#HEADLINES

= The planned presentation of the 2014 budget by President Goodluck Jonathan scheduled for today has been shifted to November 19th.

= The federal government has said it will give out about N3 billion to the nation's universities to advance their efforts in sustainable Research and Development.

= The Supervising Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prof. Viola Onwuliri, has said that Nigeria and other countries will call for the adoption of a visa-free regime for Commonwealth countries at the meeting of the 53-member union in Colombo this week.

= As Anambra State prepares to hold its governorship election on Saturday, the Oyo State Police Command says that it is sending policemen to the state to ensure a peaceful election.

= Former Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu has urged the leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission to re-strategise ahead of the 2015 general elections. 

= Egypt's state of emergency and curfew have been lifted, an aide to the prime minister has confirmed to the BBC.

= A Congolese official has blamed neighboring Uganda for the breakdown of an expected peace agreement with M23 rebels, which both sides were due to sign at a ceremony Monday.

= The UN has launched an appeal for $301million to help relief efforts in typhoon-hit areas of the Philippines.   

= FIFA has appointed Nigeria's Peter Edibi as one of the referees to officiate in the upcoming Club World Cup.

= Manchester United’s pair of Micheal Carrick and Danny  Welbeck have withdrawn from the England squad for the friendlies against Chile and Germany. 

= British filmmaker Joe Wright is in talks to bring Peter Pan back to the big screen in a new origin movie. The director has become the frontrunner to tackle the latest tale about the boy who never grew up in a project that will chronicle who Peter Pan was before he discovered “Never Never Land” and took charge of the Lost Boys.