Monday March. 15th, 2004

NEWS
Economy Records 10.75% Growth, Says IMF | ...Warns on Spending of Oil Windfall | Pope Celebrates 9,281 Days in Office | NNPC Awards 62 Cargoes Fuel Import Contracts | House Rejects Abia's Request for N3bn Bonds | 2007: Lawmaker Cautions Politicians | STB's Public Offer Oversubscribed | Works Ministry Spent N125bn Under Anenih - Aide | 'Why Ogbeh Visited Kalu' | LG Polls: AD Expresses Pessimism | Slok, IRS Airlines' Ban, Political Vendetta | OPC Faction Indicts Fasheun | 'Ohanaeze Committed to Igbo Cause' | Senator Okays IG's Performance | Children Exploitation Condemned | Danjuma, Malu Lead Tiv-Jukun Peace Parley | Kaduna PDP Uncovers Anti-party Campaign | Insecurity 'll Affect Govt Reform -Tinubu | 'Benue Assembly Not Against Gov's Bullet-Proof Car' | LG Polls: Ebonyi Flags -off Campaign | Taraba Buys 16 Vans for Election | FERMA Spends N20m on Katsina Roads | Atiku Wants Bi-national Commission with Niger | Obasanjo Flags-off Road Rehabilitation in Ilorin | Banks Explain Infrastructural Devt at NAU | 'Callers for IG's Resignation Unserious' | Lagos Computerises PIE Scheme | 'ANPP Legacies Not Worth Sustaining' | 'We Won't Allow PDP to Cancel Polls' | 125 Cleared for Osun LG Polls |
STATE OF THE STATES

Nas Chides Obasanjo Over HYPPADEC | Don't Distract Govts, Campaigners Urged | Police Update Techniques | Gas Turbine Gulps N2m Monthly | Double Taxation Worries Investors | Govt to Clear Retirees' Benefits | Shagari Commends Bafarawa | Dariye Woos Investors | Achebe's Rulership Challenged | 'Talks About Obasanjo's Third Term Distractive' | NANS Cautions Students Against Thuggery | Ahmadiyya to Fight Social Vices | Fuel Supply Improves |
POLITICS
LGs'll Be States' Responsibilities Soon, Says Ogunlewe | Speaker Advocates Violence-Free Council Polls | Monarchs Extol Marwa's Leadership Qualities | CNPP Tasks Kwara SIEC on Polls | Jigawa PDP Denies Pact with Turaki | Citizens' Forum and New Democratic Agenda | LG Polls: Rasaq, Former ANPP Chief, Predicts Victory for PDP | Ex-Servicemen Behind Armed Attack - Lawmaker | ... As Politician Calls for Urgent Action |
CITY DIARY
Oil Tears Benin Kingdom Apart | 'Our Role in FCT's N500m Withering Trees' | Policeman Shoots Okada Operator over N10 | Nigerian Group May Win Global Road Safety Award | Cleric Tasks the Wealthy on Charity |
EDITORIAL
Nigeria's Fall in FDI Ranking |
LETTERS
'I Never Regretted Serving Abacha's Regime' | Gbenga Daniel's Intrepid Act | Let Nigerians Try Patriotism | Oyinlola, We Need Motorcycles |
COMMENT
Aristide and History | Nnaji's Pseudo Tradition Poetics |
BUSINESS
IMF Cautions CBN on Use of Public Sector Funds | SEC Woos Investors with Reduced Charges | Marginal Oil Fields Hold '300m Barrels Reserve' | 7Up Bottling Company Overcomes Tough Environment | Erring Stevedoring Contractors to Face Sanction | U-Foam 2004 Set to Hold Wednesday | ISPO Stands Between Cross-River, Abia and N7bn Loan | Board Changes: Investors Scramble for UBA Shares | Establishment of Starch Producing, Processing Plant | Privatisation Best for NAFCON, says BPE | Corporate Governance Now Included in Financial Statements | We Need A Strategy to Brand Nigeria - Akin Adeoya | How PR Practitioners Can Break the Corporate Glass Ceiling | Is Starcomms Brand Campaign There or Not? | Mediagate Unveils Petrol Station Motion Display Media | Leadership & Vision Invites Motivational Speaker | Universal Mccan Relocates | Sesema Runs Campaign for XS Broadband | Direct Discovery Appoints New MD |
MARKET NEWS
Banking Subsector Leads on Activity Chart | Poly Products' 9 Months Profit Hits N25.4m |
MONEY GUIDE
Imports: CBN Gives 90 Days Grace on Banned Items | Cash Call, Cash Reserve Save Money Market | Investment Club Debuts in Nigeria |
ARTS & REVIEW
He's Quick on the Draw |
FEATURES
Cassava: Nigeria's New Economic Messiah? | Roots of the Polio Vaccination Scare |
SPORTS
Nathaniel Idowu: At 70, He Can't Stop Loving Football | Athens 2004: Dream Team Hits France for Tunisia | Dolphin Unsettle Rangers | Boxing: Wright Stuns Mosley | Zimbabwe Mourn Footballers | Odegbami, Adisa Disagree Over Enyeama | Schuettler Crashes Again | Premiership: City Maul United 4-1 | NBA: Celtics Bounce Back |
EXTRA
The Inspector General's Burden |