INDICATIONS emerged, yesterday, during the Workers’ Day celebrations, that Organised Labour and state governments were heading for a showdown over the implementation of the N18,.00 new minimum wage as many states were hinging its payment on the implementation of a new revenue allocation that will give more money to state and local governments rather than the Federal Government.

The inadequacies of the Falcons came to bare as they appeared lost on the solution to the incursions of the Ghanaians into their half in yesterday’s All Africa Games qualifier in Abuja.

Since the first publication ofthis article in January 2011,the unlikelihood of a beneficent impact of the 2011 budget has been given impetus by the National Assembly’s increase in consumption budget by N433bn and CBN’s increase of Monetary Policy Rate to 7.5%.

Mr Charles Adebiyi, a real estate consultant, says lack of commitment by professionals in the construction sector may frustrate the take-off of Construction Development Bank (CDB). Adebiyi said in Lagos that although professionals in the sector were desirous of establishing a bank, they were not willing to commit their funds to it.

HE Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, in Ogun has warned against alleged fraudulent auction of government vehicles by the out-going Governor Olugbenga Daniel administration.