 Workers protest planned sack of 74,000. It’s “Right sizing” not sack - says Bode George  NATIONAL CONFAB: Tobi stops debate on 3rd term for Obansajo  Prison fire claims 140 in Dominican Republic  Reps order IGP to refund N2.3bn to NHF. Why we defaulted – Ehindero  Irene Chigbue is new BPE DG  Obasanjo wants 40% rise in non-oil revenue  I will mobilise funds for national mosque -Obasanjo  Women, children in child trafficking drama protest  Presidency re-presents due process bill to Reps  US warship not on Nigerian waters –Ambassador  Police confirm 8 dead in border clash  PDP: Ogbeh hands over to Ali today  Appeal court president reconstitutes panel to hear cases  Abacha’s confab more democratic than Obasanjo’s - Justice Commissioner  MOSOP seeks referendum for outcome  Obasanjo can’t source money from nation’s accounts -Dr. Adeyemi  Gombe sets up c’ttee to collate memoranda  Vox pop from Gombe  Royal father lauds constitutional role for institution  Ja ‘iz: Keeping hope alive  A vote for debt forgiveness  Let’s have more human owls please!  Is Rev. Kukah now arrogant?  Nigeria and transparency international  Odili’s silent revolution on roads  Zamfara governor and 2007 Presidency  The growing currency for Hijab argument  ‘One million need urgent food aid in Mali’  President Mbeki, Swazi king to meet  ‘EU fails to find plan to end Darfur killings’  Moroccans protest over war prisoners  Mozambique PM attacks Blair’s Commission for Africa  Togolese top politician returns home  Criminal gangs use Islam to intimidate victims in London  Guerrilla attacks claim 16 Iraq  Iraqi Christians nominate Ayatollah for Nobel Prize  Indian police kill ten suspected Maoist rebels  Israeli bank ‘in laundering scam’  Syrian, Lebanese leaders discuss pullback  CBN withdraws N101bn from economy  Access Bank’s 3bn offer over subscribed  Afribank beats CBN’s due diligence, raises N11bn  NSE still bearish, index drops by 4.12%  Oceanic Bank invests N1.02bn in SME’s  Manny Bank plans N8bn public offer  Grema urges recognition for local shipping coys  FG, JOMALIC to implement seafarer's blueprint  Companies invest $400m in CFTZ  Belgian envoy wants stronger ties with Nigeria  NPA pays N2m each to contractors  Citroen C6: A comfortable freeway cruiser  DaimlerChrysler CEO says do more mergers  Nokia fixes in-car communication solution to VW Passat  Pagani Zonda “F” debuts at Geneva show  GM chooses Opel to build mid-size cars  Shareholders laud share price of ACB  Low equity prices dominated trading last week  ‘Minister, NASS ‘ll be casualties of labour bill’  Labour leader threatens secession over former NULGE boss  TUC condemns use of consultants for due process  Civil servants get transportation boost  Police nab suspended NUBIFIE treasurer  ...as court restrains Akinwalere  NARTO wants PPPRA scraped  PENGASSAN, NUPENG reject sack in Shell, NNPC  ITF embarks on skills audit  ABU SSANU distributes cars to member  ‘Unemployed is Nigeria’s greatest crises  …as ASUU elects exco  Fund advocates transformation of SIWES  Motor Park life: Passenger is king  Textile workers want industry consolidation *lose $3bn to factory closures  Body receives motion on Nigerian Textile industry  NUBIFIE to picket Union Bank over checkoff dues  SACTWU embarks on reforms  NUJ petitions FAAN over assault  CFTU stresses need for poverty reduction  ALGON boss flays confab composition  Resident doctors apprehensive over MFCT dissolution  Committee counsels PLWA on vengeance  Bedwetting: 9-year-old girl asks for fistula repair  Training: 30,000 pupils learn HIV/AIDS basic skill  1.11 million children immunised in Niger  AIDS may kill 80million Africans by 2025 -UN  ANAEMIA  PEPTIC ULCER  Ojowu stresses importance of ICPD PoA  Presence of fake, adulterated products worry FG  This man needs help  Lack of policy document on PHC undermines policies – communique  Zamfara attributes low HIV/ AIDS prevalence to sharia  MFCT dissolution throws doctors into dilemma  NTIC honours best mathematics pupils  C AC boss charged with contempt  Theft of iron rods: Police sack three  Anti-crime officer says achievement is to FCT police boss  FCT to develop efficient social welfare policy  Nassarawa LG to settle 2002/ 2003 workers leave grants  Irrigation water washes away Hadejia - Nsuru road  Kano NDLEA arrests 23 drug suspects in 2004  Kano Emir tasks traders on community health project  NIPOST assures BUK of better-quality service  ... indigenes receive honours  Resource control advocates heckled at confab  Elite responsible for Nigeria’s woes – Dara  Confab gets website  Plateau delegate. wants SOMPADEC, HYPPADEC established  Thanks, Mr. President  Tobi as a teacher  Interesting statistics  Tea break, no prayer break  Tinubu urges OPS to resist proposed VAT hike  Impeachment: AD saves Lagos speaker  UNILAG reopens March 29  Lagos Muslim group loses leader  Obasanjo assures Kogi of foreign investments  Workers decry sale of FG houses  Arms recovery: Two rocket launchers handed over  Makarfi Vs Senate: GOVAN accuses Senate of myopia  Immigration officers plan strike over deployment  Improve lot of host communities, Obasanjo tells oil coys  Food poisoning: Kwara police parade Ilorin woman  BLPAW urges women to work together  Governor Adam locks out commissioner, officials  Sanga LG N101m secretariat project takes off  Dariye signs into law, 2005 Appropriation Bill  Council seeks legal standing for Sharia  Borno PDP names reconciliation committee  2007: Former NPA boss pledges to industralise Kebbi  Rep wants F C T c’ttee leadership changed  Igala laud election of Ali as PDP chairman  Y SA launched in Ekiti State  Abuja court cautions APGA factions  National Dialogue Won’t Be Business as Usual – Alibe  UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Milan, Barca, Bayern out to break English hearts  Mourinho, Rijkaard square up at Stanford Bridge  Ancelotti alert to United’s threat  Lyon must regain poise against Werder  Henry warns Bayern to expect fired-up Arsenal  Woods returns as world number one  Man. Utd to miss Saha, Neville for Milan clash  Flying Eagles skipper warns Brazil  CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: We respect Hearts –Abdullahi  Hearts protest against Dolphin FC  Wikki fight back to win  NFL meets on Ranchers Bees boss  Nasarawa halt Pillars  Enyimba in good start  EDITORIAL: Obasanjo Vs ASUU again?  Nuhu Ribadu Vs General Babangida