Monday Oct. 27th, 2003

NEWS
NLC Writes Obasanjo, Urges Dialogue | Anyim, Adamu Join THISDAY Editorial Advisory Board | How Govt Officials, Contractors Looted Anambra Treasury | LNG: FG, JV Partners to Sign $2.3bn Deal | Obasanjo to Heineken: Increase NBL Plant's Capacity | FAAC Draws N20 bn From Excess Crude Account | Hamani Tidjani: Police Report Reduction in Car Snatching | Seminar on Nation-building Holds Dec 1 | Nigeria Satellite Takes Images of Nigeria, Liberia | Kogi Govt Quarters: Ex-Deputy Gov, Others Face Ejection | Corporate Affairs Commission Wants Companies Act Reviewed | FG Approves N10.7bn for Water Projects | Banker Tasks Firms on Social Responsibility | 170,000 Policemen Promoted Since 2002, Says IGP | Separated Siamese Twins Back Home | Reforms Not Punitive - Atiku | 2001Kerosene Fire: 'Kerosene Sale May be in Error' | 4000 Benefit from Kwara Employment Scheme | Pray for Peace, Allah's Blessing, Maccido Tells Muslims | Shun Bribes, Keep Ethics, Okeke Tells Police | AIDS Spread Tied to Women Rights | Attah Urged to Focus on Poverty Alleviation | Warri: Navy Sues for Peace Among Security Agencies | Ogun to Spend N170m on New Teachers' Salary | Be transparent, Committee on Human Rights Advised | Anyaoku Becomes NCF's Life Fellow | Bulgaria Varsity to Build Hospital in Sokoto | 'Govt Should Be People-Oriented' | Benue: Victims of Invasion Cry for Justice | NAPTAN Calls for Education Rescue Summit | Clergy Canvasses National Unity | 5000 OGEGEP Trainees Complete Programme | Igbinedion Applauds Quest for Increased Revenue Allocation | Maths Centre Begins Research Lecture |
STATE OF THE STATES
N/Assembly Urged to Enact Anti- Piracy Law | Odili Wants More Indigenes Employed by Firms | Ibori Tasks Varsities on Nation-building | NGOs Parley on Poverty Eradication | Polio Vaccination Suffers Setback | 26 Procured Tractors Not Free - Commissioner | Alele-Williams Calls for Improved Female Education | Gov's Wife Commends Ijaw Peaceful Conduct |
POLITICS
Why Senate Bribery Saga Won't Go Away | Unanswered Questions | Akande, Adesina, 3 Others Eye AD Chairmanship Position | FG Has No Business With Oil Importation, Says Lawmaker | 'Why Borno Speaker Resigned' | Bribery: Politician Justifies Senate Decision |
CITY DIARY
Port Harcourt: Pregnant Woman shot dead | US Group Donates N150m Drugs to Ogun | NLNG Joins HIV/AIDS Campaign | Traditional Ruler Petitions Police Boss over Gun Attack |
EDITORIAL
The Trouble With Local Govt |
LETTERS
The Missing Link in LG Reforms | Task Before the New NPA MD | Ngige Needs Repentance |
COMMENT
The Black Cat as Metaphor | Why WTO Meeting in Cancun Failed |
BUSINESS
FG Plans Three Thermal Power Plants | Banker, Others Identify Keys to Financial Success | Banks to Govt: Deregulation Too Sudden | IFC Lists Panacea for Investment Flow | Only Competitiveness Can Guarantee SMEs' Survival - FCMB Boss | Julius Berger Counts Losses over Reduced Budgetary Spending | Courts As Facilitators of Bad Bank Debts | First Bank, Vodacom And Shareholder Capitalism | Are State Governments Really Bankrupt? | PZ Nets N2 Billion in 2003 Trading Year | IoD Chief Advocates Bank Mergers | Intercontinental Bank Poised to Meet Dividend Forecast | Marina Int'l Bank's Capital Base Hits N1.5bn, Raises Profit 48% | Leadbank Restates Commitment to Building Businesses | Global Forum Calls for Responsible Forest Investments | Idris Praises Trade Bank | 'Let Obasanjo's Economic Think Tank Prove Mettle' | IPMN Commissions Website |
MARKET NEWS
Equity Transactions Decline By 2.6bn | Regent Bank Records N51.5m Profit Drop |
MONEY GUIDE
Banks' Examination Reports Show Breaches, Says CBN | Fountain Trust Bank Signs on RD Money Transfer | Shareholders Okay MBO Option for Afribank |
ARTS & REVIEW
M-Net's Script for California's Governor-Elect | Bacchus Luventure, A Platform for Friendship Not Sex |
FEATURES
The Challenges of Poverty Eradication in Africa |
RIGHT OF REPLY
Still on Lambo's Health Reform Agenda for Nigeria |
SPORTS
Oyedeji Dumps NBA, Moves to Greece | Ferguson Vows to Sack Drugs Cheats | Athens 2004: Algeria Starts Well | Abuja 2003 Fallout: Squash Players Receive Cash Rewards | 20,000 Enter for MTN Marathon | Grondona Gets Sixth Term | Russian Billionaire Denies Arsenal Bid | Okocha's Boss Wants Tunisia 2004 Break | Rugby: England Survives Samoa Scare | Lauren May End Lions Boycott | Dope: US Olympic Gold Medallist Tests Positive | Chambers' Behaviour 'Inexcusable' | Portugal Opens New Stadium for Euro 2004 | World Series: Marlins Stun Yankees |
EXTRA
For Banks, Mergers Not Acquisitions |