Friday October 29th , 2004

NEWS
NITEL Records N40bn Loss | House Suspends Member for Slapping Colleague | Private Refinery: 13 Firms Get Construction Approval | 'How to Achieve Peace in Niger Delta' | Obey DMI Rules, Judge Tells Al-Mustapha | Why Osoba's Fighting Me, By Daniel | Senate to Probe N8.95bn Airport Terminal Building Contract | 2007 Presidency: Goje Canvasses Support for N/East | Pay Zakaat or Go to Jail - Nasko | US Envoy Seeks Electoral Reforms | Nigerians Suffer Vitamin, Mineral Deficiency - Minister | Why We're Reviewing Communication Policy - Chikelu | 'No Responsible Govt Tolerates Lawlessness' | Transport Workers Risk HIV/AIDS - Minister | Group Condemns Harsh Economic Policies | Yobe, Nasarawa Donate N10m to Flood Victims | Dokubo Surrenders 188 Guns | UN Security Council: China Backs Nigeria | Unity Convention: AD Commends INEC | Nigerian Troops Leave for Darfur | FG Commended over War Against Financial Crimes | PDP Summons Duke, Others over Council Boss' Sack | FG Should Extend Plateau Emergency Rule - Useni | 419: Ajudua's Co-accused Re-admitted for Bail | Virtues of Boni Haruna Extolled | Power Must Shift to Edo North in 2007- Lawmakers | FG Reaffirms Ties With Sweden | Impressive Turn-out for DOT | How to Control Environment, By Don | Yoruba Community Warns Youths Against Violence | Education: Atiku Blasts Govs over Unkept Promises | 'Yoruba Need True Federalism, Not Mainstream Politics' | Skills Acquisition, Tool for Poverty Reduction | Bakassi: C/River Assembly Condemns Monarch's Statement | Councils Bye-Election Slated for Dec. 4 | Edo Govt Commend NDDC on Master-Plan | Nurses Protest over Work Environment | 'Greed, Intolerance, Root of Our Woes' | ITWF Writes Obasanjo, Branson on Nigeria Airways | A/Ibom Speaker Angry with NDDC | EU Pledges Support for Democracy | Nigeria Records More Man-made Disasters - Report |
STATE OF STATE
' Igbo Presidency Not Limited to South-east' | N520m for Osun Lawmakers | Council Polls: 9 Parties Submit Candidates' List | Resist FERMA Extortion, Pedro Urges Okada Riders | Avoid Sedatives, Heavy Food Before Driving-FRSC | Nigerian Politics Full of Acrimony - Egwu | 'Ibori Has Performed Excellently' | Police Accused of Victimisation | 2 Policemen Killed in Edo | How Oyinlola Became PDP Leader | 'Ignorance Responsible for HIV/AIDS ' | Monarchs Commend Adamu's Peace Efforts |
HEALTH
Experts Identify Causes of Antibiotic Resistance | 'Public Health, Challenge for All' | Physiotherapist Calls for Accountability in Health Sector |
BUSINESS
Why NLC Strike Should Not Hold Now - LCCI | NPA: Why Contractors Owed Huge Sums'll Wait | 'Don't Hand Over Ports to Foreigners' | How Concessioning'll Drive Down Port Charges - Stakeholders | Effort to Check Waste Dumping on Waters Begins | UN launches container control programme to fight illicit trafficking | EC Tackles Shipping Lines on Illegal Freight Rates | ANLCA Presidential Aspirant Promises to Liberate Agents | Customs Agents Task NPA on Port Regulations | Nigerian Ports Reform and the Concession Programme | Stevedore Advises Govt on Dockworkers | EC Tackles Shipping Lines on Illegal Freight Rates | Port Reform Presents Difficult Challenges, Says MD | Lesson of Japanese Cultural Exhibition | Big 3 U.S Airlines Report $911m Loss | Virgin Atlantic Fits Upper Class Suite Onto Gatwick Fleet | American Airlines to Lay Off 1,100 Pilots, Ground Staff | Coca Cola Donates Furniture to Borno Schools | Dangote Declares Eight More Millionaires in Promo | CEPTAC Set for Niger Delta Slave Route Package | National Council Meeting to Offer Opportunities for Promotion of Destinations |
WEEKEND REVIEW
Painting Abuja in BlackGold | A Piece Off My Mind on NTA, Silverbird |
COMMENT
My Colleague, Friend and Our Profession | FG's Reply to Achebe |
EDITORIAL
A Panacea, Not Palliative |
LETTERS
Support for Abuja's Transformation | Nigeria: Beyond Regional Champion | FHA and Its New Boss | Yabatech, Reconsider This Decision |
POLITICS
2007: AD Remains Party to Beat, Says Mamora | 'Cleric Gives Intervention, Panecea to Nigeria's Political Problems | Corruption: Accept TI's Report, FG Urged | How Mu'azu Transforms Bauchi, By Commissioner | Kano ANPP Chairmanship: Unveiling the Shape of Battle Ahead |
CITY DIARY
Cleric Warns Leaders Against Misrule | Students Indict Police over Slain Colleague's Death | Osborne Scheme: Housing Minister, Others Face N200m Suit | For Widows, Its New Lease of Life | Turn to God, Nigerians Urged |
MARKET NEWS
Brokers Hopeful over New SEC DG | SBA Introduces New Market Instrument |
MONEY GUIDE
Shell's Forex Fails to Save Naira | Akingbola Warns Against Fixing Number of Banks | Nigerian Capital Market Underutilised, Says Njidda |
FEATURES
Will there Be Light After Darkness? |
SPORTS
Kalu Allays Fears on Stadium Ban | Polo: Ghana, S/Africa Tackle Nigeria | Obafemi on Target as Inter Stumble | Enyimba, Esperance Live on SuperSport |
EXTRA
Igbo and Search for New Standards |