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[Daily Trust] President Muhammadu Buhari will today sign the revised N10.8trn budget for the year 2020, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has said. via LATEST NEWS

[Daily Trust] Lagos -- Following the federal government's directive on the re-opening of the airports for scheduled domestic flights, Arik Air, Ibom Air and Air Peace resumed flight operations on the Lagos-Abuja routes yesterday. via LATEST NEWS

[Daily Trust] Akure -- The leadership of Ondo State House of Assembly, yesterday, suspended three lawmakers for unruly behaviour, amidst the impeachment move against the embattled deputy governor, Agboola Ajayi. via LATEST NEWS

[Daily Trust] Lagos -- The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended the Air Operator's Certificate of SkyPower Express Airways Nigeria Limited due to non-compliance and or violations of the provision of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig.CAR) Part 9.2.3.4(b). via LATEST NEWS

[OHCHR] Geneva -- "I welcome the international recognition of mental health, but much more is still needed," the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to physical and mental health, Dainius Pūras, said during the presentation of a new report to the Human Rights Council. via LATEST NEWS

[Daily Trust] Abuja -- There are indications that lawmakers in Ondo State loyal to Governor Rotimi Akeredolu and those backing his deputy, Agboola Ajayi, are heading for a showdown as a plot to impeach the deputy thickens. via LATEST NEWS

[Daily Trust] The African Development Bank (AfDB) has estimated that additional 49.2 million Africans could be pushed into extreme poverty trap by the COVID-19 pandemic, out of whom 3.4 million would be Nigerians. via LATEST NEWS

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- The joint military force comprising soldiers from Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria which is fighting Boko Haram insurgents has won ground but more needs to be done to make it fully effective, says a newly-released 40-page report from the International Crisis Group. via LATEST NEWS

[ICG] The Executive Summary of the ICG report,"What Role for the Multinational Joint Task Force in Fighting Boko Haram". via LATEST NEWS

[Daily Trust] Abuja and Lafia -- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised the sum of N273 million from the sale of expression of interest and nomination forms for Edo and Ondo states governorship elections. via LATEST NEWS

[Nairobi News] Civil society organisations supporting legalization of abortion have defended Nakuru Senator Susan Kihika from attacks by some religious leaders and other ant-abortion proponents who have criticised her after she tabled the Reproductive Health Bill. via LATEST NEWS

[Nairobi News] Popular comedians Mchungaji and Mtumishi of Creative Generations, claim the recent cases of fellow comedians falling into depression is as a result of leading a fake lifestyle. via LATEST NEWS

[Daily Trust] Benin -- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it accepted Governor Godwin Obaseki as its candidate because of his financial discipline in managing the state's resources. via LATEST NEWS

[Daily Trust] The Yoruba culture, in which I was raised, is famous for instilling in children, the need to respect elders. via LATEST NEWS

[This Day] Operators in the mineral processing sector have started utilising Artificial Intelligence (AI), not to only resolve their short-term challenges, but also enhance operational resilience as a long-term competitive advantage, a report by McKinsey & Company, a global management consultancy services company has stated. via LATEST NEWS

[Daily Trust] Ado-Ekiti -- Ekiti State governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, says Sen. Dayo Adeyeye and a presidential aide, Babafemi Ojudu, are not his enemies despite the attacks being launched against him by some leaders of the APC. via LATEST NEWS

[Daily Trust] The Director, Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Engr. Sarki Auwalu, in this interview speaks on the current volatility in the global oil market and the ongoing bidding rounds for marginal oilfields, the Gas Network Transportation Code and other initiatives being undertaken by the department to grow nation's oil and gas industry. via LATEST NEWS

[Daily Trust] Persons living with disabilities in Kwali Area Council, FCT, at the weekend received palliatives from the federal government to help cushion the effect of the COVID-19 lockdown. via LATEST NEWS

[Daily Trust] Kaduna -- The Nigerian Army (NA) has provided accommodation for 120 soldiers in Ribabu Cantonment and Dalet Barracks, Kaduna, as part of activities to mark the 2020 Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL). via LATEST NEWS

[Daily Trust] A report on Critical African Internet Infrastructure, commissioned by the Internet Society, has said the Internet Exchange of Nigeria (IXPN) in 2020 grew to peak traffic of 125 gigabites per second with a cost savings increase to $40 million per year. via LATEST NEWS