Friday October 1st , 2004

NEWS
Why We're Talking to Militants, By Obasanjo | Maduekwe Canvasses Zonal Govt Structure | Abacha Loot: FG Awaits Swiss Court's Decision | Govt to Review Party Registration Process | Afenifere Disowns Ijebu Igbo Meeting | Obasanjo Assures on Nigeria's Democracy | Nigeria to Earn $100m from Grain Supply to Chad | FG Signs N245m Contract for Second R/Benue Bridge | Expatriate Resident Permits Computerisation Gulps N4bn | Gaslink MD Resigns | Nigeria 'll Rise Again, Says Tinubu | Okogie, Others Call for Tolerance | 'Politicians Betray Founding Fathers' | Wabara, Masari, Nwuche Optimistic | 'No Cause to Celebrate' | How Democracy Can Survive, By APGA | Pass Domestic Violence Bill, FG Urged | Igbinedion Frees 8 Prisoners | Fuel: Fayose Wants FG, NLC to Dialogue | ...NUJ, NMA Decry New Price Hike | Lagos AD Convention, A Mockery, Says Akinfenwa | UNAAB Students, Police Clash | CNPP Flays Council of State | FG Pledges Support for ILO Projects | Nigeria Shelves Plans to Host IPU | Christians Begin Search for Obasanjo's Succesor | Abia Big Wigs Blames for Lack of Devt | 2 Policemen Killed in Bank Robbery | Lawal Spent N54m on Thugs - Report | Kwande Indigenes Get Free Fertilizer | Rivers Expresses Confidence in Police | NPI, WHO Seek Understanding of Polio Virus | Expert Protests Embassy's Visa Denial |
STATE OF STATE
Egwu Proposes Additional 300 Classroom Blocks | FG Accused of Vandalisation | Govt to Boost Economy Through Tourism | Condom Advert Banned | Lagos Celebrates World Habitat Day | Akume Pledges Support for Miss Nigeria | Ohanaeze Endorses Globacom | Goje Seeks Review of PAP Loans | Govt Advised on Economic Reforms | Leprosy, Tuberculosis Centre to Be Equipped | Govt Reaffirms Commitment to Devt | Clerics to Partner with Banks on Housing | Forum Seeks Legal Protection for Widows | FG Urged to Boost Customs' Morale | NANS Counsels Govt on Crises | Gov Tasks Chinese on Investment |
BUSINESS
'Virgin'll Not Kill Nigerian Domestic Airlines' | Cabotage Implementation Indigenous Shipowners to Meet Obasanjo | Air Transport Workers Issue Ultimatum to FG | JOMALIC, NPA at Loggerheads Over Port Dues | Navy Seeks Empowerment to Tackle Pirates, Terrorists at Sea | Shipping Devt: Stakeholders Call for Private-Public Sector Collaboration | ...Place Emphasis on Security | NACFA Seeks Govt Assistance for Cargo Handling Equipment | Major step forward for Seafarers' Bill of Rights | Cabotage in Nigeria: Prospects and Challenges | Customs Decentralises Federal Operations Units | Cotecna Scanner to Aid Tanzanian Imports | Terror Fears As Deadly Cargo Heads for UK Waters | Malaysian Shipowners Identify Gaps in ISPS Code Implementation | How Labour Opted for Strike | 1.5 Million Children Engaged in Child Labour -Survey | PZ Workers Get Raw Deal From Union | Come, Let Us Reason Together | The Cardinal and His Cathedral | Boeing, Kenya Airways Sign Agreement for Component Services Programme | Virgin Unveils Plan for Commercial Space Flights | In-flight Cell Phone Technology May Be Make-Believe | IATA Presents Action Agenda for Governments |
WEEKEND REVIEW
Independence Jigs | ...And Fun Time in Calabar | The Music Teacher and His Vocation | The Return of the Village Headmaster |
COMMENT
Let's Set Nigeria Agog | The Press, NLC and the Senate |
EDITORIAL
Nigeria At 44 |
LETTERS
Unity of Purpose, Not MASSOB | WAEC, Correct this Costly Mistake | Fight Against Corruption | Nigeria at 44: Which Way Forward? |
POLITICS
Will Unity Covention End AD Crisis? | Behind the Scene | Nas Commends Obasanjo's Position on Third Term Bid | Senate C'ttee Assures Police of Better Funding | Group Condemns Call for Emergency Rule in Ekiti |
CITY DIARY
Child Trafficking: Another Group Repatriated to Benin Republic | An Altar for the Lord at 50 | Thunder Kills Cattle, Destroys Buildings in Jigawa | Court Orders Accelerated Hearing of Oke-Odo Dispute | Cleric Kicks Against Secular Teachers in Theological Colleges | Imo Deputy Gov Tasks Monarchs on Devt |
MARKET NEWS
CSCS: Volume Cleared Declines By 386m | Market Value Drops by N263.5m |
MONEY GUIDE
Bank Depositors Lose N233bn to Inflation | Energy Sector Fund Grosses N249m | Banker Joins Ondo Economic Team |
RIGHT OF REPLY
Re: 2007: Need for an Alternative Platform | The Situation is Hopeless |