Tuesday October 12th, 2004

NEWS
Police Invade NLC Headquarters | ...Mantu Heads Panel on Palliatives | GTB Capital Hits N34bn | Obasanjo to Present 2005 Budget Today | Lagos Shut Down | In Oyo, Workers, Students, Stay at Home | ... In Taraba Too | In Rivers, Politicians Lock Selves in Offices | Kano: Commercial Activities in Top Gear | Naval Men Take over Ports Security | NURTW, Others Work in Bayelsa | Police, OAU Students Clash | Banks, Schools Shut in Uyo | ... Also in Niger | Strike in Yola, Amidst Tight Security | Offices Locked in Ebonyi | Banks, Schools, Shut in Enugu | Obasanjo Pledges Improved Trade Ties with Russia | US Embassy Denies LG Chairman Visa | Commissioner Debunks Assassination Attempt | NIPOST Plans 48-Hour Mail Delivery | 'Nigeria is Progressing in Guinea-Worm Eradication' | College Restates Commitment to Curb Cultism | State Councils Owe NUJ N50m | Abuja Meeting May Deepen Imo PDP Crisis |
STATE OF THE STATES
Education Policy: House C'tee Cautions Critics | Tinubu Seeks Better Funding for Military | 'I am Not Abiodun Obasanjo's Father' | Promises Rural Electrification | Fuel Price Hike:NOA Advocates Dialogue | ALGON Wants Additional Responsibilities for FG | 'Emulate Christian Martyrs' | Idris Preaches Peace |
ARTS & REVIEW
Beyond Religious Matters | Energy Sector Development and Social Responsibility |
BUSINESS
PPMC Loses N34bn Through Pipeline Vandalisation | SON Destroys N30m Sub-standard Goods | OPEC Fund Grants $7bn Loan to Developing Nations | Elf Confirms Significant Discoveries in OPL 222 | Experts Caution Oil Firms on Big Profits | Brazil to Triple Gas Consumption by 2010 | Libya Launches Gas Pipeline to Europe | Government Urged to Give Priority to Professionals | Nigeria Marks World Standards Day | Specialist Trainers of SME Operators Debut in Lagos | Raw Materials Institute, MAN to Hold Workshop | Illegal Fishing Challenges Sustainable Fisheries | FAO Intensifies Locust Campaign in West Africa | Children Face Higher Risks from Agricultural Pesticide | Wood Production to Shift Further East of Europe | Soaring Oil Prices Have Mixed Blessings | Nucleus Estate Initiative and Agribusiness Dev't in Nigeria | Chevron to Spend $11bn in Angola | High Oil Prices: Experts Predict More Volatility | Trade Mission to Canada Holds Interactive Session | Top-Tea Promo Star Prize Winner Gets N400,000 | FG Finetunes '05 Oil Licensing Round | Norway to Raise Oil Reserch Budget by $16.7m | $4bn Oil Revenue: Chad Knocks ExxonMobil | Oil Explorers Celebrate Decade of Deepwater Drilling in Nigeria | 'High oil prices Could Curb Hong Kong, China output' | Solar energy systems doing more than heating water | Gas Prices: Distributors, Industrialists on Collision Course | Gas Project: Nigeria, Algeria to Award Contract Soon | Industry Groups Mull Certification of Oil Reserves | Oil Firms Lose $119m in Norway Strike | IEA Raises World Oil Demand Estimate | ...As Asia Struggles to Keep Prices Low |
PROPERTY & REAL ESTATE
'Nigeria Not Ready for Rapid Urbanisation' | Eleanora Lagoon Court Delights Osborne | 'We Plan to Ensure Perfect Roads by End of year' | National Confab of Estate Agents Holds Soon | PROCOM Group Establishes One-Stop Mortgage Market | Power: Solar Pumping System Offers Hope to Villagers | Experts Hold Seminar on Security Management | Katsina Govt Spends N766 Million on Housing | 'Housing Needs More Than Increased Bank Capitalisation' |
POLITICS
2007: Group Makes Case for Power Shift in Abia | Cleric Tasks Leaders on State of the Nation | PDP Unites for LG Polls in Anambra | Leadership Crisis Rocks IBB Group in Jigawa | 2007: 'Why Igbo Presidency's an Illusion' |
MARKET NEWS
Strike Takes Toll on Equity Transactions | Guinea Insurance Records 123% Rise in Gross Premium |
MONEY GUIDE
Dangote, Edun, Others Laud Access Bank Offer | Chartered Bank Moves to "AA" | Chamber Of Commerce Networks SMIES |
COMMENT
As Mr. President Retires in 2007 | Freedom for Sale |
EDITORIAL
Citadels of Decay |
LAW
Lagos Set to Launch e-Registry | 'MASSOB Not a Parochial Affair' | When Will Government Listen? | We Hold Your Brief | Oshiomhole's Remarks Are Justified | NBA Conference and $40,000 Question, Another View | The Multi-Door Courthouse as Vehicle for Reform | Only Authorities so Empowered Can Alter or Amend Declaration | Oath-Taking Valid Under Customary Law | Nigerian Labour Law Reports Makes a Debut | The Problem of Enforcing Economic Crimes |
CITY DIARY
Navy Arrests 30 Pipeline Vandals, Impounds Boats | Muslims Charged on Prices at Ramadan | Deaf Persons Worried over Future | Railway Manager Wins Merit Award | Church Donates Generator, Borehole to Hospital | American Body Names Okiro Man of the Year | Obasanjo Commissions Lagos Royal Estate | Four Arraigned over N92m Fraud |
FEATURES
MT African Pride: Shame of a Nation |
SPORTS
Germany 2006: Oduah Charges NFA on Chukwu | FG Yet to Pay Abuja 2004 Premium - NICON | Special Sports Athletes Demand Audience with Minister | Egypt Sack Coach After Libya Defeat | Pepsi Academy Coach Excels In Germany | German Row Eclipses Iran Win | Athens 2004, MTN Marathon: A Synergy of Sorts | Germany 2006: Rooney Tipped to Shine | SFA Chief Backs Vogts | Pressure Grows for CONCACAF World Cup Hopefuls | Onigbinde Stops 3SC Exodus | FIFA Investigates Togo Deaths |
RIGHT OF REPLY
Niger Delta: The Staying Power Of The Militia |