Nigeria Boxing Federation president, Rotimi George_Taylor was given a dress down by the Sports Minister Isa Ibrahim Bio after Nigerian boxers failed to win a single medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

DISTRAUGHT Damola Osayomi is yet to come to terms with her testing positive to methylhexaneamine after winning the 100 m gold.

Indian race walker Rani Yadav has tested positive for a banned steroid and provisionally suspended from the Commonwealth Games.

PETROLEUM and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, has called on the Federal Government to halt planned by the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, to draw about N400 billion from the accumulated pension fund to fund power sector project.

GOVERNOR Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo state, has paid about 1,576 retired Primary Schools teachers across the states as payment of seven months pension arrears, totaling over N81 million.

Sprinter Damola Osayomi who tested positive to stimulants and had her women 100m gold medal stripped by the Commonwealth Games Federation, has refused to take food and wouldn’t talk to any Nigerian official.

DELTA State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has charged aspirants seeking election in 2011 to feel free to consult and campaign in any part of their constituency in a decent manner and stop the politics of cheap blackmail.

Apparently un-comfortable with various tax payments in the state, civil servants in Lagos State have demanded an immediate reduction in the Pay as You Earn (PAYE) tax deducted by the state government from their monthly salary.

MARITIME Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, has shut down operations of Maersk Nigeria Limited (MNL) over alleged unfair labour practices and victimisation of Nigerians.

Nigerian Custom Service, Sokoto Command, comprising Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara states has adopted drastic measures to curb menace of smuggling in the zone.

NIGERIA Labour Congress, NLC, has called on the Federal Government to ensure that the perpetrators of the independence day bombing that claimed close to 16 lives with several others injured are brought to book at all cost.

Three of the alleged suspects in the forgery of SONCAP certificates appeared, Tuesday, before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos.

Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Tuesday, said its International Trade Centre in Abuja , will be used for the promotion of trade and export activity.

Pfizer has announced its intention to acquire pain drug maker King Pharmaceuticals for $3.6 billion.
Pfizer and King Pharma have entered into a definitive merger agreement whereby Pfizer will acquire King Pharma for $14.25 per share.

Glaxosmithkline Nigeria PLC, has upgraded its manufacturing plant at Agbara in Ogun State to global standard, at a of more than N5 billion.