Friday Dec. 19th, 2003

NEWS
FG Doubles Allocation to Education, Health | ...Drama, As Wabara Misses Presentation | ...Lawmakers Cautious | US Trains 100 Lawyers to Try Saddam | ...Privatisation of NEPA, NITEL, Ports to be Accelerated | Warri: Three Killed in Boat Attack | GDP Still Far Cry from Target - NEIC | Ambassadors: Senate Rejects 9, Confirms 71 | Guild of Editors Exco Tasked on Democracy | NLC, Housing Ministry Disagree over Sacked FMB Workers | Night Shift Coliseum Gutted by Fire | Govs Told to Steer Clear of Federal Roads | Lagos Gets $200m Hospital Tools from Chicago | Ladoja Proposes N34bn Budget for 2004 | Medical Doctors Declare Free Treatment for Accident Victims | Nigeria Gets $32m from World Bank for SMEs | 2007 Campaign Now, Insult on Electorate - Duke | Obasanjo Briefs Paramilitary Personnel on Reforms | Nigeria, 7 Others Sign $68m Trade Pact With China | FG Assures on Safety of Air Travellers | More Politicians Enlist in IBB's Project 2007 | New Malaria Vaccine for Test in 2004 | 'AD Responsible For Own Crisis' | 20 Years After, Opobo Gets New Monarch Jan | Group Calls for Bribe-Free Day | Udenwa Proposes N32bn Budget for 2004 | Kwara Moves to Proscribe Cultism | CLO Alleges N420m Extortion by Police in Anambra | Pensioners Protest Non-payment of Salary Arrears | 2004 Budget' ll Refocus Delta's Economy - Ibori | Lawyer Accuses Police Commission of Non-Performance | Wabara Moves to Reconcile Ngige, Uba | Cult Killings: Security Agents Drafted to LASU | Taylor: Nigeria's Integrity Must be Respected - Duke | Obasanjo Reconstitutes NIPC Board | Staff Welfare, Dev Priority - ITF Boss | UNICEF, Indomie Partner over School-Lunch Programme | Akume Now NIPR Patron |
BUSINESS
Nigeria Airways Panel A Disaster, Says Briggs | NAHCO Instals Integrated Passenger Check-in System | Customs Battles Import Fraud | Goldlink Appoints Directors, Promotes Others | Unipetrol Changes Identity, Targets N63bn Turnover | Fan Milk Boosts Investment in Nigeria with N800m | Lufthansa Signs Inter-line Pact with Aero Contractors | Nigerian Firm Partners with World's Largest Aviation Caterer | World Airways Begins Daily Flights | Nigerian Firm Partners with World's Largest Aviation Caterer | Airport Terminal Project in Limbo | Operator Deplores Excessive Tax on Airlines | Cabotage Implementation: Agbakoba, Others Move Against Postponement | Mbanefo Decries Malpractices in Shipping Cases | Freight Forwarders Task Destination Inspection Committee | No Retreat on Cabotage Safety Standards - NMA | Nigerdock Rewards 69 Officers | FTAN Sets up committees to Advance Tourism | NICON Hilton Fetes Customers, Plans for 2004 | WTO Urges Nigeria to Embrace Tourism | Mood Fast Food Hosts Children to Xmas Fun-fair | Le Meridien Eko Suites Open | Cuban Tourism Officials Fire Company Head | Strategies for More Efficient, Result-oriented Customs service | IMO's ISPS Code: NPA Refurbishes 32 Boats in Holland |
COMMENT
Sai Buki at 41 | Living With Ngige's Antics |
EDITORIAL
So, What's in the Commonwealth? |
LETTERS
COJA 2003 and Our Ability to Organise | Well Done! Gov Ibrahim Idris | JAMB, What is Happening? |
CITY DIARY
HIV/AIDS: Red Cross Opens New Front | Firm Supports Lagos Schools' Free Milk Programme | Dr. Masters Bible Student Hour Back on TV | NAPEP, Firm Present Tricycle to Retired Soldier | Adeoye Bids Zone 2 Police Command Bye |
POLITICS
AD Convention: When Stakeholders Converged On Lagos | Boni Haruna, Deputy in Power Tussle | Ekiti Assembly Factions Trade Blame over Impeachment Saga | Register Eligible Voters Annually - Yobe REC |
FOR THE RECORD
Reform Programme Central to 2004 Budget, By Obasanjo |
WEEKEND REVIEW
NANTAP Dreams New Partnership for Thespians | Michael Jackson to be Charged Today | Julia Roberts Disputes 'Chick Flick' Label | How I was Called Debuts |
MARKET NEWS
Mutual Benefits' Share Capital Now N500m | John Holt Decries Importers' Unethical Practices |
MONEY GUIDE
Naira Now N137 to One US Dollar | 'Commodity Trading, Boost to Economic Growth' | Tunisia Gets N1.3bn Grant from ADB |
FEATURES
Professionals' Perspective to Immortalise Abiola | 'Lagos Island 'll Reclaim Its Lost Glory Again' |
HEALTH
Adolescence: A critical Stage of Development | Commission, 2 Others Promote Emergency Services | Waste: Hospitals, Health Centres to Conform to Policy | New Management Takes over Eko Hospital | Experts Task Government on Health Reforms |
SPORTS
CAF League: Enyimba Will Generate Millions of Dollars for Nigeria - Kalu | Athens 2004: Musa Confident of Victory | FIFA Team Ends Tunisia Visit | NFA Names Bello-Osagie Eagles Co-ordinator | Eagles Fail to Fly | Cricket: England Held in Check | Senate Hails Enyimba, Kalu | Ghanaian Star Rebuts FIFA Boss | Boxing: Calzaghe Baits 'Chicken' Ottke | Ferdinand Dope Hearing Begins | Soccer's Greedy Neo-colonialists | ... As FA Clears Mills | Man Utd Move for Chinese Star |
RIGHT OF REPLY
El-Rufai, the Other Fear |