Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Friday, 13 March, 2020

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

DAILY INDEPENDENT

UK Not Handling Coronavirus Well- Health Expert

Twitter Mandates Employees To Work From Home

U.S.To Partner Osun On Tourism Development

Waste To Wealth Will Create Employment For Youths In Ekiti ‘Group

We’re Not Planning To Dethrone Any Monarch In Ekiti ‘ Fayemi

Lagos Inaugurates Parks Monitoring Committee

Denigration Of Yoruba Language, Culture Unacceptable

PUNCH

FCT shuts down schools over inadequate teachers, poor facilities

Igbo senators, Reps allege marginalisation in Buharis $22.7bn loan

Parents released 48 kids for adoption – FCT orphanage owner

Another traditionalist group rejects Ogun burial rites bill

My father had licence to fabricate firearms

Cultists kill final year Benue varsity student

Three suspected kidnappers in Imo police net

Open grazing: Another herder jailed in Benue

LASG partners private stakeholders on education

Katsina mother, daughter rescued from bandits

Illegal petroleum product dealer paraded in Abia

Female soldiers deployed in BHaram, banditry operations Buratai

Kaduna begins N30,000 wage payment this month

Lots of things still unknown about COVID-19 UCH virologist, Fowotade

Riversll focus on agric for increased revenue Wike

Four killed in Delta land, cult clashes

Contributions to National Housing Fund hit N372bn

Crashing oil price, reason to diversify economy Buhari

44 firms shed N457bn, market cap falls below N12tn

Oil dips to $32, Nigeria faces stiff competition

Nigeria overwhelmed by substandard goods, Reps lament

Corruption, multiple taxes bane of entrepreneurship

FG to lease unoccupied private houses nationwide Fashola

FGll reopen Enugu airport before Easter Sirika

NCAA reverses restriction on air travel without yellow card

Group petitions Buhari, security agencies over alleged hijack of Amotekun

White House insists no need to test Trump for Coronavirus

Dont worry about me, says Juventus defender infected with coronavirus

Norwegian Air to lay off half of staff over Coronavirus, travel ban

Coronavirus: UEFA postpones Man City vs Real Madrid, Juventus vs Lyon matches

Canada PM working from home as wife tested for Coronavirus

Brazilian official who met Trump tests positive for coronavirus

THISDAY

CBN Mulls Including Hand Sanitisers among Items Not Valid for FX

Compulsory Yellow Fever Vaccination Not Connected to Coronavirus, Says NCAA

Stakeholders Seek Capacity Development to Close Gender Gap in Maritime

Border Closure: Customs Arrests Illegal Immigrants

26 Insurance Firms Likely to Meet New Capital Requirement

MASPAN Urges Jamoh to Ensure Adherence to Local Content

AMLSN Warns Nigerians of Imminent Cholera, Meningitis Outbreak

Omotola: Nigeria Needs $350 Billion to Achieve SDG

CBN Extends NUBAN to OFIs, Sets March 2021 Deadline for Compliance

SUN

Contempt: Court sets PDP chairman, Secondus, others free

Confusion in APC as courts give conflicting orders

How I felt after Supreme Court declared me governor ‘Diri

Oshiomhole: I didn’t sign vote of no confidence document ‘S’South APC youth leader

APC crisis: Oshiomhole posters, billboard defaced

APC Crisis: Obaseki, Amaechi, Peterside, Osunbor, Ndoma-Egba, others meet

Gov. Diri blames Oshiomhole, Sylva for violence in Bayelsa

APC emergency NEC meeting sacrosanct ‘ Ag. National Secretary

COVID-19: Forex panic buying sends naira crashing

FG to conduct census of businesses in Nigeria

Border drill: FG to review policy on closure of filling stations in border communities

Share trading transactions down 23.9% at NSE

Buhari flags off 2020 Argungu Festival, promises to support automotive industry

Enugu Airport ready before Easter, Sirika reassures

Coronavirus Pandemic: Delta governor worried by impact on economy

Witness contradicts self in Shema’s N5.7bn SURE-P Fund trial

Police rescue 13 kidnapped NYSC members, others in Katsina

Stop Amotekun now before it consumes us, group urges South-West governors

Pension Fund Operators endorse NPF Pensions’ demand for special gratuity for police retirees

Insecurity: Be ready to defend yourself ‘Mbazulike Amechi advises Igbo

S’East Devt Commission: Enugu, Abia, Ebonyi, others to forfeit 15% from Fed Acct

GUARDIAN

Court declares APC NEC meeting without Ajimobi, others invalid

Nigerian found dead in his Italy home after high fever

Down syndrome young adults get introduced to robotics

France to close schools over coronavirus: Macron

WHO declares coronavirus a pandemic

Coronavirus’ punching sports below the belt globally

Reps task SON on sensitisation against substandard goods

NUPENG seeks speedy passage of bill to criminalise casualisation

Stakeholders propose collaboration, gender inclusion in energy sector

Index tumbles six-year low as investors’ wealth dips further by 3.72%

Nigeria to conduct business census two decades after

Banks slam charge stamp duty on etransactions above N10,000

FG to enforce 70% local content in Radio, TV

Pantami says FG’s digital economy policy well-conceived, on track

37% girl child literacy level in Kano worrisome, says UNICEF

Police seal Ekiti PDP secretariat as Fayose, Olujimi loyalists clash

Eyimofe hits home, appeals to global film industry, says Nigeria’s Ambassador to Germany Tuggar

43 quarantined in Plateau test negative for coronavirus

Ekweremadu, others kick over South East’s exclusion from $22.7b loan

Lawan canvasses proper planning to check multiplicity of development agencies

Deposed Emir Sanusi drags IG, DSS, others to court over alleged detention

Menstrual Cups Can Cause Pelvic Organ Prolapse If Not Used Well

Coronavirus Patients Who Refuse To Self-Isolate Could Face Murder Charges In Italy

Lassa Fever: Death toll reaches 144 ‘ NCDC

China virus cases fall, but more imported from abroad

Senate bill to strip Nigeria president, vice president of immunity

VANGUARD

FAAC disbursesN5.4 trn to FG, States in 2019

Constitution Review: Senate moves to set new educational qualification for President, Govs, others

Fight-to-finish in APC as opposing camps dig in

STRIKE: FG, ASUU agree to integrate UTAS into IPPIS

SANUSI: Ganduje’s conduct, synonymous with authoritarianism of the crudest temper’ Soyinka

No plans to dethrone Ekiti monarchs’Fayemi

Bill to set HND as minimum qualification for President, Governor, scales second reading

FG, ASUU agree to integrate UTAS into IPPIS

Police nab 98 suspects, recover 15 AK-47 rifles, 79 phones in Abuja

South-West PDP leaders re-strategise to take over APC ruling states

INSECURITY: My fears for Amotekun ‘ Rep Adefisoye

Twitter orders all employees worldwide to work from home

ASUU frowns at National Assembly plan to single out lecturers for sexual harassment legislation.

Gbajabiamila to ‘ASUU: Call off strike action for student’s sake

20 bag first class as Ondo Varsity holds maiden convocation

World Glaucoma Day: Optometrists caution against self-medication on eye disorder

Lassa Fever: Death toll reaches 144 ‘ NCDC

Idjerhe Kingship Tussle: Opposition after me because I didn’t give N5m bribe ‘ Omasoro

How unknown woman abducted two siblings from Akwa Ibom primary School

Sanusi drags IGP, DSS DG, AGF to court over ‘illegal confinement

Buratai pledges more opportunities for women in Army

Okowa threatens action against absentee Commissioners

Christians not persecuted in Nigeria, Sultan of Sokoto insists

IPPIS, distraction by FG to divert attention from actual agitation ‘ ASUU

Army hands over rescued kidnapped corp member in Taraba to NYSC

Insubordination: Ekiti Govt. queries 11 prominent Obas, gives reasons

TRIBUNE

Ghana confirms two cases of coronavirus

VIDEO: Security breach around Buhari as unknown man rushes at him in Kebbi

We won’t devalue Naira, foreign reserves adequate ‘ CBN

Bala Mohammed says North-East deserted Atiku in 2019 general elections

Ireland to shut schools, universities until March 29 over coronavirus

Sanusi’s dethronement: Soyinka berates Ganduje

APC crisis: Amaechi, Keyamo, Peterside, Osunbor, Ndoma -Egba, others storm Obaseki’s meeting

Coronavirus: Uganda restricts travel from 16 countries including UK and US

Coronavirus: 4 Chinese nationals, 39 others quarantined in Plateau test negative

Reps to probe over N2trn allocated for education sector in 10 years

My administration will ensure equitable distribution of democracy dividends ‘ Inuwa Yahaya

Bayelsa: Diri visits properties destroyed by APC supporters

Human factors cause of 95% road accidents ‘ Minister

Coronavirus: Atiku advises FG to suspend flights from affected countries

Makinde appoints two Tribune staff, 66 others LG secretaries

Tambuwal urges Corps members to be patriotic, security conscious

NATION

Emulate Lagos in your development plans, Lawan tells states

Appeal Court reserves judgment in Ubahs appeal against sack

70% of illegal emigrants from Edo, says UN agency

Lawyer in suit charged with forgery

No need for travel ban in Nigeria, says minister

Lassa fever death toll hits 144, says NCDC

Confusion, anger at European airports over U.S. travel ban

Sanusi sues Fed Govt, Kano govt over banishment

APC non-NWC members fault emergency NEC

Suspension: Appeal Court to hear Oshiomholes case Monday

Fed Govt gets 30-day ultimatum to prosecute sacked FIIRO boss

NCDMB, Shell seal pact on gas facility development

Scores injured as Fayose, Olujimis loyalists clash in Ekiti

COVID-19: NYSC moves to protect Corps members

UEFA postpones Man.City/Madrid, Juve/Lyon

COVID-19: Atiku restates call for flight restrictions

APC crisis: NEC will hold schedule on Tuesday, says Giadom

Why Amotekun bill has not been signed in Osun

Police arrested me because I no longer use charm to make me invisible

Sultan to CAN, Christians: you lied on killings

Germany confirms over 2,400 coronavirus cases, five deaths

DAILY TIMES

NDIC pledges to support EFCCs anti- corruption war

FG will push for resettlement of 2.4m IDPs Official

ACourt reserves judgment on Sen. Ubahs appeal

Buhari, others to attend APC NEC meeting Tuesday NWC

Army hands over rescued kidnapped corps member in Taraba to NYSC

NHRC accuses insurgents of abuses in north-east

Bagudu scores Buhari high in Nigeria attaining rice self-sufficient

Oshiomhole will survive gang up against him, says Ogiemwonyi

APGA rejects Agu Mkpa as new ABSIEC boss, demands his change or they go to court

Lagos Assembly crisis: Obasa insists Tinubus political family intact

Zamfara assembly to begin sitting in primary school March 25

I did not plot to assassinate anyone, escape from prison Maina

Buhari ordered his godson el-Rufai to give Sanusi appointments – Aide

COVID-19: Why I imposed travel restrictions on Europe Trump

Algeria to close schools, universities after first coronavirus death

UK to introduce more stringent measures to tackle coronavirus ou tbreak

Saudi Arabia widens travel ban to Europe, others over coronavirus

Coronavirus: No reason to impose travel ban, Nigeria follows WHO rules-Minister

Less than 60% medical graduates works in Nigeria NMA

Italian coronavirus patient in Nigeria to be discharged Soon Health Minister

Banishment: Sanusi sues Kano Govt, AGF, IGP, DSS

FG, ASUU to reconvene next week as strike continues

Niger Delta deserves more than 13% derivation Okowa

Nigeria experiencing improved security, Buhari declares

Senate mulls new academic qualification for eligibility to hold office

Kidnapping:NMA embarks on indefinite strike in C/River

Buratai pledges more opportunities for women in Army

COVID-19: No travel restrictions or ban yet by Nigeria FG

Ekiti queries 11 prominent monarchs for insubordination

DAILY TRUST 

APC crisis: Court orders Bulama, others in NEC meeting

Oshiomhole’s pictures, banners removed at party secretariat

NEC meeting: Police beef up security at APC Secretariat

Senate wants HND as minimum qualification for president

Senate wants immunity removed for V-P, govs, deputies

Lagos lawmakers suspended to maintain House’s sanctity ‘ Obasa

PDP BoT chair: Politics destroying traditional institutions

Court of Appeal reserves judgment in Ubah’s appeal against Uzor

PDP leaders in Ibadan vow to take over S’West APC states

Strike continues, as FG gives condition to accommodate ASUU’s UTAS

Police recover 21 kids allegedly trafficked through orphanage

Julius Berger commissions glass factory in Abuja

I doubt Buhari’s involvement in Sanusi’s dethronement, says Abdulsalami

Brazilian who met Trump tests positive for coronavirus

EU slams US for ‘unilaterally’ imposing travel ban

Coronavirus: Iran asks IMF for its first loan since 1962

Spain minister tests positive for Coronavirus

Italy shuts stores across country to fight virus

Coronavirus: Don’t shake hands, don’t hug, Aregbesola warns Nigerians

Cristiano Ronaldo in quarantine in Portugal over Coronavirus

Coronavirus hits Serie A as Juventus star tests positive for virus

Trump issues travel ban on Europe as coronavirus surges

Falling oil prices: Challenge for Nigeria to look inwards ‘ Lawan

Oil prices slump will delay infrastructure projects ‘ Buhari

WIEN urges FG to support women in oil, gas sector

COVID-19, pensioners and pension funds

PenCom recovers N17.05bn from 655 employers

BUSINESSDAY

Investors urge bold reforms as status quo seen unsustainable

Senate moves to end president, governors’ immunity in criminal matters

Poetry and the Wealth of Nations: Odia Ofeimun @ 70

What really is the difference between a bottle of water and Eva by Coca-Cola

Updated: Dollar hits N410 on black market as demand surges

Experts advocate improved well-being for employees in driving performance

NEW TELEGRAPH

Buhari: COVID-19, oil price crash’ll impact negatively on infrastructure, human capital

NBS: FG, states, LGs shared N7.04trn in 2019

Senate moves to strip President, govs, others of immunity

JUST IN: Chelsea in lockdown after Callum Hudson-Odoi tests positive for Covid-19

Sanusi to court: Restore my dignity, free me from detention

Shareholders lose N1.9trn to coronavirus in 4 days

Hair dye may increase cancer risk

Okowa seeks full implementation of 13% derivation

PEOPLESDAILY

ASUU warning strike shocking, illegal ‘FG

Coronavirus pandemic: Nigeria to review impact on Budget

Crude oil fall: Niger Gov. calls for economic diversification

Bayelsa judgment review: Olanipekun, Afe Babalola protest N60m fine

Katsina govt receives 2 firefighting vehicles from FG

Reps move to subject VIPs, elites to airport security checks over lapses

Nigeria suspends emergency passport services in New York

Alleged treasonable felony: FG opens Sowore’s trial

Lassa fever: FCTA takes awareness campaign to Area Councils

BLUEPRINT

Court strikes out contempt charge against Secondus, PDP NWC

Abia PDP releases dates for congress, warns against impunity

Ihedioha accuses Uzodinma of plotting arrest PDP supporters

Gov Bello charges SIEC on transparency in LG polls

Service chiefs should be retired, not sacked

Yoruba coalition alleges hijack of Amotekun

145 contractors jostle for 2020 NYSC capital projects

Jigawa police crackdown on criminals

 

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