Tuesday April 6th, 2004

NEWS
Military Restates Commitment to Democracy | Slain Kogi Electoral Chief's Widow Cries Out | FG, Shell Disagree Over Oil Reserve | IMF, World Bank Move Against Laundering | I'll Report Fayose to Obasanjo, Says Tinubu | UK Sends Nigerian '419' Scammer to Prison | Magnum Trust Bank Acquires 56 % in Safetrust | 24 Ambassadorial Designates Begin Documentation | Aviation Workers Protest Rent Hike | Adamawa: PDP'll Win 10 Times over, Says Atiku | Texaco Workers Suspend Strike | FCT: N220bn Needed for 11 New Satellite Towns | Man With 16 Rifles Nabbed | NNPC Parleys with Stakeholders | FG Committed to National Security | Airways Workers Head for United Nations | CPPE Faults Import Prohition Policy | Budget 2004: Senate Shuns Reconvening | Satellite Campuses Face NUC's Wrath Again | Bill to Stop Harmful Fishing Practices Soon | Ogunpa: Court Grants FG, Contractor Leave to Renegotiate | Adamawa NLC Commends Haruna | Adamawa SEEDS to Complement NEEDS | Accept LG Polls Verdict, Rivers People Urged | Why Public Office Holders Raise Alarm, By Senator | Akwa Ibom Govt Settles N171m Debt | '135 Customs Officers Promoted on Request' | Lagos Requires N10bn to Clear Canals | LG Boss Pledges to Tackle Unemployment | Egwu Scores LG Administration Low | Poll Rates Marwa High for 2007 | EFCC Arraigns 3 Over Fraud, Conspiracy | Civil Defence Ordered to Reverse Promotion | Guinness Commemorates World Health Day | Easter Treat at La Campagne Tropicana | UN to Sign MOU With Nigeria on Drugs |
STATE OF THE STATES
'Fearless Judiciary, Must for Democracy' | Mortgage Bankers Boost NYSC Micro Credit Scheme | 12 Protesters Arrested | Lawmaker Distributes Items to Constituency | NDLEA Nabs 61 Drug Suspects | Tinubu Presents C of O to 21 Villages | Youth Empowerment, Our Focus - Minister | Police Fined N20,000 for Unlawful Arrest | Gov's Wife Supports Free Heart Check Programme | Group Cries Out over LG Polls | Police Arrest Suspected Arsonists | Ijaws Aim for Presidency in 2007 |
ARTS & REVIEW
Made in Nigeria |
BUSINESS
Oil Majors Hand Over 20 Marginal Fields | MAN Blames Forex Scarcity for Textile Industry Distress | US Bank Plans $200m Investment in Nigeria | Marginal Field: Firm Cedes 40% Equity to US Firm | Fresh Troubles for $500m WAGP | EC probes Spain's $6bn Aid Plan for Coal Industry | Oil Supply: US Moves to Outlaw OPEC | BP Makes New Discovery in Angola's Oil Bloc | Osuji Lauds Chevron, Others on Education | Experts Form International Nuclear Safety Group | 'NNPC to Benchmark Operations' | Budget 2004: Economic Implications of Delayed Implementation | Over 28 Million Won in Coke Promo | Obasanjo Lauds Commercialisation of FIIRO Technology | NESG Assures of Success of Nexportex 2004 | Spectra Launches Sesame Oil | MAN Aims to Make Nigeria Leading Emerging Economy | EU Boosts ECOWAS Free Trade Scheme With E10 Million | Mirinda Promo to Produce Kia Saloon Car Winner | IITA, Nigerian Farmers Partner to Improve Yam Production | ...Research to Accelerate Process of Yam Propagation | Acceptance of Biotech Seeds 'Improves' | 'Agriculture Crucial to Combat Opium Economy' | Workshop Seeks Better Control of Aflatoxin | Research to Eliminate Banana Nematodes Intensified | 48 Countries Ratify Treaty on Agricultural Biodiversity | FAO Alarmed by Loss of Domestic Animal Breeds | Likely Economic Implications of N1,000 Notes |
PROPERTY & REAL ESTATE
El-Rufai's Buldozers Rumble to Kubwa | Somebody Is Spending Ecological Fund Illegally | US, UK, 9 Others receive temporary exemption to toxic substance ban | REDAN to Deliver 1,000 Houses Per State | Environmentalist Condemn Oil spillage Response at Iboe Estuary | First Lady Engages in Community Work | Builders Discuss Government's Deregulation Policy on Housing |
POLITICS
Haruna Tasks Rulers on Security | Council Polls: Omoboriowo Lauds Turn Out in Ekiti | OPC Members Get Court's Leave on Rights | Clergy Taks Govt on Democracy Dividends | Transporters Extol Daniel Over Roads | Death Threat: Commissioner Denies Allegation | Kwara PDP At War With Self Over Council Polls |
MARKET NEWS
'Why SEC is Not Included in 2004 Budget' | Shareholders' Group Re-affirms Support for Afprint |
MONEY GUIDE
Trade Bank Boss Advocates Self Regulation | Marina Bank Appoints Two Senior Managers | Post Graduate: National Bank Sponsors Staff |
COMMENT
AIDS Drugs Versus Quality | Congress of Transitional Patriots |
EDITORIAL
Rwandan Genocide: 10 Years After |
LETTERS
Bola Ajibola's Gesture to the Poor | FUTO, Release Our Results | NANS: The Need for Redirection | UNICAL, how Long do we Have to Wait? |
LAW
The Travails of a Deputy Governor | 'We Must Be Careful in Condemning Our Judiciary' | Agreement to Marry is Bilateral Between Man and Woman | Atinuke Ige: Footprints in the Sands of Time | Regulating the Internet | Armed Robbery: Is the Hotel Liable to Its Guest? | Maurice Ibekwe: Was Bail Rightly Denied? |
CITY DIARY
Mobil, Security Guards at War | Ordeal in Cop's Hand | Church Advocates Financial Empowerment of Members |
FEATURES
Sustaining Victory over Polio in Cross River |
SPORTS
Athens 2004: Falcons Battle Accreditation Deadline | NBBF Confirms April 14th for Camping | Pharaoh's Coach Quits | WC 2010: Mubarak Woos CAF Leaders | Lawal Wants NFA to Wake Up | Martins on Song | Ghana Shortlist FA Candidates | Coke to Select Torch Bearer | Ceding African Crown in Style | United's Victory Boosts Chelsea's Confidence | Wenger Hopeful on Reyes, Ljungberg | Ancient Greek Ship Repaired for Olympics | Tiger Slump? That's Not How He Sees It | Shearer Chases Record |
EXTRA
The Devil Comes to the Polls |