A statement issued by Head, Press and Public Relations, Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr. Oise Johnson, has revealed that The Federal Government, States and Local Governments, on Wednesday shared N788.139 billion as federal allocation for the month of October, at the Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting held in Kaduna.

The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is inching closer to the conclusion of agreements in favour of its trade strategies which will allow for stability in the crude oil markets. OPED is meeting in Vienna together with non-OPEC oil producers to discuss output policy while easing the opposition of Iran and Saudi Arabia in this regard.

Advent of Cryptocurrency and The Issues Surrounding It’s Trading

Over 2.3 billion people worldwide have access to the International Network (commonly called Internet) and this figure is expected to grow to 5 billion by 2020. In a study undertaken by Miniwatts Marketing Group(MMG, 2016) to determine the top twenty (20) countries with the highest patronage of online investments ranked Nigeria on the tenth (10^th) position, with about 44.6 million internet users while China came first (1^st ) with about 420 million internet user.

The highest socio-cultural organization in the South-East, Ohaneze Ndigbo has hailed the judgment of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in the case between Innoson Group of Companies and Guaranty Trust Bank, NAN reports. The group in a statement issued on Monday by Chief Emeka Attamah, Media Adviser to its President-General, Chief Nnia Nwodo said that by the judgment, the apex court refused to be used in an ethnic warfare to thwart Innoson of a judicial victory at the Court of Appeal.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday assented to five bills including the Extradition Treaty Amendment Act 2018 which prevents double jeopardy for extradited persons in the country. According to Dailytrust, the assent came 24 hours after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) announced that it has begun the process for the extradition of Diezani Alison-Madueke, Nigeria’s former Minister of Petroleum, from the United Kingdom.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has rolled plans to issue N1.1 trillion worth of Treasury Bills (NTBs) in the third quarter of 2018. The apex bank disclosed this through its third quarterly NTBs Issuance programme released Tuesday this week. CBN issues TBs twice a month to help the government fund its budget deficit, support commercial lenders in managing liquidity and curb inflation.

The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udo Udoma says Nigeria's current debt profile is not as risky as some economists want Nigerians to believe, as there was still room for the country to borrow more. He explained that the country has one of the lowest debt levels among other African countries.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday dragged some state governors to International Labour Organization (ILO) over alleged refusal to pay workers their monthly salaries. The Chairman of NLC, Comrade Ayuba Wabba who led Nigeria's delegation, presented a petition against the governors at ongoing 107th International Labour Conference (ILC) on Wednesday in Geneva, Switzerland, while speaking on issues affecting Nigeria workers.

The Ogun State Governor, Abikunle Amosun has threatened to dump the All Progressives Congress (APC) following delay by the National Working Committee of the party to resolve the controversies that greeted the conduct of primaries in the state.

Robbers Burgle Shakira's Home, Steal Luxury Valuables

Colombian singer Shakira and her Spanish footballer boyfriend Gerard Piqué has suffered a burglary attack after robbers broke in to their mansion in Barcelona and made off with luxury items.

Shakira, 41, was performing in Cologne, Germany, at the time and her partner Pique, 31, who is preparing for the start of football's showpiece tournament in Russia, had travelled to the city to be at the concert.