacy | Political Rivalry in Kano: Shekarau, Kwankwaso Example |
CITY DIARY
Determined to be Soldiers of Christ | 'Involve Traders in Policy Making' | Adamawa Pledges to Improve Healthcare Delivery | Katsina Vows to Fight Child Abuse | NANS Moves Against Cultism in Kwara Schools | Head of Service Warned on Jurisdictional Dispute | Gombe Council Adopts Direct Labour |
EDITORIAL
Not Yet An Economic Agenda |
LETTERS
Atiku, South-south and 2007 | The Menace of Traffic Congestion | Task Before African Union |
COMMENT
On Nigeria's Satellite Launch | PDP's Tragic Somersault |
BUSINESS
Deposit, Lending Rates Decline Says CBN | Reliance Bank to Float 12 new Branches | Stock Market Rises By N54bn | Portland Paints Acquired at N0.7bn via Management Buy-out | Lafarge Chairman Rules Out Merger of WAPCO, Ashakacem | FEDEX Raises Revenue By 45 Per cent | Mr Bigg's, Nestle Nido Commence Bursary Awards to Pupils | NNB Updates Staff on Banking Trends | Peers Consulting Retreat Elicits Work Enhancement Formulas | Production of Mango, Cashew Fruit Juice | As Oak Natural Water Receives a New Seal of Authority | Unilever Introduces Sunsilk | Limca Thanks Consumers | Stock Market Boosts Afribank's Shares | OAAN Plans a Database for Billboards | ...Goes Tough on Debtor Agencies | Coca-Cola, Tradeways Partner for Coca-Cola Mega Millions Promo | Star Millionaire Promo Excites Public | Transroyal Targets International Markets | Gateway Bank Posts N702m Profit | Engineers Urged to Take Advantage of Local Content in Oil Industry | Tourism Board Explains Why Black Heritage Festival Couldn't Hold | MEGA Services Holds Corporate Drivers' Workshop | N150bn Stock: Expert Commends FG's Return to Stock Market | Broadbank Provides Financial Services to Oil, Gas Sectors | Euro at Fresh Lows as Gloomy Views Persist | Internet Ad Revenue Up 11 Per cent |
MARKET NEWS
Stock Market Rises By N54bn |
MONEY GUIDE
Reliance Bank to Float 12 new Branches | Deposit, Lending Rates Decline Says CBN |
ARTS & REVIEW
Pimps: The New 'gangstas' of Rap | ZDF Debuts on DStv as Select Subscribers Enjoy BBA |
FEATURES
NDDC, Financiers: Issues in Contention | 'In Enugu, Its Now After Dusk' | Distress in Banking Sector: Fact or Fallacy? |
MONDAY INTERVIEW
'SMIEIS Funds Remain Unutilised for Lack of Bankable Project' |
SPORTS
Wenger: Making of a Legend | Team Nigeria Faces Communication Woes in Cuba | Aiyegbeni Strikes | Finland 2003: Laloko Condemns FIFA for Eaglets' Ouster | Malta Guinness Handball: Buffaloes Trample Over Dynamos | Angels Qualify for Super Six | Mettomo Quits Man City | 3SC Returns to Premier League | CAF League: Simba Cause Another Upset | Premiership: Villa in Liverpool Deadlock | West Ham Sacks Roeder |
EXTRA
Nigerian Bond Market: Where Broad Street Meets Main Street |