Tuesday Dec. 9th, 2003

NEWS
We Failed on Zimbabwe, Says Obasanjo | ...Leaders Agree on Debt, Corruption, Terrorism | Deregulation: NLC Begins Campaign Today | M-TEL Charges 70k Per Second, Re-launches Dec 17 | Drama, As Abdulkadir Takes over AD | Police Seal Up Ekiti Assembly | Commonwealth Rejects Palestine, Rwanda, Yemen | FMBN: Workers Protest Redeployment | Stolen Crude Used to Import Arms, Says Shell MD | C'Wealth Forum Supports Council Reforms | Anambra Crisis Tops Agenda at PDP Parley Today | ... As APGA Frowns at Moves to Remove Ngige | Poverty, Biggest Threat to Democracy - Wabara | FG Develops Plan for Technical, Vocational Education | Zimbabwe: Group Accuses C'wealth of Double Standard | Nujoma Identifies Recipe for African Devt | Firearms Possession: Commissioner, 2 Others Remanded in Custody | Shekarau Wants Asset Sharing Resolved Amicably | CHOGM: IG Commends Police Performance | Okonjo-Iweala Tasks Customs on Corruption | First Lady Hails NAFDAC's War on Fake Drugs | Egwu Urges Igbo to Forge Common Front | Obasanjo, my 'Guardian Angel' - Kufuour | House Committee Summons Military Pension Managers | Anambra Crisis: NLC Accuses PDP of Insensitivity | ...Atiku Commended over Peace Effort | ...Egwu Condemns Shoot-out | ...State PDP Blames NWC | Community Awards N.1m Education Grant | Corruption: 'Arrests, a Window Dressing' | Tinubu Canvasses Full Autonomy for Varsities | I Reported Tribunal Verdict to Uwais - Hashidu | Group Urges FG to Ratify UN, AU Conventions | Oyo to Establish New Judicial Divisions | OAU Honours Gani, Others, with Doctoral Awards | Extra-judicial Killings Worry N/Assembly | Atiku Opens Commemorative Arts Exhibition Today | Niger Set for LG Elections, Appoints Committees | 2007: Oyinlola Pleads for Yoruba Unity | Upgrade Inland Container Terminals, FG Urged | Court Grants Lawyer Leave to Enforce Rights | FG Urged to Create Religious Affairs Ministry | Ex-Kwara Gov Pleads with Nigerians | Jigawa to Immortalise Late Okadigbo |
ARTS & REVIEW
A Society Haunted by Conscience | Macmillan Releases Shortlist of Writer's Prize | Eko Ree For Presentation | Poem |
BUSINESS
Local Oil Firm Stakes $800m on PH Refineries | Coys Battle for 4.5bn Barrels Oil Reserves in JDZ | AGOA: Nigeria's Agric Products Imports from US Hits $300.5 | Sunset for Indigenous Oil Producers? | Total backs Obasanjo on publication of oil revenue | Declining US Dollar Value Worries OPEC | Unipetrol Targets N2bn Turnover From Lubricants | Deregulation: FG Urged to Restructure PPPRA | Global Competition For Project Financing in Energy Industry | Bankrupt Enron's Headquarters Sold for $55m | World Gas Demand to Double by 2030, Says IEA Report | Oil Tanker Spending Now over $3bn -BP | US Govt Shares $1bn Oil Royalties With States | New Revenue Formula: Executive Summary of RMAFC's Report | Handling Complaint and Crisis Effectively | GSK Launches 1 Litre Lucozade Boost, Ribena | Can AGOA go Beyond Petroleum Products Export? | FAO Budgets $749m for 2004-2005 Programme | Confab to Decide on Asbestos, 2 Hazardous Pesticides | IITA Discovers Sustainable Water Hyacinth Control Method |
PROPERTY & REAL ESTATE
Fresh Challenges Raised in Construction Industry | Ejiwunmi, First Female NIA President, Ends Tenure | Ashakacem, Savannah Conservation Renew MoU | Demolition: Abuja Residents Get Reprieve | Adopt Effective Marketing Strategies, Consulting Engineers Told |
POLITICS
We're Heading Toward Two-Party State, Says Atiku | Rivers Dep. Gov, Debunks Contract Scam Allegation | Lawmakers Seek Implementation of Federal Character at NTA, DMO | It's Time to Put Civil War Experience Behind Us - Anyiam-Osigwe | Democracy and Sanctity of Judicial Pronouncements | Okada, Enugu Govt on War Path Over New Law |
MARKET NEWS
Pension Reform: CIS Wants Section 73 Deleted |
MONEY GUIDE
Credit Risk Managers to Address High Default Rates | Expert Lists Qualities for Effective Leadership |
COMMENT
Ogun Summit: Matters Arising | Rivers and 2004 Budget |
EDITORIAL
The AIDS Pandemic |
LETTERS
Abuja Demolition as Misplaced Priority | Anxiety Over 2004 Budget | Globacom, What is Happening? |
LAW
Process in Desperate Need of Reform | Intellectual Property Protection in Nigeria | 'Partnership, the Way to Go' | The Concept of Franchising | Grounds of Appeal Mustn't Be Argumentative or Narrative | New Lagos High Court Rules: Out With the Old, In With the New | A Name is a Name ... Or Is It? | CHOGM: Human Rights Agenda Set |
FEATURES
Malaria: Treated Nets to the Rescue |
SPORTS
Nigeria May Bid for 2014 C'wealth Games | Igbinovia Withdraws From CAT/ITF Tourney | Ekeji, Oladapo, Others for Sports Merit Award | MTN Unveils Polo Clock in Kaduna | Shell Cup: Four-Quarter Finalists Disqualified | CAF League: 'Don't Play Defensive' | Okocha's Bolton Future in Doubt | UEFA League: United Target Stuttgart for Top Spot | Ejide Wishes Enyeama Well | Yobo Still Out | More Cash Incentives for Swimmers | Basketball Team Leaves for Maputo | Ministry, NOC to Parley Over Bid | Arsenal Set for Stadium Move | England Honours World Cup Stars |
EXTRA
It is Sunrise in Kwara |