Wednesday July 28st, 2004

NEWS
Ibori: Police Fail to Produce IG's Report | 2007: Soyinka Gives IBB Condition | '70% of Finance Ministry Staff Unqualified' | Afenifere, YCE Resolve Differences | W/Bank Scores Nigeria High on Economic Growth | Senate Wants MTN Tax Concession Reversed | Obasanjo Warns LG Chairmen on Council Funds | Ibru: Lagos AG Wants Defence Counsel Held for Contempt | Kwara Govt, Zimbabwean Farmers Sign Pact | Panel Submits Report on Police, Air Force Clash | We'll Do Away with Mercantilism in Banking, Says Obasanjo | Shell Appoints New Deputy MD in Major Shake-up | Anambra Assembly Sacks Azodo, Achukwu | House Reconvenes, Gets New Labour Bill | FG Executes 161 Ecological Projects | ...Blames Works Ministry for Nation's Bad Roads | Culture, Tourism Unifying Factors - Olusola | Wabara: Senate Committees Performed Poorly | Folio Communications Pays N1.25b for Daily Times | Atiku Blames NNPC's Inefficiency on Corruption | Ige: My Arrest Illegal, Says Omisore | N126 Scam: Osun Rules Out Political Solution | Northern Govs Sabotaged Peace Parley - Turaki | Sacked NNPC Workers Protest, Demand Compensation | PTF Contracts: Panel Told to Investigate All Petitions | W/Bank Tasks FG on Transparency | 18 Finacorp Customers Get Housing Loan | First HIV/AIDS Drug Plant Takes Off | Masari Reassures on Niger Delta Crisis | Thugs Attack Council, Manhandle Chairman | 'Information, Key to Nigeria's Survival' | Ekiti Assembly Passes Bill on LGs | Court Adjourns EWI's Appeal Till Sept 29 | DG Laments Dearth of Law Teachers | 'No Going Back On Igbo Presidency' |
STATE OF THE STATES
Nigeria at Risk of Aggression - Oritsejafor | Ibori, Ngige Saga Threaten Democracy - NANS | Economic Woes Blamed on Poor Planning | ETF Commissions Studies on Almajirai, Others | JAMB Writes NANS on Admission Verification |
CITY DIARY
Corp Members Rebuild Ebonyi School | Travel Agency Admits Transacting Illegal Insurance Business | Court Stops New Monarch for Anambra Community |
BUSINESS
Again, CBN, NDIC Differ on Fraud Cases | Why We Merged NPC Agencies, By Chief Economic Adviser | Insurance of Public Buildings, Goldmines - Bailey | Workers Question Constitutionality of Pension Reform | Regency Insurance Introduces Health Insurance Product | Daniel, Ex-NAIC Boss, Crosses Over to Globe-Re | Doctors Wooed in Malpractice Insurance Fight | Evolve Political Risks Cover, Insurers Charged | Linkage Assurance Coughs Out N55m on Credit Bond | Japan's Pension Funds Get Lift | Pension Crisis Boils at Federal Mogul's | How Has Equity Bank Fared in 2003? | Second Quarter Earnings Prove Good | 'How to Market Small, Medium Scale Industries' | ClTN Announces Dates for September Examinations | Sona Breweries' Promotion Campaign for Maltonic Heightens | Oasis Insurance Nets N56.3m Profit After Tax | New Lexington Insurance Counts Blessings of Merger | Postal, Life, to Stay Intact | Road Map for Sound Environmental Practices | American Express' Earnings Stem Blue-chip Losses | Corporations Jostle to Sponsor US Politics | N25bn Capital Base: Implications on the Economy | Nasdaq Records Lower Performance |
ARTS & REVIEW
The Restless World of the Poet-exorcist | Pirated Nigerian Home-videos Flourish Abroad | August Break Treat at Quintessence |
COMMENT
An Evening at Pan-African University | The Mess from Embassies in Nigeria |
AUTO BUYER
Smart Airbags Easily Fooled | Vehicles Adapt to Disabilities | Paris Motor Show: Automobile and Comics | Peugeot Lauds Achievements of Kaduna Governor |
DEVELOPMENT
Our Response to Nigeria's Devt Challenges | ...Football and the Needs of the Moment | New Devt Patterns for Kwara State | Information Management as Panacea for Devt | Former Bank of S/Leone Gov Joins Nigeria's Heir Alliance | TI Shortlists 8 for Integrity Awards 2004 | UNDP Reports Devt Reversal in Sub-saharan Africa | W/Africa Averaged Only 4% Growth in 2003, Says AfDB |
EDUCATION
'Schools' Funding, Family Choice' | Bauchi Introduces Formal Education in Qu'ranic Schools | UNIPORT Expels 29 'Cultists' | Students Angry with College Provost | CowBell Chocolate Rewards Excellence | 'Lekki British', Kip McGrath Sign Agreement | CSS Limited Changes Name, Logo | HCorona, Microsoft Partner on ICT Development | UNILAG Pegs Fees for Arts, Science, Engineering Students | Rural School Development Committees Inaugurated | Saraki Tasks Teachers on Exam Malpractices | ECF Moves Education Higher | Delar College Gets NCCE Approval | Glaxosmithskline Sponsors Capital School Graduation | NCE Students Get 2005 Deadline on Computer Literacy |
EDITORIAL
A New-Look Nigeria? |
LETTERS
Banks' Recapitalisation and Competition | FG, Fuel Marketers and Poverty | Stop the Sale of New Naira Notes | Killing Local Industries |
MARKET NEWS
BOC Gases Records Marginal Profit Decline | Wall Street Climbs on Positive Earnings |
MONEY GUIDE
CBN Transfers Debt Conversion to DMO | ExxonMobil Sells $10.9m | Tinubu Commissions Gulf Bank's Branch |
FEATURES
Empowering Young Ones for Self-reliance |
SPORTS
Junior Tigers Hit Q'finals | Agali Seeks Eagles Return | Air Assault Tackles Ibadan | NPA Vow to Escape Relegation | Chess Olympiad Trials: NLNG Kid Shines | Coca-Cola FA Cup: Home, Away Games Begin | Oyo Govt to Probe 3SC |
POLITICS
Impeachment: Again, Kalu Pleads for Embattled Deputy | Edo SSG Cautions Politicians Over Zoning | Group Makes Case for IBB's Return | Rule With Fear of God, Clergy Urges Politicians | Amended Electoral Law Pitches Kwara PDP Against Assembly |
EXTRA
Between Raids and Peace in Niger Delta |