Thursday Feb. 12th, 2004

NEWS
INEC Threatens to De-register AD | Abacha Loot: FG Sends Investigators to Kenya | FG Okays $132m Credit for Agric, Micro Firms | FG Disburses N4.5bn to Pensioners | We Didn't Make Indiscriminate Allocation - Minister | Anambra: Appeal Court Requests Handwritten Judgment | Bush Seeks Tougher Checks on Nuclear Spread | BPE Wants Quick Passage of Power Sector Reform Bill | Doctor Explains Influx of Fake Drugs | Stranded Passengers: Ritetime/World Airways May Face Sanctions | 30million Nigerians Risk River Blindness | Beko Faces Financial Impropriety Charge | Foreign Students In US Drop After 9/11' | Unpaid Salaries:Ex-Anambra Councillors Seek Kalu's Intervention | Dikibo: Alamieyeseigha Faults Obasanjo | HIV/AIDS: 16 States Get $48m Grant from W/Bank | Council Polls: Oyo AD Raises Alarm | Ekiti Workers Hold Pro-Fayose Rally | Lagos to Establish Breast Cancer Screening Centre | Illiteracy, Bane of Our Devt - Agagu | Police End of Year Party Postponed | Court Restrains IMB from Offering Shares | Delta Teachers Protest Non-Payment of Entitlements | Warri Crisis: Ijaw Threaten Withdrawal from Peace Talk | Ilaje Youths Issue Ultimatum to Oil Firms | PDP Expels Obasanjo's Aide | Atiku Decorates ADC, Calls for Dedication | US Foundation Sponsors 5 Students | NAPTAN Commends FG, Labour Parley | Judges, Lawyers Extol Okunola's Virtues | Atiku Condoles Bereaved Families in Yola | Work Begins on Bayelsa IPP | N14m for Bauchi Corps Members | Neimeth Assists Sickle Cell Patients | Ebonyi Inaugurates Committee on Exam Malpractice | Gov's Wife Decries Women Relegation | Tinubu Appoints New Finance Commissioner | Lagos PDP Seeks Clarification | Okene LG Problem Solved -Idris | Ladipo Market Reopens | Osun Distributes 335 Motorcycles | FG to Build More Police Barracks |
Tunisia 2004 Update
Tunisia Shocks Nigeria Out on Penalties | Ikhana, Fans Bemoan Eagles Defeat | Our Loss Was Disastrous- Mbami | Morocco Thrash Mali | My Allegiance is to Nigeria -Martins | Semi Finals of Surprises | Kanoute Stands by Mali Choice |
State of the States
Govt Spends $35m on Power Project | Nurses Seek More Funding for LGs | NGO Awards KAI Pass Mark | Electoral Chief Vows to Resist Pressure |
POLITICS
Ebonyi House Probes Varsity Bursar | Polls: PDP Candidate Assures on Accountability | Group Calls for Obasanjo's Resignation | Security: How Has Obasanjo's Govt Fared? | Why Ijaws Deserve Own Republic, By Lawmaker |
e-BUSINESS
Mobile Operators and all Those Profits | Abia Govt Plans Cyber Cafe Directory | 'We'll Be the Courier Service to Beat' | Cisco VP Places High Priority on Nigeria | Suit: Econet Disputes Victory Claim by NCC | PeopleSoft Rejects Revised Oracle Bid | M-Web Nigeria Introduces Save & Win Campaign | 'Nigeria Should Be More Responsive' | Juniper to Buy NetScreen for $4 billion | Lagos IT Firm Launches Money Transfer Solution | Electronics Makers See Signs of Recovery | Winners Emerge in ValuCard Promo | Macromedia Updates Product | EMC Upgrade Boosts Storage Hardware | Juniper to Buy NetScreen for $3.5 Billion | Court Begins Hearing Web Sites Patent Suit | Microsoft Offers Cut-rate Windows | Internet Providers Offer Incentives to Subscribers | ... Faces Another Patent Lawsuit | German Finance Ministry Chooses Linux | IT Roadmap: 2004 Nigeria Diaspora Day to The Rescue? | Sun Microsystems Rolls Out New Servers, Software | Mozilla Releases New Version of Browser | Disney to Use Microsoft Software for Web Movies | Opera, Makers of Web Browser to Go Public | Ross to Move Atlanta Design Jobs to China |
ARTS & REVIEW
'African Dance Doesn't Have Anything to Prove' |
COMMENT
PDP and 2007 Campaigners | The Godfather Phenomenon |
MARKET NEWS
Gulf Bank Gross Income Rises by 6% in 9 Months | US Stocks Inch Lower |
MONEY GUIDE
N1,000 Notes, Polymer Coins Out in December -CBN | ...List Measures for Efficient Workforce | Citibank Donates N4m to Charitable Institutions |
EDITORIAL
The Mystery Plane Crash |
LETTERS
What Manner of Response? | Curbing Street Begging in Lagos | Anambra's Road Map to Peace | Pensioners' Agony |
COMMUNICATION
Gilat to Deploy Modernised Postal System | Chinese Firm, KONKA, Earmarks N200m Plant for Nigeria | EMS/ Speedpost Gets New Motorcycles for Customer Service | Red Star Express Offers Valentine Gifts | Nokia Takes Controlling Stake in Symbian | Vodafone Confirms AT&T Wireless Interest | HyperTransport Group Ups Data Transfer Speeds | BT Signs Network Deal With Drug Maker |
CITY DIARY
Tinubu, Akiolu, Braithwaite Take KAI Campaign to Central Lagos | Murder: Convict to Die By Hanging | Removal of Kingmaker Rattles Kano Emirate | NDLEA Intercepts 2 Tonnes of Drugs |
THISLIFE
Serving Humanity Through Murtala's Vision | Taming Okada Riders' 'Madness' |
SPORTS
Tunisia Shocks Nigeria Out on Penalties | Ikhana, Fans Bemoan Eagles Defeat | Our Loss Was Disastrous- Mbami | Morocco Thrash Mali | My Allegiance is to Nigeria -Martins | Semi Finals of Surprises | Kanoute Stands by Mali Choice | 105 Vie for Badminton Honours | Top World Wrestlers Storm Nigeria for President | Lead Bank Big Walk in Ikeja | MTN Polo: Fifth Chukka Dash Cup Hopes | Super Falcons Depart for Accra | We Don't Need Foreign Coach -Akinyele | Utaka Seeks England Switch | Foreman, 55, Stages Comeback to Boxing | Football 'Needs Wage Cap' | FIFA Stands Firm on Offside Guidelines | Corruption: IOC V/P Arrested | Wenger Unhappy With Madrid | Fulham Fail With Real Enquiry | Sono Wants Bafana Job |
EXTRA
The Politics of Assassination |