Wednesday September 1st, 2004

NEWS
Obasanjo Apologises, Moves to Calm Angry Senators | FCT Signs Anti-Corruption Pact | Diamond Bank Shareholders Endorse Recapitalization Plan | South-south Leaders Seek Presidency | House Defers Debate on Labour Bill | Nwafor, Abia Deputy Gov, Survives Impeachment | Niger Delta: Military Gives Assurance on Security | Obasanjo, Compaore Discuss Poverty in Africa | Trinidadian Wins Commonwealth Photo Award | Ataba Crisis: Faction May Boycott Panel Sitting | Court Halts Swearing-in of New Anambra PDP Chairman | N25b Capital: Chamber Seeks Stabilisation | 'Why Election Malpractices Increase' | Police Recover Arms, Arrest 15 Militiamen | Construction of Rivers Refinery Soon | EFCC Investigates CBN Officials, Bankers over Tax Fraud | IG Commended over SARS Disbandment | Customs Destroys N20m Frozen Turkey, Chicken | Enugu Pipeline Fire Kills 1, Injures Many | FG Plans Centres of Excellence | Lawmaker Decries Ecological Funds' Use | Coup Allegation: Gaddaffi Seeks Obasanjo's Intervention | Pay Cut: Varsity Senior Staff Down Tools | Obasanjo, Balogun, 4 Govs for Security Watch Award | Pedro Seeks Review of Mortgage Bank Act | Nigerian Teenager Wins US Poetry Award | Lagos Re-affirms Commitment to Light Rail | Govt Settles N.5m Medical Bills | Adamu Lauds FG on Solid Minerals | Safe Water: Expert Decries NAFDAC's Attitude | Mediation Centre Settles 7,000 Disputes | Notorious Robber Arrested in Gombe | NASSI Appeals Against Ejection |
STATE OF THE STATES
Okija: Aka-Ikenga, Afenifere Commend Police | Witness Faults PDP Boss on Election | 'Council Election Free, Fair' | Rival Transport Unions Clash | Shekarau, Adegbite Laud Muslim Students |
CITY DIARY
Families of 15,000 Killed Policemen Get N.3bn | Farmers Docked over Misappropriation of Funds | Ogun to Demolish Illegal Structures | 8 Face Trial for Wilful Damage |
BUSINESS
Industrialists Seek N97.46b Loans from BOI | FG Promises Aliens Better Life | CBN Plans to Make NSPMC Among World's Best 10 | Pension Reform: Former NIA Boss Canvasses Entry Restriction | European Airlines Seek Aid for Terror Insurance Coverage | Riots Raise Insurance Questions | Compulsory Insurance'll Raise Awareness | Fidelity Gurarantee: 'Insurers are Just Waking Up' | Lion of Africa Insurance Company Goes Public Soon | Americans Without Health Insurance Rise to 45 Million | Civil Service Promotion Now on Performance - Duke | BAT Agronomy Company Institutes Scholarship Scheme for Students | Flour Mills to Hold AGM | Need for Resuscitation of Failed Banks Tribunal | Aluminium Extrusion Moves to Surmount Future Challenges | US Spending Rebounds, Good News for Growth | Bank of America Gets New President | Investing in Quality Soap Production for Export | Contractor Assures on 1000 Housing Units in Taraba | South African Firm Acquires BusinessDay | European Equities Drift in Quiet Trading Conditions | Wall Street Dips as Convention Starts | US Inflation Data Send Treasuries Higher | Uk Lags in Cash Management Gains | Private Equity Bidders Line Up for Saga | Admiral to Unveil Board Changes Prior to IPO | US Cash-Rich Companies Steer Clear of Risk | Banking: Challenges Facing Regulatory Authorities |
ARTS & REVIEW
The Writer and His Dreams | Manuel Udokwu's Date with History Channel |
COMMENT
Athens 2004: Nigeria's Disastrous Outing | On the Freedom to (Un)dress |
AUTO BUYER
BMW Shows Strength in Tiye Village | Kia Picanto Comes Top in European Group Tests | Honda Ponders Launching Hybrid Truck | Josiah Samuel: I pray for Professionalism in Auto Business |
DEVELOPMENT
When Will Obasanjo Sign the Disabled Persons Welfare Bill? | HIV/AIDS: Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission | Invisibility and Women in the Constitution |
EDITORIAL
Rivers: A Somalia in Embryo |
LETTERS
Who Wants Okiro Sacked? | M-Tel's Poor Services in Ondo | Tinubu, Equip Fire Stations | Consequences of Banks' Recapitalisation |
MARKET NEWS
NSE, CSCS Introduce Trade Alert System | BOC Gases Commissions N253m Co2 Plant |
MONEY GUIDE
Moneygram Halts Relationship With New Banks | Shell Injects $12m, Naira Gains 2kobo | First Atlantic Signs $11m US Exim Facility |
FEATURES
50 Years of Struggle for Muslim Unity |
SPORTS
ICPC Storm NFA Again | Lessons from Greece | Athens 2004 Fallout: Team Nigeria in Kit Scandal | Olajengbesi Faces Major Surgery | Yobo Dedicates Trophy to Chukwu | NRA Elections for Lagos | Wimbledon: I Can Only Get Better - Federer | Agassi Sparkles at US Open |
POLITICS
Military Apologists Threaten Democracy -Edo Speaker | Plateau: Group Lobbies FG to Lift Emergency Rule | Speaker to Nigerians: 'Military Psyche, a Past Issue' | 'Creation of 57 LGs in Lagos, Constitutional' | 2007: PDP Vows to Win Lagos | 16 Months After Polls, AD, PDP Still Battling for Lagos |
REPLY
Okija: Not A Show Of Shame |