Monday Feb. 23rd, 2004

NEWS
Privatisation: 110 Firms Bid for Ports | NDDC Nets N80bn from Govt, Oil Firms | US, British Forces Discover bin Laden's Hideout | Oil Majors Yet to Sign Agreement | Onshore-Offshore: Revenue Commission Begins Verification | Senate Retreat: Wabara, Mantu Absent at Reception Programme | Ibori: Petitioners Condemn N5bn Bribery Allegation | Umar:FG Chides Fani-Kayode | Varsities: FG Resolute on N10,000 Per Bed Space | LG Polls: Ogbeh,Ogbulafor to Endorse PDP Candidates | ... Adisa Cautions Presidential Aide | Muslims Mark New Hijra Year | NCP Flays Govt's Funding of Parties | Soludo Gives Recipe for Fiscal Reforms | USAID, Shell to Spend $20m on Niger Delta Devt | Saraki Tasks NBA on Prison Reforms | UITH Boss Denies Allegations | Ngige's Lawyer Drills Obi | Rivers Concerned Citizens Decry Senate Retreat in Port Harcourt | LG Creation: PDP Chieftain Advocates Strict Laws | Oyo Sacks 92 Sanitation Corps | Mystery Fire Kills Catholic Priest | 'Weak GDP, Others Characterise Nigerian Economy' | Dikibo's Death: No Fracas in Okrika - LG Boss | Body Disowns Fake Revenue Collectors | Employee Sues Bank over Wrongful Dismissal | Group Wants Oba's Selection Investigated |
CITY DIARY
How My Daughter was Electrocuted_ | Confusion, Frustration Reign at Lagos Re-opened Ladipo Market |
EDITORIAL
The Halliburton Menace |
LETTERS
What Crashed into the Sea in Lagos? | Admission Illegality in Unilag | Oshiomhole and Falana |
COMMENT
Saving for the Future | Ban on Imported Goods |
ARTS & REVIEW
Beckoned By His Calling |
BUSINESS
New Sea Port No Threat to Nigeria - Benin Republic | Ikorodu Disaster: Workers Accuse LASG of Stalling Compensation | Banks Can Still Improve, Says CBN Deputy Gov | Gulf Bank's Future Looks Brighter | Local Govt Disowns Mobile Advert Levy Collectors | CITN Relocates Secretariat to Maryland, Lagos | ...Flags Off 2004 Training Programme | Setting Up Detergent Production Plant for Export | 'Why Shareholders Moved Against MannyBank Directors' | Cadbury Raises Dividend, Declares Bonus for Investors | SEC to Probe Shell's Reserve Cuts | IFC Invests in Chad-Cameroon Pipeline Project | Ghana Hosts West African Investment Market | IMB: Court Halts Implementation of Feb 17 EGM | Maersk Sealand Goes to Calabar | Enhanced Capital Motivates Company Management - CIIN President | Globacom Advertising Account Up for Grabs | Another Brand Nigeria Conference Summit Holds | ColaCola Mega Millions Pioneer Winners Emerges Today | ...Account Moves to Starcom Mediavest | APCON , Adopts New Strategic Mission | NIMN Holds First Induction Ceremony, Gets Ghana Accreditation Board Endorsement | Nescafe Treats Lovers to a Valentine Rave | Nations Cup: OSMI Sues Superscreen TV | Union Bank Rewards Best PR Practitioners | FIRS Overshoots Revenue Target | Uni-lever Rewards Deserving Distributors |
MARKET NEWS
Issuing Houses Identify Cost as Impediment | Congress Puts NYSE in the Spotlight |
MONEY GUIDE
SMIEIS: FG Approves Tax Concession for Banks | Banker Gives Recipe for Fraud | Zenith, UBA, GTB Top Pharez Latest Rating |
FEATURES
New Dawn for Niger Delta States | Inflation and the N1,000 note Bogey |
SPORTS
Enyeama: Westerhof Faults CAF Rating | Enyimba Lifts African Super Cup | Cameroon Pave Path to Athens | Egypt Close in on Schafer | Tottenham, Leicester in Eight Goal Thriller | Shearer Snubs England | Vogts Reveals Strachan Move | Rwanda Will Determine Chukwu's Fate - Amadasun | Akide Plays for FIFA XI | Okafor Leads American College to Victory | WC 2010: Morocco Announce $.2bn Initiative | Portsmouth Upset Liverpool in FA Cup Replay | Tennis: Hewitt Seals Rotterdam Win |
EXTRA
Sharing Excess Crude Proceeds |