Thursday Feb. 19th, 2004

NEWS
Presidency Drops Bid for $55.4m Boeing Jet | Eso to Judges: Stop Exceeding Your Jurisdiction | Failed Banks: NDIC Pays N3.3bn to Depositors | Oil Firms Owe NDDC N58bn | 200 Killed in Iranian Train Blast | FG Saves N355m on Bridge Protection Contracts | ACF Meets Shagari, IBB, Others | Nigeria's Democracy Gets Pass Mark | Ngige's Election Invalid - Obi | SGBN: Group Accuses CBN of Double Standards | Oyo Assembly Passes 2004 Budget | Akure Airport Begins Operation | N18.9 bn Approved for Osun | Ekiti Police Warn Politicians on LG Polls | 'Give Varsity Autonomy Human Face' | Ibru Trial: 'SSS Not Responsible for Al-Mustapha's Missing Documents' | El-Rufai Wants PAN's Prompt Privatisation | SMEs: FG Seeks More Funds from World Bank | UK Trade Delegation Arrives March | UBE Gets New Mandate | Igwes Murder: Court Issues Bench Warrant on Applicants, Counsel | Secretary's Kidnap Deepens Edo PDP Crisis | $242m Scam: Court Rules on Bail Application Monday | Group Calls for Fairness in Poll Conduct | Pedro Urges Lagosians to Justify Councils Creation | NAPEP to Train 400,000 Youth | 'Econet, Vodacom Transaction on Course' | Gov's Wife Advises Widows | SSS Drills UITH Boss over Strike | Non-recognition of Councils Against Democracy - Tinubu | Egwu Justifies Foreign Trip | Siamese Twins Delivered at Home in Plateau | Women Protest Firm's Operations | Oko-Oba Explosion for Probe | Tech Aid Corps Selection Process Transparent - Sambawa | Lagos NAWOJ Decries Police Killings |
POLITICS
AD Wins Seat in Bayelsa Assembly | LG Polls: ANPP Chairmanship Aspirants Cry Out | Afenifere Alleges Attack on AD Members | When is a Council Created? | Appeal Court Gives Obi, Abana February 26 Date |
e-BUSINESS
'Why We Can't Rate Nigeria's IT High' | Future of Computer is Instalmental Payment - Pragmatic Boss | How Ghana Won $4bn IT Investor | NUC Names Best MIS Solution for Higher Institutions | Intel Devotes 3 Days to Nigeria | Gilat Expands with Additional 2,500 Skystar 360E VSATs | RFS Gives Training for Support Service | Samsung Flags Off Free Service Clinic | Ansa Systems Limited Uses APC to Stay Up-and-running | 'How Masiyiwa Humiliated Nigerians in Econet' | LBS Alumni Mark March 6 As Special Day |
ARTS & REVIEW
Out Of The Fire, She Rises | Now For A Mutant Theatre |
COMMENT
Corruption: Battle of Hope | What Role for Igbo Congress? |
MARKET NEWS
Banking Subsector Leads on Activity Chart | US Stocks Mixed at Open |
MONEY GUIDE
Shares: Court Vacates Order Barring IMB | Trade Bank Board Directs MD to Retire |
EDITORIAL
Time for Constitutional Courts |
LETTERS
Michael Jackson and American Judicial System | Assasinations Too Many | An Appeal to Unilag Council | The Press and Democracy |
COMMUNICATION
Cellcom Internet Service Takes Off | Nigeria Gets N19 Per Minute International Calling card | Texas Instruments Sees Phone-On-Chip by Year's End | Ferrostaal Donates Equipment to Communications Ministry | Global Chip Equipment Sales Rise By 48% | Cingular Takes Over AT&T Wireless | AMD Turns Heat Up in Rivalry with Intel | China Formally Arrests High-profile Internet Dissident | Microsoft Floats Settlement to EU Anti-trust Case - FT | RealNetworks Signs New Carriers in Handset Battle | As Tradeways Marks Two Years... | FedEx Completes Acquisition of Kinko's |
CITY DIARY
Boy Stabs Employer to Death | Niger Delta Volunteer Force Flays Security Agents_ Antics | Christian Group to Raise 1m Leaders in Africa | Alli Varsity Students Plan N.5bn Hostel |
THISLIFE
On Valentine Day, Different Strokes for Different Nations | For the Jobless, Means of Livelihood |
SPORTS
28 Falcons to Report in Camp, February 22 | NFA Condoles Abidoye | Oketola Joins Enyimba of Aba | Shaq Dunks to All-Star Game MVP | MTN Sponsors Two to Gothenburg Marathon | Rangers Eye Olofinjana | Eriksson on Collision Course with FIFA | Athlete Advocates Sack of AFN Board | Senegal'll Fall - Ikhana | Nigeria, Tunisia Climb FIFA Ranking | Mabo Recalls Omagbemi | Anioma Congratulates Okocha |
EXTRA
Lest It Becomes Blood Oil... |