Thursday May 6th, 2004

NEWS
Northern Govs: No Compromise on 2007 Presidency | Disquiet in House Over N17bn Allocation | Olympic Scare: Explosions Hit Athens | Police Get Shoot-on-Sight Order in Plateau | 419: Nigeria Allays Fears at Itu | Census Begins July 2005 - NPC | High Oil Prices Threaten World Economy - IEA | 419: EFCC Counsel Alleges Threat to Life | Hands Off Oil Licensing, Obasanjo Told | FG Discusses Nigeria's Foreign Image | New LGs: Senator Justifies Allocation Stoppage | New Envoys Get Accreditation Letters | Senate Passes New Privatisation, Bill | Obasanjo Calls For Dialogue On Demolition | IMF Gets New Managing Director | ...Lagos Elders Protest | Anenih Must Account for N300bn Roads' Fund - Waya | Mass Action: NCP Condemns Attack on Buhari's Office | Don't Discriminate Against AIDS Patients -Mantu | ... IAP Calls for Caution | House Indifferent on Ojukwu, Buhari's Ordeals | Army Not Broke, Says Agwai | Bureau, Group to Tackle Exam Fraud | Kwara Distributes Cars to Judges | 7 States Shun World Bank's Books | No Plans to Sell Old Council Secretariats - Tinubu | Privatisation Yielding Results - Atiku | FG Asked to Invest N5bn in SEC | 20 Killed, 15 Injured in Auto Crash | 4 Die as Residents Flee Benue Community | Dangote Promises Improved Services | 'We'll Assume Duties May 29' | Roads Get Lion Share of Kogi's N27bn Budget | 'White Farmers' Involvement 'll Boost Food Production' | Bank Manager, 5 Others Held over Missing N43m | Six Killed in Farmers - Fulani Clash | JORA Declares Fresh War on Fake Revenue Agents | A/Ibom Sues Defaulting Contractors |
State of the States
Pay New Fees or Withdraw-VC | Fayose Reports Lagos Harassment to Obasanjo | Wabara: Senator Commends Colleagues | Poverty Level Worries Lawmaker | 'Admit NECO, NABTEB Certificate Holders' | Osun Pardons 15 Teachers | Monarchs Now Tax Agents | Govt Votes N1.8bn for Road Rehabilitation | Workers Owed N12.9bn | Teaching Hospital Gets Anti-Retroviral Drugs | 'Why Women are Economically Weak' | Host States Promise to Rescue Varsity | Iroh Condemns Radio Contractor | 'Teenage Girls, Baits to Kidnap Expatriates' | Goje Signs State Varsity Bill Into Law | N15m Fraud: Fire Victims Petition Assembly | Union Promises Lasting Peace in Isokoland | FSTV Acquires Major Sports Channels |
POLITICS
Appeal Court Upholds Senator Uba's Election | NOA Berates CNPP Over Mass Action | Allocate 30% Cabinet Positions to Women, Ibori Urged | 2007: 'Igbo Meet in Sept' | Lawmaker Alleges Threat to Life | 'Executive, Legislature Must Work Together' | Anxiety, as Bayelsa Prepares for Obasanjo's Visit | New Councils Constitutional -Ebonyi Speaker |
e-BUSINESS
Interconnectivity Suit: War without End? | M-tel, Supporter of Women and Children, Says Mrs. Atiku | ALTEQ, NITDA, Others to Establish Centres of Excellence | Prime Network Creates Impact in Nigeria | Pragmatic Appointed HiTi Service Centre, Holds Customer Forum | ICT Journalists for Training June 4 | CWG Achieves NIS ISO 9001: 2000 Certification | Ministerial Roundtable Heralds ICT Icons Launch | How to Save Nigeria from the Precipice | Cisco Develops Technology to Revitalise Hotel Business | Channel IT Introduces New Range of Products | Signal Alliance Goes to CTO with CA, MultiTech | Sasser Worm Rips Through Internet |
ARTS & REVIEW
Enter Heavensgate on Silverbird | Oluremi Tinubu, Others to Grace AIDS Video Premiere |
COMMENT
To Councilmen, A Cue from Ambridge | Nigerdock Sweet-sour Experience |
MARKET NEWS
UACN to Pay 60k Dividend | US Stocks Buoyed by Services Data |
MONEY GUIDE
CBN Slams N6m Penalty on FSB | Bank Gets Court's Leave Over Unpaid Loan | New Management Team Resumes at ACB |
EDITORIAL
A Sick National Hospital |
LETTERS
When Students View Cheating as Normal | Democracy Dividend and Zimbabwean Farmers | LSHMB and Late Salary | Attention, Head of Service |
COMMUNICATION
NITEL Spends N450m on Pre-paid Billing | Motorola to Supply Safety Radio for Athens Olympics | Printing Products for Display At Drupa Expo | APC Set to Introduce New Product | HP Seeks to Enhance Management | Nextel Strikes Deal With TV Broadcasters | New Cell Phones: Cool, Capable | Thuraya Expands Coverage Area in Africa | MTN Trains 'Super Dealers' on Entrepreneurship Skills | Vodafone Launches 3G Mobile Services in Germany | Broadcom Simplifies Wi-Fi Security | Top Telecoms Officials Face Dismissal in Vietnam | Siemens Unveils Telecoms, Energy Tie-ups in China | Communications Act 2003: To Review or Not to Review | Red Hat Returns to Linux Desktop Market |
CITY DIARY
Man, 30, Rapes 3-Year Old Girl | Yamaha Trains Navalmen on Outboard Engine Maintenance | First Lady Flags off Polio Immunisation in Taraba |
THISLIFE
A General's Tortuous Life after Retirement | Providing Safety Net for Society's Weakest |
SPORTS
I Will Take Nigeria by Storm - Johncke | MTN Plans Big for Nigerian League | Samplex Seeks Title for Fallen Hero | CMCL Places Bakare on South African List | Cash-Strapped Scribes Finally Hit Abuja | Athletes Still Await Kits | Contractors Battle to Finish Work | FCT Boosts Athletes Allowances | S/Africa Taking Nothing for Granted | Fifa's Technical Report | 'Morocco Need Miracle' | Okocha Overcomes African Heartbreak | I'm Not Being Probed - Adamu | NFA Suspends FIFA Player Agents | Maradona Back in Hospital | Monaco Reaches Final |
EXTRA
Brenda Fassie, Please Don't Go... | Where Are We Going? |