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Item Open Access Daily trust newspaper Friday, January 6, 2023:(Lagos State: Media Trust Nigeria Limited, 2023-01-06) MEDIA trust Nigeria limited.New dawn in Bauchi as more women come into governance; Cash withdrawals from govt accounts to end March 1-NFIU; Police arrest 61 for political thuggery in Kano; 18 Borno passengers burnt to death in Bauchi auto crash; FG releases N13.89bn for retirees’ pension payment; 7 die in auto crash after attending APC rally in Kano; NUEE seeks power sector reform despite FG’s N3tr intervention; Passing LG autonomy bill, biggest challenge to constitution amendment – Omo-Agege; Buhari to security agencies: Eradicate oil theft before I exit office; Police kill scores of bandits, recover 2 rifles in Bauchi; Recruitment: Beware of scammers, NSCDC warns applicants; Illegal detention: Businessmen demand N100m damages from police, others; …arrest 6 for robbery, recover arms, vehicles in Anambra; INEC devolves PVCs collection to wards, registration areas * Inaugurates collation centre, situation room c’ttees; I’ll unite Nigeria, end hunger, poverty – Obi * Ogun LP factions resolve crisis; Tinubu: Obasanjo’s endorsement of Obi poison for Nigeria; APC Govs. not in secret deal with Atiku – Nasarawa Gov.; INEC warns against manipulation of BVAS; Appeal court to decide on Zamfara PDP gov’ship candidacy today; Campaigns: Rivers PDP pays N95m for use of state facilities; We’re confident Atiku will deliver on campaign promises –Theodore Orji; Kogi ex-speaker, others dump APC for PDP; NNPP vows to sack APC in Katsina, end insecurity; Re: Buhari’s pay rise; Need for drug use prevention programmes in schools, workplaces; Dearth of town planning in Nigerian cities; 5-day-old boy risks amputation over doctor’s ‘negligence’ in Kano; Harmattan: Jos residents worry as freezing weather persists; Robbery suspect killed in gun duel with police; Ogun couple, 6 others ‘kill’ woman, sell heart, legs for N80,000; Go after killers of Ogun couple, Abiodun tells police; Akeredolu imposes 24-hour curfew on troubled Ikare-Akoko in Ondo; Edo to arrest parents of pupils hawking during school hours; Ban on okada, tricycle beyond 6pm stands in Kwara – Police; Etsu Kwali’s death, a reminder — FCT minister; Abductors of couple at late Jere emir’s residence demand N30m; Foundation pays SSCE fees for 1,049 indigent students; 2 suspects supplying guns to bandits in FCT border communities arrested; 1,232 drug suspects arrested in Kaduna last year; Customs seized N13.91bn goods in 12 months; NNPC denies illegally exporting 17.8m barrels of crude oil; Consumers decry high electricity cost as DisCos hike tariff; Azman Air lauds Saudi Arabia, NAHCON for raising quota for Nigerian pilgrims; Why Nigeria must accelerate efforts in attracting FDIs; Air Peace airlifts 55m passengers, targets London, Israel; NDE empowers 10 graduates with carpentry, tailoring tools in Borno; Controversy trails proposed NITDA Bill; Premium Pension hits N1tr assets mgt; May & Baker grows revenue by 27%; How APC guber candidate, Radda, continues to woo voters in Katsina; Katsina’s PPP yielding results; Auto brands that hit Nigerian roads in 2022; Nigeria rebounds as OPEC oil production rises 120,000 bpd in Dec; NECA worries over new taxes in Finance Bill; NMDPRA seals 14 erring filling stations in Kano; Top ways to save money as a young adult; NDE empowers young entrepreneurs in Benue, Kaduna; Mum ‘banned from the pub’ for having too many face tattoos; World condemns Israel minister’s visit to Aqsa Mosque; Educate your children on dangers of quick wealth, cleric charges parents; Ahmadiyya urges Nigerians to shun vote buying, other malpractices; Kaduna fixes N1.5m as first deposit for 2023 Hajj; Bauchi emir replaces Bello Kirfi with Ahmed Kari as new Waziri; Kebbi boat mishap: 14 bodies recovered, 6 still missing; Technical education crucial to Nigeria’s future—NASENI; Military government more sympathetic to lecturers – ASUU president; Police rescue 15 captives from Zamfara forest; Pump price: NMDPRA seals 22 fuel stations in Kano, Osun; Babangida’s endorsement of Peter Obi was from a parody twitter account; Kano stripped of National Youth Games hosting right; Gusau warns referees, match commissioners against corrupt practices …As IMC doles out N200m to 20 NPFL clubs; Djokovic survives Halys scare to reach Adelaide quarters; Hamadjam, Police Inspector win Opobo marathon; Chelsea sign French International defender Badiashile; The Sahel and the return of the military; Knee injury forces top-seed Cilic out of Pune OpenItem Open Access Daily trust newspaper Thursday, January 5, 2003:(Lagos State: Media Trust Nigeria Limited, 2023-01-05) MEDIA trust Nigeria limited.How Kano government is addressing security challenges across schools * Miscreants, drug addicts turn our schools into their den – Principals; States, FCT to spend over N11.5tr in 2023; Asset: Court stops DSS, police, CCB from arresting INEC chairman; 20 rice farmers feared dead in Kebbi boat mishap; DSS nabs ISWAP kingpin behind Ohinoyi palace, Kuje prison attacks * Suspect behind abduction of expatriates in Ajaokuta, others; Bandits kill 2, abduct many in Katsina, Zamfara; Police arrest 5 bandits, informant; Air Force redeploys branch chiefs, AOCs, spokesman; 1dead as Fulani, Hausa communities clash in Ondo; NAFDAC targets WHO maturity level four for local vaccines highest level; COVID-19 variants surging in other countries not in Nigeria – NCDC; EFCC secures 3, 785 convictions in 2022; Don’t vote along ethnic, religious lines, Kwankwaso tells voters * Seeks royal blessings in Delta * Gombe PDP chieftains join NNPP; PDP flags-off gov’ship campaign in Katsina; Only God can cause true change in Nigeria – Okowa; You’re politicising insecurity, APC hits back at Tambuwal; OBJ’s endorsement won’t take Obi anywhere – Reps forum; Ex-Ambassador to Jordan, Yabo, dumps APC, joins PDP; Real reasons elder statesman, Bello Kirfi, was sacked as Wazirin Bauchi * Daughter resigns as Bauchi commissioner; Ogun deserves better governance– PDP gov’ship candidate; Why Kebbi South will not vote APC – PDP senatorial candidate; 54m people must elect next president – Coalition; Crowd as APC holds rally in Kano, Tinubu pledges “to serve” * Credentials of Tinubu, Gawuna will win for APC – Ganduje; 54m people must elect next president – Coalition; Ex-boyfriend caught at married woman’s house, pretending to be a relative; FCTA introduces emergency marshals to curb hazards; 3 dead, many injured in week-long cult war in Lagos; After collecting ransom, kidnappers kill 1 of abducted Abuja wedding guests * We paid heavily – Victims’ relatives; Oba of Benin sacks traditional ruler; Niger civil servant jailed 1 year for diverting intending pilgrims’ money; New Year carnival turns violent in Ikare-Akoko * ‘Houses, shops razed’; NDLEA chief urges youths to stay off substance abuse; AOIYEO presents ‘charter of demands’ document to Ona of Abaji; Again, 18 injured after truck rams into accident victims in Kwara; Kwara mourns NAF officer killed at checkpoint; FG insists on N23tr securitisation of ways and means * Petrol subsidy ends June; NPA Adjudges APM terminals best port operator; NUPENG threatens strike over burning of 2 HPFO-laden tankers; 31 of 72 world economies to hit recession in 2023, Nigeria safe – IMF * How Nigeria can avoid crisis – Experts; Fresh hurdles over new safety bureau; How new farmers can venture into pineapple farming; Kano to expand hibiscus farming, export; Why Nigeria won’t get credible leaders at 2023 polls – Afe Babalola; Poly workers protest non-payment of salary, pension arrears; 1,533 cases pending in Kwara – Chief Judge; NIS rescues 6 trafficked victims in Jigawa; Kano Air Force Commander honoured; China’s COVID-19 surge: IATA warns against ‘knee-jerk’ travel restrictions; Flights disrupted as handling equipment rams into Air Peace’s aircraft; Couple found dead in Kano after inhaling charcoal smoke; Bashir Tofa rejected traditional tittle I offered him — Sanusi; Gara-Gombe says he’s committed to athletics in Gombe; Anambra sports boss hails first Aguata marathon race; Lobi Stars intensify preparations for 2023 NPFL season; World Cup winner Messi returns to club duty with PSG; New Year, same wahala and an old man’s letter to young Nigerians; Sabalenka survives scare to reach Adelaide quarters.Item Open Access Daily trust newspaper Wednesday, January 4, 2003:(Lagos State: Media Trust Nigeria Limited, 2023-01-04) MEDIA trust Nigeria limited.Benue teachers groan over 13 months’ unpaid salaries; Adamu, Kyari, Nasiha’s seats still vacant in Senate; Insecurity: Buhari okays deployment of technology in S/East; My attackers well trained, Ohakim narrates ordeal; Gunmen burn Imo police station; Buhari signs 2023 budget, queries N1.32trn inserted by N/Assembly; …assures Burundi of support on fuel shortage; 2023 budget: Yobe to prioritize economic empowerment, infrastructural devt, others; Buni attends Niger Republic’s annual traditional wrestling competition in Diffa; We’ll continue to support security agencies, families of ex -servicemen - Buni; Zabi Sonka group applauds Buni for fulfilling promise on utility vehicle; Governor Buni approves 40% payment for LGAs’ work plan projects; Ortom, Clark back Obasanjo, endorse Obi; Ibeto, Niger ex-dep gov, dumps APC; Don’t sell your PVCs, Tambuwal cautions voters; Oyo PDP leaders assure Atiku of victory, Fulani group backs ex-VP; Kawu Sumaila’s race to end Gaya’s 16-year reign in Senate; 2023: Sierra Leone and the democratic imperative in West Africa; The political endorsement phenomenon – so far; Debts: Where do presidential candidates stand?; Avoidable tragedy in Calabar; Controversies trails performance of customs server; Why we are promoting movement of cargo by barges – NIWA; Why we’re supporting artisan miners despite wooing coys – Minister; Vitafoam donates products to New Year Babies; N/Assembly gives conditions to reconsider stance on FG borrowing from CBN; 15 dead, 5 injured in Kogi auto crash; Fuel tanker crushes motorcycle rider in Lagos; Son kills father for ‘hypnotising’ him in Akwa Ibom; 2 NAF officers ‘killed’, 1 injured as truck rammed into checkpoint in Kwara; Diri, Obaseki to G5 governors: Let’s join hands to rebuild Nigeria; Nigerians to cough out N400,000 for Starlink; PDP will win Benue despite opposition noisemaking – Ortom; Ritualists invade Ogun community, exhumed 40 skulls; 3 held over murder attempt’ of police officer; Motorists’ clash truncates peace in Ogun – RTEAN; Court dissolves 3-month-old marriage over food, orders wife to return ring; Yuletide celebration peaceful in C/Rivers -NSCDC, Police; Fire razes Plateau Specialist Hospital lab; Ooni donates borehole to Ogun ; Police create another divisional station to tackle insecurity in Mangu; Kano man remanded for slapping police officer; Gunmen shoot 3, kill driver, abduct 6 in Nasarawa community; Lawmaker offers free medical services to 250 people in Nasarawa; Corpse of murdered couple’s son recovered from Ogun river; Gunmen shoot 3, kill driver, abduct 6 in Nasarawa community;Item Open Access Daily trust newspaper Tuesday, January 3, 2003:(Lagos State: Media Trust Nigeria Limited, 2023-01-03) MEDIA trust Nigeria limited.Thugs attack Tambuwal’s convoy in Sokoto; Bandits kidnap ex- ZAROTA boss, Col Garba, 2 children; Fire guts 4 shops in Kano; One bandit killed as police repel attack in Katsina; Residents protest FAAN’s takeover of community in Kwara; Muslim scholars condoles Christians over death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI; Scarcity of new naira notes worries Nigerians; Osinbajo calls family of woman killed by police in Lagos; 2023: NSCIA seeks protection for Muslims in South East * Charges Muslims to collect PVCs; Coalition seeks higher ‘beverage tax’; NSCC tasks Govs. on Health Insurance Act domestication; Durumi IDPs seek UNHCR, FG’s help on shelter; 4 police orderlies feared killed as Ohakim’s convoy bombed; Obasanjo attacks leaders out of frustration – Presidency; Avoid mistakes of 2015, Benue PDP tells electorate; Aregbesola, Oyetola camps close ranks for Tinubu in Osun; Tambuwal cautions political actors against violence; Inside Wike/Atiku supporters’ politics of bitterness; PDP, APC have taken Nigeria backward – ADP presidential candidate; Kano PDP crisis: No notice for dissolution of my exco – Sagagi; 661,783 PVCs uncollected in Edo – INEC; 130 hospitals, pharmacies operated by fake doctors discovered in Kano LG …Fake doctor infused HIV-positive blood in woman; Gunmen storm Abuja community, abduct 4 returning from; Man remanded for impersonating magistrate in Kwara; Bandits raid late Jere emir’s residence, shoot 1, abduct couple; 4 die, 3 sustain injuries in lone accident in Niger; Harmattan: Women distribute sweaters, detergent to almajiri in Jos; Man arrested for aborting girlfriend’s pregnancy to avoid marriage … 2 pharmacists held for abortion; Osun records 81 deaths in 313 road crashes in 2022; Police arrest 458 suspected kidnappers, cultists in 12 months; Police begin investigation into couple’s death on New Year’s Day; Lagos crushes 18,120 bikes in 2022, impounds 8642 vehicles * Prosecutes 122 passengers for patronizing banned monocycles; Police raid hotel, nab 10 robbery suspects, recover guns; Student rakes in N80,000 monthly from spices trade; DisCos earn N1.3tr from electricity bills in 23 months * 12m customers owe N590bn debt; FIRS takes tax clearance certificate online; Geregu Power stocks gain 49%, 86 days after NGX listing * Afrexim’s involvement good for sector – Analyst; Banking sector: Resilience in the midst of headwinds; ARM, TechnoVision offer N12m in startup hunt; Boosting retirees’ pensions through the pension enhancement initiative; ‘Ditching meat, animal products this New Year could cause depression, broken bones’; Pharmaceutical coys seek implementation of drug production policies; Nurses: Why there should be referral centres for rape, violence cases; Ex-CJN’s sudden exit, demand for current CJN’s resignation shaped judiciary in 2022; NBA new branches raise the bar; Major events that shaped science, technology and communications sectors in 2022; HEDA seeks actions on illicit financial flow; Consumers reject NAICOM’s directive on 3rd party insurance, call for reversal; My critics have mischievous intentions – Obaseki; Fire claims 166 lives in Kano in 2022; Diri signs N389.37bn Bayelsa budget; Awoniyi ecstatic over first Premier League award; Dakkada FC beckons on God as NPFL23 season looms; Gusau: Pele’s contributions to football are ineffable; Djokovic welcomed back to Australia; Pele’s mum to have last goodbye with son after being tragically unaware Brazil hero died; Lukaku hopes to convince Chelsea to extend his stay at Inter; Welcome to 2023, Africa’s year of elections; Venus starts 30th season on WTA Tour with win.Item Open Access Daily trust newspaper Sunday, January 1, 2023:(Lagos State: Media Trust Nigeria Limited, 2023-01-01) MEDIA trust Nigeria limited2023: A defining year for Nigeria; Today in History; HAPPENING THIS WEEK; 7 personalities that will shape Nigeria in 2023; How security officials killed 148 civilians in 2 years; New Year: Let’s look ahead with hope – Buhari; Elections: Be guided by your heart, not stomach, Kaigama tells Nigerians; World leaders mourn Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI; 2023 year of renewed hope, victory – Tinubu; Why I preferred civil service job to CBN – Alhaji Shehu Othman; New Year: We have kept faith with Nigerians — Lawan; North East: In seeking for President Buhari’s intervention; WAEC and NECO should adopt E-examination; Politicians, stop stimulating thugs; Emefiele’s return from ‘exile’: Matters arising; Nigeria needs massive investments to avert a deepening crisis in education; Why you should read cosmestic labels; Govt. urged to tackle misinformation through library; Bauchi watermelon farmers record poor harvest; Climate Change: I lost 500 hectares of rice to flooding – Dr Manzo; Bauchi watermelon farmers record poor harvest; 1,033 agripreneurs trained in Edo; Why price of Irish potato soars; 2022: Budget padding, 8 other controversies that rocked N/Assembly; Abacha’s right-hand man eyeing Buhari’s seat; Controversy rages over 20% fresh tax on soft drinks; Expectation is key to receiving; Seek knowledge not power; Domestic homicide rises in Adamawa; Inside Tiv’s ‘mammy wata’ dance; 13 abductees rescued in Niger; Residents discover corpse in drain; Peace building: Muslims honour Wase, Kwande, others; G-5: We will deal with erring members lawfully – Tambuwal; Okoye bemoans Watford bench role position; Man city slip up as Rashford send Man utd into top four; Ronaldo to become Saudi Arabia’s 2030 World Cup bid ambassador; P/Harcourt glitters for 2023 Niger Delta Polo Festival; Adieu Pele, undisputed king of football; Odusanya, Adegoke set new tennis records, crowned champions; Grassroot talents, key to football development, says Mouktar; Rangers FC ready for league start, says Makaba; James scores 47 points on birthday in Lakers win; Now that insecurity has ‘ended’; United Cup: Norrie beats Nadal as Britain lead Spain;Item Open Access Daily trust newspaper Tuesday, July 24, 2001:(Lagos State: Media Trust Nigeria Limited, 2001-07-24) MEDIA trust Nigeria limitedOputa panel: Saro-Wiwa’s son demands N10b from Abacha, others; Diya, Akhigbe, Bamaiyi, 17 others lose Property to FG; Tension as Indonesia changes leadership; Rainstorm kills one, renders 3,000 homeless in Jigawa, Zamfara; Burundi army foils another coup attempt; Northerners in Rivers rate Odili high; Kebbi by-election: Augie’s brother wins; French firm gets N275b ID card contract; Emir calls for urgent measures to save HYPPADEC; NITEL embarks on debt recovery exercise; Oputa revelations, a disgrace to military –Nyako; Albarka procures another aircraft for Yola-Abuja route; JNI scribe dares OPC; Kure’s wife wants bank loans for graduates; Makarfi explains pardon of LG chairmen; ABU reopens Thursday; Judge identifies hindrance against anti-corruption; Immigration service may have two comptrollers-general; Criticisms of Sharia in Jigawa are unjustifiable – Commissioner; Boy killed over sharing of money; Cleric cautions Nigerians against lust; Much ado about OBJ’s second term; Re: Bala Usman : History will absolve us; Re: ACF meets over Obasanjo’s second term; Ivory Coast PM heads ruling party; Iranian minister condemns flogging; Egypt welcomes G8’s stance on Mid-East; UN probes kidnap of Israeli soldiers; Uganda parades bomb suspects; Zimbabwe honours virgins; East African leaders meet on Burundi; Yemen jails four for embassy attack; Archer faces another probe; 15 Hindus killed in Kashmir; Over 100 feared dead in Chinese mine blast; US, Russia to hold talks on missile defence; Cat forces airline to cancel flight; Nepal names new prime minister; The bulls maintain lead at NSE yesterday; CBN treasury bill drops by N26b; Yusuf replaces Auyo as NAMAMD; pegs broad money supply at 14.8% above target; Banks to commit 10% profit to SMEs from August; Minister charges PAN; ALSOON now well-positioned to resume production –MD; ITB hosts Money Mart; Nigeria’s prisons require N50 billion - Comptroller-General; Kebbi distributes fertiliser to farmers; Fresh crisis looms in Offa; Titi Abubakar expresses confidence in NASS; Akume orders up-grading of facilities at refugee camps; Jigawa improves infrastructure, woes investors; PAN-IGBO group pledges support for Obasanjo; Water shortage in Abuja satellite towns; WHO boss calls for better funding of health systems; Condom sales maintain upward trend; Kenya to set up more HIV/AIDS testing centres; Institutional campaigns against HIV/AIDS pay off – SFH; we empathize with the public – Eze; Guinea worm cases drop in Nigeria; NAFDAC warns public on fake drugs; 7 out of 100 Nigerian infants die; Health ministry for self-appraisal, September; Birnin Kudu medical centre takes off; National Assembly not appendage of executive -Sen. Muktar; Three die in Ogu Bolu LG violence; Odili condemns politics of violence; Gombe Assembly wades into nurses’ strike; Middle bet congress decries communal crisis; LG creation: Bayelsa Assembly condemns Senate; Rep condemns rift between Tinubu , deputy; Suspected Thieves subjected to manual labour; 600 live cartridges dumped near Okiro’s office; Reinstatement of LG boss: Ekiti council files appeal; Three children die in Shell’s uncapped oil wells; Armed robbers abandon stolen vehicles; NNPC pipeline vandals in police net; Ekeji unveils plans for sports sponsorship; NFA slashes Falcons camping period; Duval storms to Open glory; Ikedia set for Black Stars; Wikki will clinch Challenge Cup, says club chief; Wanchope fails to stop Uruguay; Black Stars fine tune for Super Eagles;Item Open Access Daily trust newspaper Tuesday, July 17, 2001:(Lagos State: Media Trust Nigeria Limited, 2001-07-17) MEDIA trust Nigeria limitedFire razes N250m Yobe printing press; Kaduna refinery reopens; Saudi relaxes Umrah rules; ACF not opposed to conference – M.D. Yusufu; Oputa orders Col’s arrest; Mantu condemns First Ladies; FG told to review decision on Hajj operation; FG embarks on N190bn road projects; Bishop proffers solution to national problems; Lawmaker criticizes Zamfara governor over Sharia; Katsina restates commitment to Sharia; David-West berates Obasanjo over sanitation exercise; Work resumes on Zik’s mausoleum in Onitsha; Kebbi electoral commission slates Saturday for by-election; UNTH records another successful heart surgery; Kebbi awards N2.3bn road contract; Police arrest four over assassination attempt; Kano, Jigawa resolve civil servants ejection; Obasanjo urges youths to safeguard democracy; Gov. Akume charges state electoral commission; Rotary club to globalise W0TCLEF; Gov Nnamani flays Enugu prison conditions; Oputa Panel: What next after the truth?; Rwandan army captures Hutu rebel leader; Ugandan child king honours Gaddafi; Syrian dissident advises Assad to drop advisers; Israeli tanks move into Hebron; parents beat son to death; Zimbabwean white farmer in court over squatter’s death; Japanese Diplomats in G8 taxi scam; Castro opens Elian Museum; Russia, China sign new pact; Kashmir dispute erupts at Indian-Pakistani Summit; Duck calls police for offspring; GSM to fetch N500b in five years –Don; CBN mops N35.6b liquidity; NUBIFIE combs banks to flush out casual workers; Airlines to obtain PACC for Hajj operations; NATA introduces new tariff; DPR seals 41 fuel stations; Ports congestion: Forwarders want Obasanjo to visit ports; Cargo firm seeks technical assistance; Expert predicts N1 trillion investments in oil; British Airways appoints new commercial manager; Zamfara leads in privatisation; FBN posts N5b profit pays, N2b dividend; as Deputy Gov. explains participation; as Deputy Gov. explains participation; NUJ: Four decades of the watchdog; NEPA to use traditional rulers in debt recovery; Kaduna suspends salaries of striking nurses; IIRO to establish orphanage; Educate young ones about AIDS – Tinubu; NAFDAC arrests suspected fake goods trader; Lab scientists criticise NUPTAM over call to join strike; Islamic sect decries uniform Sharia code; Akume urges individuals to advise striking nurses; How Kano ex-speaker was removed; Damaturu declaration: PDP agenda for 2003; 2.6 million Nigerians live with HIV; Zee’s family first aid kit; AIDS infection on the increase in Rivers State; Fall-out of nuclear tests in New Zealand; UK therapists experiment on male sex problem; AIDS patients will soon have access to drugs – Dr Gwarzo; Doctors to discuss artificial heart patient; Globalising the fight against HIV/AIDS; Divorcee held for murder; Police raid Kano metropolis; Six docked for belonging to robbery gang; Police recover corpse of missing girl; Briton arrested over child-sex; Child trafficker arrested in Warri; AEPB to be commercialised, not privatised – Ekeji; .NFA may pay to use stadia; Rogge posseses qualities to head IOC; AFN defends list of foreign based athletes; Money cannot buy success –Wenger; Funds may stall Eaglets tour of South America; Oliseh shuns NFA;Item Open Access Daily trust newspaper Monday, July 23, 2001:(Lagos State: Media Trust Nigeria Limited, 2001-07-23) MEDIA trust Nigeria limitedDalhatu indicted, not banned-Oseni; Oputa drags Buhari, IBB, Abubakar to obasanjo; Kwara will remain part of North - Sakari; 10 PDP Governors meet in Benin; Ex-Minister loses N5m to house boy; Balarabe Musa warns on party registration; Jobs, stable currency top FG priority in next two years; Oputa panel: Will Gen. Abdulsalami reply Sabo?; ACF asked to re-direct energies; Obasanjo re-states commitment to university education; Nigeria needs 4 years to standardise military' –Danjuma; Alternatives to Obasanjo; Small arms, big conflicts; Oputa: The burden of justice and reconciliation; At times like these; The inimitable Jibril Bala Mohammed; Tribute to the late Alhaji Muhammadu Tahir; Turaki has done well; Jeffrey Archer’s road to jail; US alleges missile attack from Iraq; Africa presents its big idea; Poor nations warn WTO; Explosions rock Indonesian churches; Police raid protesters’ office in Genoa; Nepal awaits new prime minister; American caught with 49 snakes, lizards; CBN sells $4.1b foreign exchange; Customs reaps N446b revenue; Fear grips Airways staff over retrenchment; Crisis looms in port over demurrage; Elewi leads FG delegation to AFCOM 2001; The bears lost to the bulls on the floor at NSE last Friday; BPE unfolds details of draft electricity reform bill; NCP approves delisting of Royal Swaziland Sugar Coy; ASE opposes merger with NSE; ...as FG dumps plans to scrap it; FG to NITEL: Recover all debts before privatisation; Durumi: The village in three parts; Meet the bold new convert to Islam!; NGC, ALSCON sign gas agreement; FG commissions studies on solar energy; NTI director decries shortage of primary school teachers; ACF indicts police over Ganiyu Adams; Govt officials break into DTN office, threaten NAN too; Cross River govt raises stipends of traditional rulers; NYSC director commends UNICEF; 3,096 classrooms blocks under construction for UBE; Police boss advises on effective polling; Taura LG people protests appointment of vice-chairman; Gov Akume calls for early implementation of new revenue formular; Niger liquor board makes progress; Gov Lawal, Adisa pals again; Dariye constitutes committee on social vices; Agitation for Igbo president selfish - NOA boss; Gemade’s re-election campaign kicks-off; INEC inaugurates forum to curb election irregularities; FG to enact IT biotech laws; Abuja varsity installs IT equipment; Digital divide must end; NNPC staff acquire personal computers; Gates promises increased productivity via web service; Hotmail gets face-lift; Microsoft drops Java from Windows XP; Apple launches faster Macs, OSX update; Bayelsa: Coming on strong; Sharia in Niger state; Police corporal nabbed for murder; Burglary and theft: Police hunt for two security guards; Rivers records 1,025 armed robbery cases; Varsity student arrested for armed robbery; Eight in police net over murder of taxi driver; Fresh hearing starts on Aisha’s case; Group calls for new capital out of FCT; Demolition will have a human face-Dorgu; Nasarawa indigenes in FCT flay governor over impasse; Candidates storm JAMB headquarters for results; NCWD to support training of women; Commonwealth of learning visits Abuja; Truck crushes Okada rider; Abuja to host Islamic medical conference; Residents call for rehabilitation of Karmo police station; NTA Abuja gets life line from minister; I will not fail Nigerians – Aliyu; Senegal celebrates Cup heroics; Joy for first-time Lions; Ferguson to rotate Veron, Van Nistelrooy; Hertha stroll to League Cup joy; Eto’ o region finidi at Mallorca; Kanu Heart Foundation to /bankroll Eaglets/Brazil friendly; NFA confirms paying backlog of coaches' salaries; Drug hawkers Storm Kano sports festival; Zonal reps endorse Kienka; New NTF board to pay affiliation fees; Guinness champions Coker Sec. School set for Manchester; Sports development hampered by funds, says LG boss; All Africa Games to gulp N8 billion; Babangida moves to Vitesse;Item Open Access Daily trust newspaper Thursday, July 12, 2001:(Lagos State: Media Trust Nigeria Limited, 2001-07-12) MEDIA trust Nigeria limitedN/Assembly agrees on new presidential jet; Supreme court reserves jurisdiction; Ogun drags FG to court over Federation Account; Corps members now for villages; FG moves to curb population explosion; FG spends N188.9bn on roads; 23.7m students enrol for UBE; Obasanjo discusses port reform s in Belgium; Makarfi rules out judicial action against suspended LG bosses; Corps member, 11 others die in Ilorin road accident; Nurses’ strike causes congestion in Kano hospitals; SSS denies Falana’s allegation; Bauchi govt. set up judicial probe into religious crisis; Air force releases entrance examination results; Turaki says oil industry liberalisation will jump-start economy; Jigawa inaugurates NAPEP committee; Sokoto disburses N22.4m scholarship grant; Sokoto disburses N22.4m scholarship grant; GOVERNOR MOHAMMED LAWAL: STOP EMBARASSING THE EMIR OF ILORIN; Ige should resign now; Litmus test for lCPC; Onyia commends Romania; Zimbabwe opposition challenges prosecution; Workers begin strike in Lebanon; Russia criticises demolition Palestinian homes; Sharon urges expansion of Golan settlements; Taiwan Nationalist oppose asset check; Embattled Wahid shuffles cabinet; Russian Police prevent Tibetan protest against Beijing Olympic bid; ALSCON refutes newspaper report on plant reactivation; CBN pegs Nation’s debt at $28.4b * says debt rose by $429m; NUPENG strike: NLC lauds Obaseki’s intervention; The Bears maintain lead at NSE; Street Barber: I saved for 22 years to perform Haji; Only state Assemblies can query our performance- Gov. Ibori; Release Mosque land- Lekki Muslims beg Tinubu; Langtang crisis: LG boss denies N4m pledge; Do not overemphasise crime -Commissioner tells media; NUJ chapel chairman urges support for the Triumph; JAMB to take action against exam malpractices; Lagos to phase out molue buses; Gov. Yar’ Adua re- organises LGSC; Over 1.8 million Nigerians contributed N7 billion to NHF; FMBN disburses N347.3m NHF loan; Yobe govt. disposes 632 houses; Abia spends N510.75 million on 344 houses; 8 ministers signed pact on environmental degradation; Linking development to environment in Nigeria; Abia govt. set to enforce decree on environmental assessment; Four to face sharia for running Brothel; Ex- soldier, six others face robbery charges; Two bank staff face fraud charges; Police Allay fears on robbery siege; Robbers kill inquisitive trader; Police arrest three for conspiracy, kidnapping; Corps members in a fix over posting; FCT residents call for traffic management scheme; Water hawkers experience low returns; NAFDAC organises workshop on packaged water, juices; Security chief sends SOS to police; Obikwelu, Nku continue to shine; Kenyan officials angry as top athletes stay in Europe; AFN approves 17 foreign-based athletes for Mobil; Ghana calls up five foreign players against Sudan; Walk over causes drama at LLTC; Amodu invites Abacha, Ikedia, 21 others for Ghana; Ogbemudia allays fears on C’mttee’s report;Item Open Access Daily trust newspaper Monday, July 16, 2001:(Lagos State: Media Trust Nigeria Limited, 2001-07-16) MEDIA trust Nigeria limitedEx-gov in court over N240.000; Buhari chairs Rimi’s campaign launch; ‘No Nigeria without Middle-Belt’; Arm police not soldiers – AD Chairman; FCE Yola closed down over religious crisis; High Commission protests killings, assaults on Nigerians in Britain; FG imports HIV drugs; Vice-Chancellors, Pro-Chancellors commend NUC boss; Failed politicians may disrupt 2003 elections – Governor; Kogi re-absorbs indicted commissioner; Kogi re-absorbs indicted commissioner; Tor Tiv, Emir of Lafia call for peace; Oba of Ilorin? Never, say Ilorin Elders; HOS charges parastatals on pensions; David-West advocates death penalty for oil bunkering; Aikhomu escapes lynching; Man bags one year for committing adultery with lunatic; Minister urges women to participate in national politics; Milosevic’s days of reckoning; Re: The First Lady Syndrome; The failure of Ebira leaders; How to fight poverty and corruption; Egyptian-Libyan plan is the way out – Sudanese envoy; Clan fighting claims 20 in Somaila; Ogunkelu blames conflicts on bad policies; Visit crises areas - Governor urges leaders; South African to pay HIV damages to wife; Storm kills 33 in South Korea; Russian cargo plane crashes; Indian, Pakistani leaders meet; US begins missile defence test; US welcomes China’s expulsion of academic; Football-sized tumour removed from man’s spleen; Lufthansa to provide internet services on flights; NSITF investment portfolio hits N8b; NLNG, Enron sign gas sales agreement; Expert predicts doom for Calabar free zone Expert predicts doom for Calabar free zone; Weather halts Shell’s containment work in Rivers; Sierra-Leone seeks NSE’s aid to set-up stock exchange; 17.86m shares worth N36.7m traded at NSE last Friday; Nigerdock shops for N6b reactivation fund; CCNN to raise Nib from rights issue; Nigeria Airways loses market share; How we will eradicate poverty – NAPEP boss; Bungudu people urge Gov. Sani to fulfil electoral pledge; BUK commences affiliation Programme; Illegal proliferation of arms more dangerous than AIDS -Gen. Igoche; SSANU gives FUT, Minna ultimatum; PDP stalwart praises Gov Lawal over dev. Projects; A fenifere scribe berates Kwara police; Work resumes at Makurdi cattle market; CRSG to sack fraudulent civil servants; Kalu supports registration of new parties; Ebonyi speaker decries NIGERCEM neglect; Rivers Assembly summon oil companies * over environmental pollution; Kogi Assembly renames varsity after Audu; FG approves NITEL development plan; NOTAP signs technology development memorandum with Akwa Ibom government; Minister urges NITEL to meet deadline on GSM; MIS offers free equipment service; Samsung plans faster DDR memory; Online travel agents make millions; Intel Stops Shipments of 900-MHz Xeons; Amazon Halts Pre-orders for Windows XP; Microsoft Secures Deal With VeriSign; MicronPC Launches TransPort XT Notebook; Barenboim breaks Wagner taboo; Sir Elton opens Lebanon festival; Art Exhibition in Lagos; Egypt’s pyramid of Chephren re-opened to the public; Idah High Court commences murder trial; Lagos Police nab two over murder of DPO; Doctor cleared of unethical practice; Robbers snatch N1m council salary; Driver in court for causing death of four; Man ,37, remanded for robbery; Bwari emerges best council in FCT; AMAC task NAPEC on rural development; Conference calls for improved mass education in FCT; Minister gets kudos from FCT; NDE sets to recover loans; Satellite residents decry demolition threat; Illegal mining flourishes in FCT; Beijing wins despite odds; Who succeeds Samaranch?; budgets $22 billion for Olympics; Anyim dangles N12m for grassroots soccer; Amun hunts for U-23 players; Liberia pips Sierra Leone in Freetown; Kadiri Ikhana declared ‘Wanted’; Senegal stalls Morocco; Abubakar thumbs up state governors; Aku insists on reshaping NFA;Item Open Access Daily trust newspaper Wednesday, July 18, 2001:(Lagos State: Media Trust Nigeria Limited, 2001-07-18) MEDIA trust Nigeria limitedMinister’s impersonator dupes bizman; Nigeria Mint for sale; Oputa summons Ogomudia; Streets named after 1966 coup victims; Zero allocation over soon; VPC staff fast over unpaid salaries; National Health Insurance Scheme takes-off; Nigeria to convert $400m freezed facility for rail development; Gana to inspect 90 projects in Cross River; Jigawa lawmakers blame govt. over Sharia implementation; Kaduna crisis: Victims launch cooperative society; ABUTH chairman pleads with striking nurses; Five governors bag Ohaneze business forum awards; Group makes case for the unemployed; NLC embarks on AIDS campaign; Demolition of illegal structures to continue -FCDA board; I have never visited Olabayo – Obasanjo; Relief materials rot away; Bayelsa governor swears-in eight advisers; FUT Yola reopens today; Towards disciplined budgeting; International IDEA and Nigeria’s democracy; Sharia and the randy secretary; Militant groups and the due process of law; Kura LG chairman, remember your promises; Iranian court jails journalist for six years; Fighting continues in Mogadishu; Mine blast kills one, injures 12 in Swaziland; Egyptian faces trial for multiple marriages; White S/African couple accuse police of racism; More Rwandan criminal tribunal staff suspected of genocide; Funding, prioritising, bane of public utilities; NIM trains 50,000 managers; Senate Committee moves to improve maritime sector; David-West doubts zero gas flaring deadline; Equatorial Bank joins universal banking; Korean company wins N1b contract; Katsina approves N850m for projects; Zamfara awards N300m hospital equipment contract; Women politicians seek equitable Power sharing formular; AD advises Chadian leader on tolerance; Obasanjo urges youths to safeguard democracy; Abia legislator awards loans to traders; Forum appeals for more policemen in Nasarawa; PDP sweeps by-election in Enugu; Gov Odili adopts welfarism as ideology; Policemen abandon duty post as robbers take over their “toll point”; Plague on the streets; UNICAL staff commits suicide; Woman jailed for life for killing Nigerian lover; Cost-cutting husband creates desert oasis for wife in England; Indian poll candidate urinates into ballot box in protest; Man convicted of attempt to steal N1.2m; Okada rider accused of N2m theft; Prostitutes unite in Port Harcourt; Man, 34, charged with impersonation; Three face robber trial in Lagos; Two caught for raiding Church; Engineer recommends transport dept for FCT; Minister advises civil servants on strike; Dutse praises Reynolds for development; Borisade speaks on varsity autonomy report; FCT to get civic, cultural centre; Abuja schools get literary competition; Chancellor named for Abuja varsity; Die-hard soccer fan offers Chukwu bride for free; Mini sports fiesta kicks off in Kano; Olympiakos move in for Kanu; Onyali, Ajunwa, Udo Obong arrive for Mobil Championship; Ocheaga, Nigerian footballer, dies in Indian league match;Item Open Access Daily trust newspaper Thursday, July 19, 2001:(Lagos State: Media Trust Nigeria Limited, 2001-07-19) MEDIA trust Nigeria limitedOputa summons Danjuma; Ghana reburies ex-leaders; Soyinka demands FG’s apology; JAMB nabs 16,282 exam cheats; Nasir tasks northern Governors on education; we are committed to peace – Anyim; Union refutes bribery allegation against Oshiomhole; FG engages Commonwealth in UBE programme; 26,000 second world war veterans live in penury; Social critic opposes govt. panels of inquiry; Tor Tiv named chancellor; AIDS workshop opens in Makurdi; Al-Islam newspaper honours Gov. Sani; Expelled students responsible for rampage at FCE, Yola – Provost; Workshop on gender violence ends in Bauchi; NOA DG blames market associations over food prices; Oyo SPEB approves car loan for teachers; UN praises DR Congo; Israeli troops mass in West Bank; Clashes mar Zambian poll; Bush visits Britain * insists on missile defence; Crane collapse claims 36 in China; FBI loses secrets; Pakistani militants to continue attacks over Kashmir; Washington Post publisher dies; NGC rakes N4.087b revenue; Shell to fuel NLNG; London-bound passengers chase Virgin Atlantic; Alakija charges govt. over textile dev.; Shocking tales of a child labourer; Gov. Kwankwaso approves N81m for mosques; PTF agric implements for sale; LG protests teachers’ recruitment; Industrial dispute looms in Anambra; PLSG fights street begging, prostitution; Policy on women will aid women’s rights - Mrs. Atiku; Scrap private schools - FG told; KWSG warns against circulation of malicious publication; Edo lawmaker supports Sharia; Katsina Assembly probes LGs finances; Reps indict oil companies over community dev.; Egwu supports creation of new LGs; Rep backs power devolution agitation; Taraba LG Chiairmen shun Assembly; Land acquisition and compensation matters; Nigeria needs 5m houses - statistics * Workers paid 30% income on house rent; Private investors tasked on housing finance; FG told to open new areas; Nigeria’s ecosystem under ‘siege’ – Kabir; Nigeria’s move to establish a shelter-belt; 11 states under the threat of erosion; UNEP sees globalisation as a threat to environment; Non-violence, focal point for youth festival — Acholonu; On the trail of Ibn Battutah; Police charged with murder; Six docked for robbery; Three policemen detained over colleague’s death; Police arraign fake officer; Eight soldiers accused of forging discharge certificate; Student accused of forgery; Sharia convicts caned, jailed one year; Borno Gov. sets up panel over death of inspector; FG pledges compensation for Keffl-Nyanya road; FCDA braces up for demolition of illegal settlements ;Kwali calls for commissioning of hospital; Abuja NDE flags-off national training programme; as board members parley with contractors; Minister advises on employment programmes; FG to ensure safety; Yakmut condemns Super Four; Saviola joins Barca; Juve owner brands Zidane a flop; Olympic heroine, Alozie switches to Spain; Football fans to pay more –NFA; Obisanya tutors table tennis coachers on new rules; Rugby League resumes on Saturday; FIFA queries NFA over planned restructuring; NFA sends Eaglets to Mali;Item Open Access Daily trust newspaper Tuesday, July 31, 2001:(Lagos State: Media Trust Nigeria Limited, 2001-07-31) MEDIA trust Nigeria limitedPolice trail 2 ex-ministers; Nurses call off strike; Baby girl weds five-year-old boy in Bangladesh; Why I allied with AD in ’99 —S h i n k a f i; South Africa learns peacekeeping from Nigeria; Airways probe panel chairman to testify in N3.5m bribe case; Media Trust GM begins media tour; UBE enrolment flags off; Truth caused me my job, says Malu; FG decries irresponsible students unionism; Health, Education and Transport ministries crises-prone – Gwadabe; FAO, WHO urge govts to upgrade food safety system; NUT opposes LG’s take-over of primary school management; FG will update broadcast equipment – Gana; FG urges US, Europe to back transparency; Relief materials not diverted - Benue SSG; Emirate council Initiates educational forum; Traditional rulers move against Oyo government over consenting authority; Japan/Korea 2002: When push comes to shove; Grandma’s Chicago brat; NEPA: Not a torch and battery affair; Bauehi - the emerging fears; S/African mine workers bent on striking; Kuwait condemns new temple bid by Israeli group; Lawyers loses divorce suit against Saadawi; Tutu advocates concessions in DR Congo; Bulls, bears tie at NSE yesterday; CBN’s bid to mop N120b flops; ITB boss advocates interest-free banking; SEC-NSE imbroglio: Finance ministry delays resolution; Abuja Stock Exchange to increase quoted companies soon; Common Central Bank for West Africa by 2003; Islamic society launches Qur’an on CDs; ABUTH devises new method against VVF; Agitation for sharia in western states gathers momentum; Anyim unhappy over plight of journalists; Fourth Republic shaky says Mahmud Waziri; Welfare party unfolds agenda in Rivers; 2003 : Afenifere against IBB’s ambition — AD chieftain; Bursary: Bayelsa speaker pleads with students; Supplementary budget: Muscle flexing by Senate, Reps; Ministry meets with NMA, August 6; UNFPA prioritises safe motherhood; Japan donates for guinea worm eradication; Fake Daraprim tablets on sale – NAFDAC; Shell oil LPO forges in police net; Armed assassins kill bizman in office; ( RAN expresses concern over crime rate; Three for amputation in Kebbi; Ade Bendel in trouble again; IMT expels 412 students for certificate forgeries; Listeners speak on Radio Nigeria Abuja; Minister tasks PABHA on African heritage; Abuja butchers on war path; POWA gets Kudos for law and order; Abuja varsity promotes Professors; Celebrations greet Eagles World Cup ticket; AFN banks on athletes’ experience; Odili bags Gold Merit Award; CAHB floats new Championships; No more foreign coach – NFA * as Amodu bags the plum job;Item Open Access Daily trust newspaper Wednesday, July 25, 2001:(Lagos State: Media Trust Nigeria Limited, 2001-07-25) MEDIA trust Nigeria limitedOgonis rejects Shell’s peace move; Buhari blames selfish Nigerians; FG takes stock of property; Police arrest nine for electoral offences; Obasanjo to decide Nigeria Airways’ fate; My reputation at stake, says Obasanjo; National Hospital threaten to sack striking nurses; FG budgets N5.6bn for AIDS; Businessman imports empty container with forex; Upgrading of Yola airport to be completed in August; Scores of Nigerian girls are dying of AIDS in Italy; APP stalwart in Zamfara to appear before Sharia court; Gov Odili denies sponsoring Alamieyesiegha’s impeachment; Niger indigenes intensify clamour for HPPADEC; Abia traditional rulers’ council suspends members over visit to Obasanjo; Edo EXCO disagrees over sharing formula; Obasanjo traces councils’ ineffectiveness to 1976 reforms; ID card project: Case against Senate for hearing today; Nurses, FG, talks breakdown; Politicians and the Acquired Tazarce syndrome; Re: ACF meets over Obasanjo’s second term; Hypocrites in the Ummci; Burundi rebels surrender; UK Minister for Africa visits Nigeria; Gambia lifts ban on politics; Palestinian police clash with gunmen; Apartheid’s chemical weapon boss Testifies; Israel demands details on observes; the bulls maintain their lead at NSE yesterday; ECOWAS monetary council meets tomorrow; Nigeria accounts for 28 percent of global gas flares –Commissioner; ITB promotes 87; Five days in Brussels, the Belgian capital; Gov Makarfi indicts religious leaders; Loan defaulters ground poverty alleviation in Zamfara; Gov Akume calls on FG to reactivate livestock facilities; Gov. Lawal calls for re-channelling of River Niger; Gov Audu frowns at permanent secretaries; Rivers to tackle problem of illegal structures; Gov Adesina makes case for Yoruba unity; ASP Zadok: MKO Abiola’s adopted son; When drama serves health; Sex-mad ‘ghost’ scares Zanzibaris; Democracy dividends abound in Rivers; Bank robbery : 15 held; Police retain corpses of four suspects; Bisket’s trial continues; Robbers kill bizman, four others; German firm bids for scoreboard contract; It’s a brotherly affair - Rivers Dep. Gov.; Fagge wins Kano sports fiesta; Colombia stroll into semis; Honduras stun Brazil in Copa America; Ipswich chase Finidi; Kanu, Finidi liven up Eagles camp;Item Open Access Daily trust newspaper Thursday, July 26, 2001:(Lagos State: Media Trust Nigeria Limited, 2001-07-26) MEDIA trust Nigeria limitedNobody is above Oputa Commission –obasanjo; ACF accuses Ohaneze of distortion; Abubakar challenges Oputa panel; Court stops ID card probe; Traditional ruler sentenced to death; SSS arrest Katsina-based Islamic scholar; FG approves $7.2m contract for dredging of Nigerian ports; FG uncovers $60m fraud on cocoa export; Tanker drivers threaten to embark on strike; Adamawa, Borno to demarcate border; Syndicate responsible for illegal recruitment in NIS,says committee; About 4m war casualties recorded in the 90s — UN report; Yobe to establish fisheries directorate; FG gives Sokoto N270m for water projects; Teacher institute trains 500 in pivotal programme; NEPA tasks communities on vandalized equipment; FG may prosecute Lebanese firm for breach of contract; FG moves to reduce malaria cases; PLSG bags award; Is Nigeria a dumping ground?; Resource Control: They blinked; Re: Is a woman’s voice an aurah?; IBB is hope and vision; Is Bola Ige above the law?; Prayer for African Union; NITEL: Don’t isolate Gwarzo; Mandela to receive radiotherapy; Activists massacre Algerian family; Congo rejects UN co-ordinator; G8 and the rest of US; French minister admits mercy killings; Court orders cult leader to pay gas victims; China deports US scholar; Suspend BA, VA from Lagos-London route,FG urged; Diamond Bank to go global –Dozie; NIPC pledges support to ABIDEV; UBA Premium Save Account beneficiaries emerge; Roro port tightens security to curb pilfering; AMEXIM Bank poised to create more businesses in Africa; NIH0T0UR to make Nigeria tourist-friendly; Fear and laughing in South Africa; Woman of the world; Ohiare: Farming for 40 years; Plateau Govt subsidises pilgrimage; 36 prisoners to sit for GCE; Balewa/Bogoro crisis: Bauchi sets up commission of inquiry; Legislators want Benue LGs to withdraw from ALGON; Legislators want Benue LGs to withdraw from ALGON; Chairmen faulted over agitations for four-year tenure; I recogonise Saraki’s leadership - Gov Lawal; Italian economic delegation to visit Nigeria; PDP is in disarray says NSA; Waziri advises on political tolerance; PRP to investigate Kankia council; Oyo AD expels four members; Lam declares re-election bid; Foreign debt: Sen. Anka accuses creditor nations of conspiracy; House issues deadline to committees on submission of reports; Demolition cannot solve the problem of illegal structures in the FCT; FG will not scrap National Housing Fund – Minister; Yobe to float primary mortgage institution; Kogi government revokes contracts for housing projects; Over population has turned Nigerian cities to slums – Odili; FG to end environmental pollution; The deserts are not advancing; Endemic birds, animals flee Lekki Peninsula; DEPOWA moves to protect the environment; J.B. Mohammed: 40 days after; Lagos to combat crime with helicopters; AD tackles decamped Senator in court; Okadigbo seeks transfer of suit on contracts; Kerosine explosion: Lawyer seeks compensation for victims; Councillor bags one year in prison for forgery; Police arrest three undergraduate armed robbery suspects; FG pledges to elevate teaching; Nurses’ strike: Weeds, reptiles take over Nyanya General Hospital; FCT residents call for revival of AUMTCO; Kubwa hosts NYSC induction course; Firemen prevent inferno in Abuja; Senate President’s Cup to discover grassroots talents; Brazil coach in shock after Copa exit; Le Roy backs Lions to reach quarter finals; Nigeria has no definite sports policy, says Akraka; NAATO elects new Exco; Shorunmu, West give Ahmodu grey hairs;Item Open Access Daily trust newspaper Monday, January 2, 2023:(Lagos State: Media Trust Nigeria Limited, 2023-01-02) MEDIA trust Nigeria limitedGovernor Inuwa’s Campaign and Mass Movement of support, solidarity in Gombe state; Social media users unsure CBN cash withdrawal limit will curb vote buying; Atiku, Tinubu kick as Obasanjo backs Obi; 8 die, 22 injured in Ogun New Year road crashes; Hoodlums kill wife of Ebubeagu Commander in Ebonyi; 2023: Emirs of Katsina, Daura sue for peace, national unity; Arsonist nabs in Benue for vandalising classrooms; 2023: FG tasks workers on policies implementation; Aisha Buhari welcomes First Baby of the Year; PDP crisis: G-5 Govs to storm Bauchi for Bala campaign flag-off * We’re not aware – State party spokesman; INEC should deliver credible polls – Bayelsa Dep. Gov.; My health challenge stale news, rubbish – Tinubu; Why Nigerians must elect credible leaders – Obaseki; Jos residents ask INEC to bring PVCs to polling units; Uncertainty dogs PDP as presidential poll gathers steam; Nigerian airline status 2022: What is next in 2023; The year-end: A time to reflect; How man tricked Jigawa villagers to steal roofs, doors of 14 mosques; Man shot brother dead while testing potency of gun charm; Hubby strangles wife after searching her phone, commits suicide; How son contracted assassin to kill father over inheritance; Abandoned scooter causes scare in Kwara community; Man drags actress Hadiza Gabon to court for refusing to marry him; How peacemaker ended with amputated arm in Kano; Other sets up father’s kidnap for N.3m; How peacemaker ended with amputated arm in Kano; Ritualist dies while waiting for woman’s head, wrists; Kwara woman kills self to ‘stop husband from marrying second wife’; Man remanded for killing bread seller over N100; Husband stabbed to death for confronting wife’s lover in Ogun; Another hires friend for N10,000 to kill pregnant wife in Ogun; NNPC, operatives destroy barge with stolen crude, filling station in Delta; Scarcity: NMDPRA shuts 7 depots selling petrol above official rate * NNPC maintains 30 day petrol supply; CPPE fault hasty passage of 2022 finance bill; Nigeria yet to tap huge mutual funds potential – Utomi; Nigeria needs friendly business policies to stimulate economy – ACCI; NACCIMA president elected into ICC World Chambers; Entrepreneurship development: Coaching your staff; Revised master plan will reposition capital market – SEC; WEMA Bank announces Moruf Oseni managing director; Real estate needs subsidy to weather 2023 storm …Building for low-income earners not profitable; Obaseki commissions 12.1km streetlight; High cost of rent worries Lagos residents; I’ll focus on youth, women empowerment, climate change awareness — Sardaunan Katsina; Police rescue kidnapped victims in Delta; South Korea reports thousands are dying ‘lonely deaths’; New Year: Govs promise better deliveries, preach peace *CAN cautions politicians, religious leaders; Fuel subsidy favours the rich more than the poor – Tinubu; New Year: Gombe Gov. urges people to embrace 2023 with optimism; Tijjaniyya group tasks youths on 2023; Buhari has rekindled hope for credible elections – CNPP; Ngige urges approach with positive mindsets; Couple dies as arsonists set house ablaze in Ogun; Felling of trees, refuse dumping putting lives at risk in Kano — Gov’t; Adeleke suspends heads of agencies, orders probe; ‘Kidnapper’ flees as police recover 2 AK-47, ammunition, cash in Kwara; Only God knows Nigeria’s next leaders — Muslim students; Ekiti first lady donates gifts to first baby in 2023; New Year: El-Rufai releases 11 convicts from correctional centre; Residents flee as security, gunmen clash in Imo community; Daily Trust director, Aminu Dangana, bags traditional title in Kano; NASFAT missioner to politicians: Don’t make your ambitions do-or-die; Late Ohanaeze Ndigbo’s president was a reconciliator – ACF; Ogun Govt. begins renovation of MKO Abiola Stadium; Villa punish Lloris mistake to shock Spurs SPORT ...As Chelsea frustrated in damaging draw at lowly Forest; 3rd edition of Table Tennis Challenge ends in Calabar; Igoche Mark reiterates commitment to Mark D Ball basketball tourney; Andreescu makes gritty comeback to beat Muguruza in Adelaide; Buhari’s pay rise; Golovin gives Monaco winning start to Ligue 1 year;Item Open Access Daily trust newspaper Thursday, July 5, 2001:(Lagos State: Media Trust Nigeria Limited, 2001-07-05) MEDIA trust Nigeria limitedACF wades into Nasarawa crisis as Senate summons IG; Reps probe OMPADEC fund; Shonekan laments death of Vision 2010; Police take over Military barracks; FG approves NIOB for space project; Mahmoud Atta advocates parliamentary system of government; Foreign Missions in New York owe N3.1 billion; Minister appeals to nurses to shelve strike; IG files N100m suit against Insider magazine; ASUU agreement binding on FG, states – Fashina; Communal clash claims seven lives in Taraba; Transport minister rides on bike to FEC meeting; Anti-graft: Court threatens to revoke bail granted a SAN; NLC urges Ige, Agagu to resign; Police release results of recruitment test; Tinubu angry with FG over pensioners fund; Minna businessman refutes allegation of destabilization; NAPTAN supports deregulation of examination bodies; Remembering Algerian war of independence; Morocco names new ambassador to UN; Guinea opposition moves to block Conte third term; Malawi pardons 880 prisoners; Quattara guns for UN job; Iraqi UN envoy defects to US; Israel to target more Palestinian militants- radio; Putin sends Independence Day message to Bush; Russia denies violating agreement on base; US criticises Sri Lankan air strikes; Falun Gong members in suicide bid; Sinn Fein describes killing as sectarian; Community Bank catalyst for rural dev. –Banker; Insurance firms cautioned on computerisation; CBN records N51.2b surplus; NSE wades into non-disclosure of debts by privatised oil coys; Eight Uyo LGs reject revenue sharing formula; Intern ’l Insurance Summit to address poverty alleviation –Bailey; MAN wants broader equity base for Industrial Bank; South Africa to redesign national currency; South Africa to redesign national currency; Virgin Airlines launches maiden flight today; Taiwanese trade delegation expected in Nigeria soon; Railway pensioners protests non-payment of 13 month arrears; Union vows to resist job-cut in privatised NPA; OPEC retains crude output limit; … awaits Iraqi response; NCAA DG insists on deadline for wet lease of aircraft airlines; Manual inspection stalls clearing at ports; No more casual labour in oil sector; Body decries government interference development finance institutions; Food joints: A case for the masses; Maradun LG spends N100m on roads; Jigawa govt to establish five grazing reserves; Benue govt organises seminar to raise revenue; Committee on communal crisis submits report; Police stop conference of Kwara Yoruba Forum; LG begins sale of fertilizer to farmers; Parents urge Sokoto govt. to prevent hunger in schools; Why FG constructs roads —Anenih; Kogi government to refurbish 30 tractors; Bahago appeals for calm; Anglican diocese says no marriage without HIV certificate; Muslim journalists elect new officers; Thrifts and credit society disburses N2.7m; Gov Odili canvasses support for Niger Delta indigenes; Tinubu inaugurates 152 housing units in Lagos; 2001 budget: Reps indict FG on poor Implementation; Taraba Assembly stops N600m contract * summons ALGON officials; Anyim constitutes joint committee over supplementary budget; I won’t run for presidency in 2003 –Atiku; Abia PDP suspends council chairman; Senator kicks against state electoral bodies; 2003: should IBB contest; Experts laments Environmental pollution in the Niger-delta; Insist on EIA before embarking on projects * FG told …; Minister wants Bush-burning curbed; Sani abacha, one other docked for robbery; Pfizer case adjourned; Suspected robber shot in escape bid; Police kills six robbers; Ex-bayelsa speaker gets bail; Yayale tasks civil servants on Democracy; NOA DG harps on reverence for leaders; Minister battles water scarcity in FCT; AIDS doctor calls for recourse to herbs; AMAC seeks safety in schools; Abuja residents praise FRCN; Rainstorm disrupts business activities in FCT; Gana charges NOA on new programmes; Risk manager cautions on materialism; Yayale releases cheques to retirees; 12 feared dead in auto crash; Akinwande, Izon in Beijing showdown; Hungary to Celebrate centenary in style; Aragones sets sight on return to top flight; Hyundai Hellas signs as Athens 2004 car sponsors; Valencia close on Juventus striker Kovacevic; Nigeria wobbles on the track; NFA wants partial autonomy * submits proposal to National Assembly; Referees Chief urges Anambra govt. to develop sports; ITF, CAT to monitor Tinubu tourney ;Julius Berger battles TP Mazembe Aug.11; Tennis umpires protest Govt. nominee to NTF; Elegbe saves Uwua’s job *as Enyimba beat Gombe 2-1; Search is on for Shorunmu’s replacement;Item Open Access Daily trust newspaper Monday, July 9, 2001:(Lagos State: Media Trust Nigeria Limited, 2001-07-09) MEDIA trust Nigeria limitedACF meets over Obasanjo’s second term; Senate, Reps in crucial meeting tomorrow; NNPC undersupplies fuel to Nigeria by 35m litres, says NUPENG; African leaders bury OAU, launch AU; States get N31.3 billion in June; ABU queries ASUU chairman; FG destroys N50m seized weapons; Ghali N a’Abba exonerates legislature from executive’s failure; National Frontiers moves to wrest power from PDP; Court issues arrest warrant on Abacha's aide; Kastina approves N231m for general hospitals; FG forges partnership to combat Desertification; Gov Lawal appoints new assistants; Turaki orders suspected abductors to return children; SSANUU, FG disagree over staff welfare; U.S. secretary advises African leaders; Obasanjo appoints a new Chief Economic Adviser; Democratisation in Pakistan; Who will defend the constitution?; Tribute to the late Dr. Bala Jibril Mohammad; The avoidable deaths in Nasarawa State; Why the spread of HIV is low in Senegal; Refugees in Guinea subject to abuse * Human Right Watch; Palestinian boy shot dead in Gaza; UN team visits Liberia; Gulf of Guinea commission treaty adopted; Zimbabwe veterans hold white farmers hostage; OAU summit begins today in Lusaka; Eighty police hurt in riots; Gun battle kills two in Jamaica; Croatia to extradite Hague suspects; Typhoon death toll reaches 121; Another quake hits Peru; NEPA sure of 4,000mw target by December -M D; NLC faults retention of foreign inspection agents; Virgin Atlantic declares interest in Nigeria’s rail sector; Gana to speak at Africa-Europe investment conference in London; Imported missing Motorcycles found in Alaba; First Bank denies 20% holding in Econet; NAFCON chairman assures host communities on projects; NEPZA issues one month deadline to companies with approvals to mobilise into CEPZ; BPE offers Pakistani bank for sale; el-Rufai says privatisation programme still on course; They split wood for a living; Niger police boss commends journalists; Forum makes case for lawmaker; Unproductive politicians worry about state INEC - Deputy speaker; Group takes up fight against women, children enslavement; CAS performance best in Nigeria – Commissioner; Adamawa procures N20m CSM vaccine; Nyako blames govt. over high cost of commodities; Yobe govt. disposes 632 houses; Gov Osoba pledges to offset salary arrears of lecturers; Christians will never accept Sharia in Bauchi – CAN; Lack of funds may stall NDDC’s operations; Zamfara commuters, NURTW disagree over fare; BERDA Director donates cup to school; UNIJOS begins academic activities this week, says PRO; APP factions clash in Ilorin; Kano speaker appeals for support from journalists; Parties sign peace accord in Kebbi; 2003: APP says it won’t impose candidates; Bafyau, others withdraw case; Rivers Assembly probes taxi driver’s death; Armed bandits vandalise NITEL station; Support information technology bill project - IT Professional; We want to create digital opportunities -NITDA director; Intel launches fastest chip; American city scans streets for Criminals, spot 19; The PC at 20; Usenet habours viruses – expert warns; Exhibition of Chinese culture; Nigerian Art on parade; The riches of Delta state; Robbery Kingpin arraigned; 158 sacked staff drag Tinubu to court; Adekanye, Osayemeh withdraw petitions; Court adjourns suit of PDP officials; Octogenarian sends S.O.S to I.G; Three in court over N1.5m fraud; Berger - Idu road needs more FRSC, Police presence; Head of Service pledges to clear arrears of pension; Community leader calls for increased security in Tasha; Winners herbal centre to treat 100 HIV/AIDS patients free; Gwamna completes 98 projects in 2 years; NAFDAC organises workshop on packaged water, juices; WRAPA to assist female detainees with legal aid; CSF sets up third rate Copa America; Ferguson: I’m staying at United; Rahman, Lewis rematch not imminent; Ferguson: I’m staying at United; Wenger linked with £10m Macca; Okpara leaves PSG for Standard Liege; Do not take chances, Toro advises NFA; LG councils stall Kano sports fiesta; NIS has lost focus — Odegbami; Westerhof bounces back; IBB Golf club management indicate over N10m scam; Shanghai to stage 2002 Masters cup; APP Chairman salutes Eagles; Goran comeback shatters Henman * Plays Rafter in today’s grand finale; Enyimba captures Super Four title; Williams retains Wimbledon crown;Item Open Access Daily trust newspaper Tuesday, July 10, 2001:(Lagos State: Media Trust Nigeria Limited, 2001-07-10) MEDIA trust Nigeria limitedN/Assembly may resolve impasse over Obasanjo’s jet; Igbos float own party; FG to curb Luxury imports; How self-succession bid started – Al-Mustapha; Police,SSS indicted; Contract- FG harps on financial regulation compliance; Niger assembly passes 6 bills for Sharia; Sharia: Emir stresses need to protect non-muslims; Kano approves purchase of N100m teaching materials; No compromise on Nigeria’s sovereignty — Obasanjo; Gani Adams beats security, addresses OPC in Ilorin; NUJ honours BON MD; One year of Sharia in Niger State; Gov Makarfl’s worth-while visit; The task ahead for Mukhtar Shagari; Africa backs Zimbabwe’s land reforms; Car bomb kills one in Israel; Israel demands Hezbollah tape; Morocco’s readmission divides Africa; Palestine jails collaborator for life; More clashes in Algeria’s Berber region; Rioters attack businesses in Bradford; Trial of Fiji coup leader begins; Boy’s arm reattached after shark attack; British and Irish PMs in talk; Odili pleads for release of 13% derivation fund; Ekiti raises N4 billion from capital market; Work resumes on suspended railway project * as FG, Chinese firm agree; Bicycle policy will ease transportation – Maduekwe; CIBN, APCON to boost finance advertising; Chikwe gives NAMA 7-days ultimatum to repair radar; Declining fortunes of cinema houses in Lagos; Dep. Gov. urges FG to announce 2002 hajj; NAFCON gets new MD fare; Edo pounces on churches over absconded pilgrims; Bizman commends FG over search for oil in the north; Zamfara to boost Educational standard; Irate youths attack secretariat over non-payment of salary; Kwara govt. vows to expose trouble shooters; State assemblies to sue Senate; Crisis looms in Lagos PDP; Nassarawa crisis: Mantu preaches reconciliation; Katsina Assembly receives request for new LGs; Edu denies guber ambition in Lagos; Kachalla submits N46bn supplementary budget to Assembly; 2003: PDP will sweep South-West- Nkwocha; Expert committee recommends adequate; WHO focuses on treatment gap in fight against epilepsy; UNFPA wants more men in fight against HIV/AIDS; Health leaders’forum seeks improved statistics; WHO decries rising maternal mortality; NMA leadership faces contempt charges; Why EPI failed — Ransome Kuti; WHO Nigeria office lists bottlenecks; Expert decries strike actions in the health sector; US, WHO collaborate on tobacco; Uwais calls for rule of law; Man remanded for killing wife; Two pastors, landlord arrested for murder; Ukpo loses case against Senator; Lagos robbers device new tactics; Lawyer petitions IG over threat to clients; NGO coordinator makes case for pastoralists; Kuje gets Kudos for crime control; Agric minister makes case for co-operative activities; Lagos govt. bans night refuse collection; Minister preaches politics of tolerance; AMAC begins against ghost workers; Why we nominated governors into associations’ board, by Aku; 2003 All Africa Games gets official airline; Sunshine outshines Pillars; Argentina clinch fourth youth title * Satellites brought down to earth; FIFA boss attacks racism; Enyimba dedicates Super League victory to Gov. Kalu; Wimbledon Centre Court erupts as Goran triumphs; Transparency com’tte indicts NABA official;Item Open Access Daily trust newspaper Tuesday, July 3, 2001:(Lagos State: Media Trust Nigeria Limited, 2001-07-03) MEDIA trust Nigeria limitedAll-Africa Games to gulp N8bn; Obasanjo for 2003; FG warned against Liberian refugees; 26 die in auto crash; Four Nigerians sentenced to death in Libya; Politicians lobby for posts at FCSC; Bamaiyi, Diya blamed for 1997 coup; Nigerian couple convicted for selling bush meat; New Islamic NGO prepares ground for tolerance; Search for oil in the north still on – NNPC; Operation focus relief kicks off Sept 1; High Commission to appeal against conviction; Stop begging for assistance - Igbinedion counsels police; 2003 elections would be devoid of malpractices – Atiku; I am not demolishing churches – Kwankwaso; Support victims of Nasarawa crisis – Cleric; COAS advises ambitious officers to resign; Re: Dr. Bala Usman’s war against the south; Milosevic’s trial: Implications for Yugoslavia; Six killed in Algerian attack; Uganda - third most corrupt Nation; Tanzania needs $1bn to fight AIDS; US appeals for restraint in Middle-East; Car bombs explode near Tel Aviv; UK officials to visit arrested nationals in Dubai; Northern Ireland debates Trimble’s exit; Argentina arrests former naval officer; Political crisis grips Yugoslavia; Inflation hits 11.9%, says NACCIMA; BON MD calls for lower interest on agricultural loan; NSPMC poised to produce National ID card; Why Banking must be regulated – CBN; NUB opens Apapa branch; Maduekwe refutes alleged suspension of NPA’s privatisation; FG cancels military clearance of civil aircraft; TOTAL’S net profit drops by N300m; NEPA charges Nigerians over snapping of transmission lines; Gas-Link, 7Up sign gas agreement; UBA wins best bank award; Non-oil export yields N680m in three months; NAPEP gets N6b for programmes; FG told to check ethnic crisis; Katsina PDP chieftain is dead; Government constitutes reconciliation committee; Unprotected sexual intercourse responsible for HIV/AIDS; NGO condemns communal mayhem in Nasarawa; FG urged to create employment agencies; Nasarawa/Plateau crisis: 54,000 refugees report to camp; Kogi governor warns on fertiliser; Rivers LG chairmen told not to harbour ghost workers; Arzika now Shettiman Tambuwal; NCCE set-up to standardise programmes; UNICEF rep praises Bauchi state govt; Plank sellers send SOS to Osoba; Kebbi APP Chirman resigns; Centre wants ‘option A-4’ re-introduced; Kwara APP crisis deepens; Jigawa PDP regroups for 2003; Rivers Assembly to pass development bill; Nassarawa crisis: Abubakar wants FG to assist refugees; Gowon advises communities on guinea-worm; AIDS worker critical of Diana in 40th-birthday; NGO launches campaign for consumption of local plant; Local pharmaceutical company may produce for WHO; WHO presents 2000 reports; Hospital engineers brainstorm on equipment maintenance; Fear grips patients over Nurses strike; Medical students applauds NMA; US AID cry deteriorating health facilities; South Africa ready to test new AIDS vaccine; Masses and the soaring prices of foodstuffs; Okiro investigates killing of Hausa traders ; Resident loses N20,000 to armed robbers ; Police seals off MMIA from thieves, touts; Man to hang for killing prostitute; Exhibits disappear from courts custody; Executive beggers rule Abuja functions; Fake female applicants invade MFCT; Free drinks, as trailer overturns; Applicants express disappointment over aborted ICPC test; Brazil suffers another set back; NBA Draft marks new era; Rahman stays with King; Samaranch admits doping war cannot be won; Coast not clear yet for Super Eagles –Experts; Power Mike dreams big for combat sports; Rampant Ivorians keeps hope alive; Tunisia stays in the hunt; Kano Govt. donate N1m to `nine football clubs; Abuja soccer fans celebrate Super Eagles victory; Obasanjo praises Eagles; Eagles shame detractors-NFA.