Friday Sept. 5th, 2003

NEWS
Econet MD, Wazara, Suspended | Ige: Security Concern Haunts Omisore's Trial | Wage Review: Jumbo Pay for Federal Workers in October | Obasanjo, Taylor Hold Secret Talks | Shell Workers' Strike Threatens 800,000 BPD Oil Output | Warri: No Military Solution, Says Army Chief | INEC Redeploys 28 Commissioners | China Grants N97.5bn Debt Relief to Africa | 2007: IBB 'll Not Need AD | Korea to Invest in Nigeria's Energy Sector | FG Spent N148bn on Roads - Ogunlewe | ... Urged to Establish Vehicle Plants | UNICEF Secures N60m for Guinea Worm Eradication | Shareholders Flay WAPCO over Sale of 'Elephant House' | Goje Faults CBN's Role in Bank of the North | Nas Welcomes Withdrawal of Orderlies | Babangida Daughter's Wedding Programmes Kick Off Today | Lagos Begins V-I, Ikoyi Shuttle Service | First Lady Identifies Ingredients of Peace | Pregnant Woman, 8 Others Nabbed for Drug Trafficking | NUPENG Vows to Resist New Fuel Price Hike | 'Leadership, Bane of Ohanaeze' | Navy Impounds 15 Ships over Smuggling | Bamanga Tukur, Others for Ecomarine Launch in Senegal | Oba's Council: Agagu Reverses Adefarati's Decision | Daniel Identifies Cultism as Worst 'Headache' | LG Residents Task Govt on Erosion | ANPP Chief Decries Winner-takes-all Approach | Duke Commissions Electricity Projects | Chinese Investors Plan Mechanised Rice Farming in Ebonyi | Governor Warns Against Rumour-Peddling | Show Commitment or Quit, Egwu Tells Aides | Lagos to Commission 180,000 Housing Units |
STATE OF THE STATES
Odili Wants More Int'l Airlines for P/Harcourt | Duke Tasks Town Planners on Professionalism | 'Cultism is an Unexisting Offence' | Soyinka, Others for British Council Writers Workshop | Group Decries Lagos Demolition Exercise | Nigerian Fashion Show Gets PAN Support | CAN Seeks Effective Curb on Robbery, Other Crimes | Education Problems Blamed on Lack of Vision | Novartis Donates Computers to Hospitals | Sokoto Assures NDLEA of Support | ANPP Senators Move to Reopen River Thomas | Don't Stop Death Penalty, FG Urged | Group Releases New Books on Democracy | Ribena Begins N30m Promo | NGO Plans Succour for Orphans | Bafarawa Gives Commissioners Free Hand | Gov's Wife Stresses Importance of Polio Vaccine |
BUSINESS
Steel Workers Reject New Coy, Insist on Russians | JOMALIC to Spend 7bn Yearly to Train Seafarers | Workers Slam Obasanjo for Nigeria Airways' Woes | First Bank Retires More Staff | Nse Appoints Asst Director General, 2 GMs | 'How Global Economic Downturn Affected Regions Differently' | Sekibo and Zero Tolerance for Corruption | NACFA Commissions Second Bonded Warehouse | Shipping Agent, Documentation and Operation | Customs Considers Leniency for Non-CRI Importers | Setting an Agenda for the Transport Minister | Our Vision for Nigerdock, by Global Energy Boss | First Bank Donates 450 Trolleys to FAAN | Direct Flight to US: American Citizen Explores Business Potentials | Virgin Introduces Miles Plus Money Offer | FG May Renew Airways' Insurance Cover | NASI Wants Airspace Safety Law Enacted | Egypt Celebrates National Day, Lauds Nigeria's Hospitality |
COMMENT
Egbo-Egbo on Trial | Understanding Obasanjo |
EDITORIAL
Joining the Satellite League |
LETTERS
On Our World Cup Bid | How Anambra Crisis Exposed INEC | Why Abubakar Audu Should Be Probed |
RELIGION
Approaches to the Qur'an- 2 |
WEEKEND REVIEW
Global TV Hit Berths in Nigeria | Can't Get Nuff of The Addict | Legend Launches New Ad Campaign | Winneba Storms Nigeria | NANTAP Hosts African Artistes' Workshop |
MARKET NEWS
SEC Signs MOU with Ghana |
MONEY GUIDE
Tilije Decries Unhealthy Competition in Banks | Shell Boosts Forex Market with $10m | Ecobank Rewards Outstanding Workers |
FEATURES
When a Moderniser Takes an Exit |
HEALTH
Lagos State to Reform Own Hospitals | Oil Firm, NNPC in Joint Fight against HIV/AIDS | Expert Alerts on Increasing Kidney Problem | Ghanaian Doctors Canvass for Transfusion Equipment in W/Africa | 'Why Nigerians are Scared of HIV Test' |
SPORTS
Beckham: My Four Fergie Flashpoints | Coca-Cola FA Cup: Giant Killers Eye Q/final Upsets | Berger Confront Mehalla in Winners Cup Duel | Adidas Mobilises Support For Team Nigeria | 3SC: Onigbinde May Lose Out | Diouf Fined œ5,000 for Spitting | Ghana Splashes N20m on Queens |
EXTRA
Virtues and Limits of Monetization |