Wednesday Dec. 17th, 2003

NEWS
Saddam Drugged After Capture, Says Family | INEC Disowns AD Factional Conventions | CBN Confirms GTB, Zenith as Settlement Banks | Strike: FG, Oilworkers' Parley Deadlocked | Pension Reform Bill Lacks Stakeholders Input, Says Oshiomhole | Obasanjo Asks Nigerians, Foreigners to Join in Nation Building | Monetisation: FG Abolishes Direct Car Loan | FG Moves to Retrieve Oil Data From Multinationals | Osuji,VCs on War Path over Varsity Fees | Obasanjo Urges Army to Support Reforms | House Summons Danjuma over Military Pensions | Senate to Probe NDDC Accounts | ... Seeks Public, Private Sector Partnership | Anambra: Ngige Loses bid over PDP Exco | Financial Crimes, FCT Boards Bills Pass Third Reading | Ibori Assures on S/South's 2007 Agenda | FG Owes FHA Contractors N2bn | Ibru: Judge Strikes Out Another Application for Stay | ...Bamaiyi, Al-Mustapha, Others May Get Reprieve Soon | Fayose Vs AD: Tribunal Adjourns Hearing to Jan 12 | Shell Canvasses Aggressive Oil Exploration Campaign | Yuletide: el-Rufai Suspends Demolition | Reposition Kwara Poly, NSE Tells Saraki | Ibori Proposes N68.25bn Budget for 2004 | Obasanjo Hails Army's Professional Conducts | N120m Sugar Plants for Commissioning Jan | 'Lack of Defined Policy May Mar SPEB Objectives' | Judge Orders Release of 59 Awaiting Trial Suspects | Benue Plastic Firm to Employ 500 Staff | Poly Students to Stage Protest March | Judge Canvasses Better Deal for Police | NLC Didn't Campaign for Obasanjo in 2003 Polls - Oshiomhole | NAFDAC Discovers Fake Label Printing House | Don Cautions Against Blood Transfusion | 'Why PDP Shelved Constitution Amendment' | Lawyer Picks Hole in New High Court Rules | Doctors Charged to Place Premium on Saving Lives | '2003, Zero Bank Robbery Year in Adeniji Zone' | Varsities Not Ripe for Autonomy Yet - Bafarawa | Transport Minister Woos Foreign Investors | Industrialists Make Case for Low Interest Rates | Air France Increases Flights to Port Harcourt | Corruption, Bane of Nigeria's Development - Okonjo-Iweala | Emordi Vs Anosike: 'Tribunal Secretary Didn't Certify Analysed Documents' | Nigeria 'll Abide by Taylor's Asylum Conditions -Masari | Muslim Women Intensify Fight against Cancer | NUT Urges FG to Withdraw Labour Bill | South-east States Owe NITEL N4bn | Niger Govt Bans Night Travels | 20m to Attend Holy Ghost Congress |
POLITICS
PDP's Mid-term Convention: Matters Arising | INEC Commissioner Tasks Media on Democracy | Awujale Lauds Marwa's Leadership Qualities | Kaduna First Lady Promises New Lease for Destitutes | Ohanaeze Youth Wing Honours Enugu Dep. Gov. |
BUSINESS
Commission Wants Looted Funds Transferred to Federation Account | Banks Move Against Arbitrary Taxes, Levies | Gains of Third Party Insurance Policy - NAICOM | CRI Boss Predicts Higher Premium Rates Regime in 2004 | CIIN Confirms DG's Appointment, Elevates Others | A&G Insurance Embarks on Public Awareness Campaign | Insurance Institute Releases Examinations Result | How Nicon, FBN Contributed to Nigeria Airways' Demise | More SMEs May Opt for Stock Market Listing Next Year | Incar Records Mixed Performance in Third Quarter | NIGFUND Returns 28% Per Annum | NEPAD's Impact on Nigeria's Economy | Money Laundering: A Nation's Pain | Arco Honours Retired NNPC Topshot | Assurance Bank Adds Leisure to Business |
ARTS & REVIEW
The Frills and Thrills of Peugeot New Look Fair | British Council Contacts the World |
COMMENT
Enyimba's Sweet Revenge | Commonwealth: No Clear Focus Yet |
MARKET NEWS
SEC Endorses Pearl Awards | Mutual Benefits Declares N368m Gross Income |
MONEY GUIDE
Naira Records Marginal Appreciation at DAS | Settlement Bank Membership Won't Affect Efficiency -ACAMB | Access Bank Commissions Calabar Branch | Ecobank Thrills Customers with MasterCard |
DEVELOPMENT
New World Bank Chief Economist Sets Agenda | SCIAN Helping Hand Project: Triumph of Partnership | Poverty Alleviation Through Deregulation: How Attainable? | Beyond Secularity: What Rights for Minorities? | WIPO Pledges Support for Devt of Africa |
EDITORIAL
Another Leap into Illiteracy |
LETTERS
Infrastructural Decay in Our Universities | The Police and the Anti-corruption War | For Collegiate Presidency |
EDUCATION
Teacher Development Central in Shift from Access to Quality | Minister Makes Case for Boarding School for Girls | Preparing Human Resources for Labour Market | UNAAB Stands Up to Be Counted | Maths Centre Lines Up Activities for 2004 | Milo Fetes 'Friendly Schools' Contacts | Osuji Applauds Varsity Centres |
FEATURES
HIV/AIDS: Addressing Mother to Child Transmission |
CITY DIARY
Adeoye Bids Zone 2 Police Command Bye | Why We Went into Transformer Production' | Bizman Petitions IG Against Enugu PPRO | Ex-Mays Honour Kazim, Others |
SPORTS
CAF League : I Spent N230m on Enyimba - Kalu | Obasanjo Receives Enyimba, CAF League Trophy | Tunisia 2004: Eagles 'll Emulate Enyimba - Ogunjobi | Kano Polo Patron, Kofa is Dead | Van Nistelrooy in Man Utd Vow | Okocha's Coach Faces Pay Cut | Henry Rejects Real Rumours |
AUTO BUYER
Challenges Before FRSC (3) | Car Tracking System Launched | Granbird Lands in Nigeria | Our Experience With Pregio Buses-City Bus |
EXTRA
Battle for the Soul of AD |