Friday January 30th, 2004

NEWS
Uba Moves to Disown Owerri Accord | FG Lacks Power to Decide on LGs - Speakers | Oil Income May Exceed $1b in January | Obasanjo Orders Sale of 3 Presidential Jets | Poverty Level in Nigeria on the Increase | Senate May Amend NDDC Act | 122 Arrested for Pipeline Vandalisation | Fuel Tax: Again, NLC Writes FG, Urges Dialogue | FG Seeks New Source of Dev Funding Infrastructure Devt | Eagle Airline Begins Operation Next Quarter | Osun PDP Tips Oyinlola for 2007 | Investment: Bill Gates, Toyota Boss, Others visit Nigeria Soon | Corruption: 'Don't Blame Religious Bodies ' | Uwechue Lauds Ivorien Peace Process | Nigeria Army' ll be People-Oriented -Agwai | Audit Report Indicts Abdulkadir | Fayose Ordered to Present Pre-1990 Documents | Cleric Advises Obasanjo on ICPC Cases | Resign Now, Adisa Advises Ngige | 2004 Budget: Lawmaker Decries Public Pressure | Nas Calls for Obasanjo's Resignation | 5 Parties to Contest in C/River Council Polls | Protests Mar LSDPC 'Win-a-Home' Draw | Lagos Targets N10bn Internal Revenue by 2007 | Imo Speaker Accuses Colleagues of Bribery | 'GSM Operators Contribute to Fall in Naira Value' | National Open University Admits 32,400 | Ruler, Others Feared Dead in Clash | Neimeth Retains Profitability Profile | 95 New Leprosy Cases Discovered in Plateau | Group Condemns Attack on Akunyili | FG Raises Task Force on Banned Goods | Ibori Gets New Political Adviser | Resist Exploitation, Banire Urges Motorists | THISDAY Partners Hotels Union | Akunyili: Nnakwe Accuses Police of Bias | Royal Father Alleges N.16m Rip-off | UNILAG Matriculates Distance Learning Students |
Tunisia 2004 Update
Have Faith in Eagles - Rufai | Eguavoen in Showdown With Chukwu | Chukwu Needs A 'Boss' - Westerhof | Cameroon Sends Zimbabwe out of Nations Cup | Tunisia Leads The Pack |
BUSINESS
Indigenous Firms, Fuel Suppliers Clash Over Coastal Operations | Abia to Develop Cave, Arochukwu Trade Route | More Airlines Jostle for International Routes | Wema Bank Gets New Chairman, Directors | Fountain Trust Appoints Acting Deputy MD | Nigerian American Chamber Gets Executive Scribe | Fuel Tax: Can Dialogue Resolve Labour, Govt Face-off? | ILO Paints Gloomy Employment Trends in 2004 | Airport Strike Over Salaries Heats Up | A Practical View of ISPS Code | Dilemma Over Sale of MV Trainer | Maritime Safety: NMA Seeks Naval Hydrographers' Co-operation | FG May Descend on Stevedoring Contractors | Obasanjo and Tourism Development | Belgore Berates Government Over Maritime Law | Why We Operated Special Flight - World Airways | ADC Enlarges Route Network, Flies to Kano | Airbus Targets Delivery of 300 Jets in 2004 | EU Unveils Plane 'Blacklist' Deal | Slok Air Raises the Stakes for Domestic Airlines |
WEEKEND REVIEW
A Choreographical Progression | The Coffee Side of Valentine | ABI Honours David Dale | That 3 -D Experience |
COMMENT
Sweet Uses of Technology | A President's Slip of Tongue? |
EDITORIAL
The Scourge of Democracy |
LETTERS
Issues Ahead of 2007 | Leave N5 Note Alone | Funding FRSC Inadequately | Obasanjo and Marketing Practitioners Council |
CITY DIARY
Rams, Rams Everywhere, But... | Court Stops Edo Govt From Amending Obaship Law |
POLITICS
State of Emergency: Nzeribe Stirs a Nation | Onitsha Fed. Constituency: Tribunal Declares Ikpeazu Winner | Irukwu and the Ohaneze Challenge |
MARKET NEWS
Governor Udenwa Parleys with Market Operators | Dow Shrugs Off Rate Concerns |
MONEY GUIDE
Naira Gains 20 Kobo at Dutch Auction | EIB Total Assets Hit N16.4bn | ETB Holds Interactive Forum |
FEATURES
Breeding Grounds for Leaders |
HEALTH
A/Ibom State to Pursue Excellent Healthcare--Commissioner | Association Campaigns against Hepatitis B Virus | 'Prostate Cancer, Growing Killer Disease' | Kids' Asthma Treatments Don't Affect Adult Height--Expert | Experts Call for Early Detection of Head, Neck Cancers |
SPORTS
Have Faith in Eagles - Rufai | Eguavoen in Showdown With Chukwu | Chukwu Needs A 'Boss' -Westerhof | Cameroon Sends Zimbabwe out of Nations Cup | Tunisia Leads The Pack | Falcons Host Ghana in Ibadan | Companies Charged With Role | Stephan Points The Way for Senegal | Rwandans are Football Mercenaries | Where is Amokachi, Tunisians Demand | Diouf in Trouble Over Woman | LuaLua May Quit Congo | Premiership Considers Winter Break | Safin Overcomes Agassi |
EXTRA
Notes on Presidential Communication |