Wednesday Jan. 21st, 2003

NEWS
FG Withdraws Fuel Tax | ...Police Beef Up Security | Anambra: Ngige, Uba Reach Fresh Deal | Anyaoku Rises for Democracy, Law | Senate Passes Onshore/Offshore Bill | Oshiomhole Chides Senate for Encouraging Dictatorship | Emir Flees over Election Violence | Stop Overheating the Polity, Speaker Tells Obasanjo | '$220m Invested in Calabar Free Trade Zone' | Hajj: Pilgrims Warned Against Carrying Drugs | Lawyer Seeks Police Protection | VC Decries Strike in Varsities | NEPA Gets Customers Care Centre | Kogi Pays Pensioners | Forum Flays LG Committee | Abana Vs Obi: Appeal Court Adjourns to Today |
AHEAD FUEL TAX STRIKE...
Ojukwu Mobilises Support for NLC | Coalition Condemns Action | Minister Ends Visit to CFTZ Abruptly | Benue SEC Okays Protest | Delta Police Boss Appeals for Caution | Kogi NLC Dares Govt | NASFAT Urges Dialogue |
POLITICS
Fuel Tax: Will Strike Threaten Democracy? | I'll Not Succumb to Pressure to Join PDP, Says Peter Obi |
BUSINESS
Cost of Fund Crashes on Stock Market | AP to Acquire Controlling Interest in IMB | Unfunded Pension Liabilities Hit N3 Trillion | How Feasible is Off-shore Banking in Nigeria? | Bomb Blast: Cornerstone Pays N74m to Dana Group | Insurers' Association Proffers Solution to Ports Insecurity | Unpaid Tax: LASG Takes on Mutual Assurance | AIDS: Beauty Queen Raises N1m for Endangered Babies | Bahrain Insurance Sector Set for Growth | Illinois Lawmakers Struggle with Crisis | NIA Advises Athletes to Get Insured | Ex-NAICOM Boss Lists Merits, Demerits of Mergers | NIA Satisfied with Achievements in 2003 | Insurer Turns to Psychology to Detect Fraud | How Prudent Bank Adds Value to Customers | What Value Do You Get for Banking Your Money? | Big Banks Ranked Worst for Customer Service | Shongai Packaging Eyes the Capital Market | WAPCO Goes for Fresh Capital Injection | Stock Market Borrowing: Yobe State Meets Other Obligations | Japanese Corporate Bankruptcies Fall in 2003 | Botswana Lists Incentives for Foreign Investment | The Budget's Likely Impact on the Capital Market |
ARTS & REVIEW
NCC Moves to Salvage Troubled Music Industry | ITPAN Guilds Emerge | Lagos ANA Suspends Chairman |
COMMENT
The Revenge of the People | IGP and Court Compliance |
MARKET NEWS
Liberty Bank Records Huge Transactions | US Investors Trade Cautiously After Results |
MONEY GUIDE
Naira Stability Threatened as Demand Soars | Global Bank Opens New Branches | Fortune Bank Re-enforces Corporate Values |
DEVELOPMENT
Nigeria Should Be More Than a Tiger in Devt, Says UNESCO |
EDITORIAL
Sam Mbakwe (1922-2004) |
LETTERS
Blunt Edges of a Strike | Attention, Mr President | Martial Law and Senate | N360m to Demolish Tollgates? |
EDUCATION
Why 2004 Should Be Year of Science and Technology Education | Jigawa to Overhaul Education Sector | 2004 Cowbell Mathematics Competition Holds Feb 7 | Nyame Redeems Pledge to 4-Year-old Boy | Scholarship: Miketoy School Honours Late Founder | Why There is Academic Stress - Don | Still Learning Competitions Begin | 'UNILAG Entrance Exam Not to Rubbish JAMB' | Globalisation of Education |
FEATURES
So that Local Industries 'll Survive |
CITY DIARY
Lagos Traffic Still Defy Solution |
SPORTS
I Want to Help Eagles Lift Nations' Cup - Utaka | Tunisia 2004: Eagles Fly Over Koln 3-2 | N14m for Chukwu | Carling Cup: Okocha Plots Cup Glory for Bolton | NFA Bigwigs Head to Tunis for Adamu | 'Don't Underrate Foes' | New Coaches Meet With NFA Feb 3 | Lions Unveil New Strip | Mugabe Boosts Warriors |
EXTRA
Legitimacy of Protest Re-affirmed |