Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Saturday, 21 March, 2020

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

 

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CORONAVIRUS: SEND CHLOROQUINE TO US, NIGERIANS ABROAD BEG RELATIVES AT HOME

Cultism: I don’t think twice before killing, says ‘Butcher

YEMISI RANSOME-KUTI: DSS released me because they didn’t want to jail another Ransome-Kuti

NAHCON meets Buhari, reduces Hajj fares

Ben Bruce loses wife to cancer

CBN devalues naira to N380/$1

Chaos at Lagos airport as passengers scramble to beat FG’s travel restriction

Coronavirus: NAFDAC approves Chloroquine

Night club, bar operators’ record over $271.6bn loss

PUNCH

Coronavirus: FG adds Austria, Sweden to high-risk coronavirus countries

Gowon wouldve been happier on his wedding day if Biafran war had ended Dimka, Ex-Head of States sister

I never saw Gowons wife dance again after their wedding Rindams, bridesmaid

I studied for almost 24 hours daily to win competition Akanbi, 17-year-old Nigerias best young scientist

2020 UTME wont be suspended over coronavirus Prof Oloyede, JAMB Registrar

As only female lawmaker, I was denied membership of committees for women, kids Bagel, Bauchi SDGs DG

My brother-in-law struggled to open his gate before fire consumed him Olumba, relation of couple, teenager killed in Lagos explosion

Ikoyigate: Senate probes $289m cash payment to ex-NIA DG

Assault: Oluwo must appear in person, court rules

Confusion in Oyo court as lawyers represent Malami

Coronavirus: Major blow for 33 foreign airlines as FG shuts Abuja, Lagos airports in few days

Reps want legal backing for National Youth Policy

FCTA reverses threat to sack striking doctors

Talks ongoing on stamp duty return to NIPOST

CBN devalues naira as market defies interventions

BPE plans 19 energy, other transactions in 2020 DG

NMA directs striking doctors to resume work

Civil society to monitor $430m national identity fund

Volvo cars to temporarily close plants in US, Sweden

Senators complain as Presidency delays work on PIB

Strike: FGs treatment of our demands regrettable, says ASUU

BREAKING: Staff in US Vice Presidents office tests positive for coronavirus

Court strikes out suit challenging SCourt justices appointments

Italys coronavirus death toll surpasses 4,000

[BREAKING] Coronavirus: Work from home, Fayemi tells Ekiti civil servants

Coronavirus: Buhari under fresh attack for refusing to address Nigerians

BREAKING: WAEC postpones examination over coronavirus

Coronavirus: Tunisia, Jordan declare nationwide curfew, self-isolation

Coronavirus: NMA directs members to suspend strike

Coronavirus: Turkey detains 64 for spreading misinformation on social media

20 vaccines being developed to tackle coronavirus WHO

Sub-Saharan Africa records second coronavirus death

Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia bans exports of medicines, medical equipment

Coronavirus: Court rejects total border shutdown request

Coronavirus: Navy tracking incoming vessels, says official

THISDAY

COVID-19: Nigerian Passengers Stranded as UAE Nullifies Existing Visas

Inland Waterways: FG to Remove Wrecks, Concession Onitsha, Baro Ports

NLC May Halt Shipping Companies Operations

Living Life at 40,0000 Feet above Sea Level

Resist the Advice to Devalue the Naira, Aremu Tells Emefiele

Secondus: Nigeria Sliding into Insolvency, Failed State

Two Million Lagos Residents Suffer from Kidney Disease, Says Sanwo-Olu

Self-monitoring Can Prevent Diabetes Complications, Says Expert

Inadequate Sleep is Associated with Cancer Risk, Expert Tells Nigerians

FG Targets Immunisation of over 3 million Nigerian Children

Omotola: Nigeria Needs $350Bn to Achieve SDGs

NDLEA Intercepts Man with 3.5kg Tramadol

Air Cargo Essential in Fight against COVID-19

SUN

APC crisis: Appeal Court adjourns Oshiomhole’s case indefinitely

Political leaders turning Nigeria into jungle ‘Kukah

COVID-19: INEC postpones Bayelsa, Imo, Plateau bye-elections indefinitely

There are plans to dismantle Nigeria ‘ Tony Momoh

Nigeria must return to Aburi accord now ‘Mike Ahamba

Gbajabiamila, Akala, Olubadan, others defy COVID-19, honour lawmaker in Ibadan

Breaking News: Oshiomhole presents Ajimobi to Buhari

Coronavirus: WAEC postpones May/June 2020 exam

Pandemonium as Chinese woman vomits in Immigration office

Rivers, Ebonyi, Sokoto, Kano shut down schools, restrict religious activities

Protecting Nigerians from COVID-19 my priority now ‘Buhari

Covid-19: FG extends travel ban to 2 more countries

Emeka Offor Foundation donates 1,460,000 educational materials worth $30m to 319 schools, 7 libraries

Jilted pregnant girl attempts suicide in Anambra

COVID-19: Kaduna, Ondo suspend religious activities

Muslim faithful undergo multiple screening before prayers in Aso Rock

COVID-19: Nigerians panic, scramble for essential items

Life as pro-chancellor, lawyer and family man ‘ Yusuf Ali, Chairman, Osun state university governing board

Congolese music legend, Aurlus Mabl, dies ‘from coronavirus

Nollywood Actress Nkiru Umeh escapes death in Lagos explosion, recount lost

GUARDIAN

Trump says US on top as outbreak shuts largest cities

Spain virus toll tops 1,000, nearly 20,000 infected

Two Spanish sports journalists killed by Coronavirus

Sustainability tops agenda as stakeholders set for tourism, transport expo 2020

Naira to trade at N380 per dollar

Building experts urge observance of safety measures, respect to right of way

We’ll activate community-based platforms to curtail extremism, says Presidency

UK government to pay wages of virus-hit workers

Italy’s virus toll tops 4,000 after new one-day record

Lagos Assembly reshuffles House committee chairmen

COVID-19: FG reduces arrivals to two international airports as cases rise to 12

Lagos State To Shut Down Clubs And Bars Amid Coronavirus Fears

UK health staff ‘terrified’ over lack of kit to fight virus

Canada-US border likely to be closed by Saturday: Trudeau

Quake rattles Salt Lake City, damages Mormon temple

FG’s infrastructural development in tertiary institutions effective ‘ Fashola

US suspends all routine visa services due to virus

VANGUARD

Benue: Herdsmen now adopt guerrilla tactics ‘ Gov Ortom

Fear grips Lagos residents as fleeing kingpin, thugs return

How we sold Nigerians into slavery in Libya ‘Suspects

Delta community cries out over attacks by herdsmen

Catholic Church tells faithful to follow Mass on TV

Ogboni cult leader offers to cleanse coronavirus off Nigeria

Covid-19: Stampede at Immigration office as Chinese throws up

Covid-19: FG shuts Enugu, Port Harcourt and Kano Airports

Senate probes NNPC over payment of $289m cash to NIA in 2015

Coronavirus: Muslims sacrifice Jumat service

Coronavirus, falling oil hit Putin hopes for economic revival

COVID-19: FCTA restricts religious gathering to 50 persons

Ondo PDP guber aspirant canvasses single term for govs, political office holders

Oshiomhole no longer a valid member of APC, VON DG, Osita Okechukwu insists

Court restrains PDP from holding congress in Ughelli South

Why NDDC’s Advisory, Monitoring Committees Matter

CBN devalues naira as analysts appraise market situation

We don’t need permission to smoke weed ‘ Naira Marley

Ali Baba pickets Buhari over Covid-19

How we sold Nigerians into slavery in Libya ‘Suspects

Attention FG:Another explosion looms in Lagos

CISLAC commends NASS for dropping Civil Society Regulation Bill

Young people are not invincible to COVID-19 ‘ WHO

True federalism is needed to move Nigeria forward- Okowa

Oyo to boost IGR with N500m from gaming, lottery industry

TRIBUNE

In West Africa’s largest city, public toilets are messed up, open defecation is the norm

Coronavirus: Why Buhari won’t address Nigerians

Naira Marley did not even know Sarz when he recorded ‘Am I a yahoo boy

Five out of six South-West states backed Ajimobi as APC Deputy National Chairman, says Oshiomhole

Don’t treat coronavirus cases, it’s highly contagious ‘ FG warns private hospitals

UPDATE: NAFDAC approves chloroquinne for clinic trials, not treatment for coronavirus

Coronavirus: Bauchi gov attends Jummaat prayers with mask

Coronavirus: Jordan imposes nationwide curfew till further notice, violators to face imprisonment

Why petrol still sells at ‘145 in Bayelsa, DPR boss explains

NATION

One killed, many injured as hoodlums disrupt peace meeting in Lagos

We shot an ex-police chief for daring to foil our operation

Lagos explosions: Friends mourn deceased couple

NDLEA advocates capital punishment for drug dealers

Oshiomhole explains how Ajimobi emerged APC deputy chair

Senate queries NNPC over payment of $289m cash to NIA in 2015

ECOWAS Court suspends judicial activities over COVID-19

COVID-19: Lagos hoteliers decry low patronage

Making mockery of Coronavirus can lead to Gods wrath, Sultan tells Nigerians

Septuagenarian nabbed for defiling minor siblings in Anambra

Military chief identifies impediments to counter insurgency

COVID-19: All airports will be closed eventually FG

Buhari charges NAHCON to ensure safety of Nigerian pilgrims

Cultism: UNIABUJA suspends 24 students indefinitely

DAILY TIMES

Breaking: Italian who brought coronavirus to Nigeria discharged from hospital

Coronavirus: NAHCON Team visit Buhari, says protecting Nigerians top priority of government

COVID-19: Alumni association praises FG for Unity Schools closure, encourages e-learning

COVID-19: Lagos to conduct clinical trial on effectiveness of Chloroquine

ICPC to commence tracking, monitoring constituency projects in Jigawa

Leadership tussle: Court orders detention of 9 community leaders in Delta

Jordan imposes nationwide curfew to prevent COVID-19 outbreak

Saudi Arabia suspends domestic flights, buses, taxis and trains

Covid-19: Niger joins other African countries to confirm case

California orders residents to stay at home in bid to blunt pandemic

Taking care of skin minimises risks of COVID19-experts

Coronavirus: Chloroquine not approved, FDA clarifies Trump

Just in: NAFDAC approves Chloroquine for Coronavirus clinical trials

WHO to declare DRC Ebola free

Strike: FCTA urges resident doctors to resume or face mass sack

Aftermath of Customs, smugglers clash: Ogun community counts loses

Coronavirus: FG reduces arrivals to 2 intl airports as cases rise to 12

Protecting Nigerians from COVID-19 remains FGs priority Buhari

FG plans to ban importation of milk by 2023- Minister

NNPC under Senate probe over $43m cash to NIA

Suspension: ACourt adjourns Oshiohmoles appeal indefinitely

COVID-19: NMA directs members to suspend strike

DAILY TRUST

Crisis rocks Lagos assembly over suspension of principal officers, 2 others

Why Sanusi is good asset for PDP in 2023 ‘ Dr Umar Ardo

COVID-19: WAEC postpones 2020 WASSCE

COVID-19: Nasarawa govt orders closure of schools

COVID-19: Kaduna Varsity suspends academic activities indefinitely

Federal University of Petroleum gets new VC

Coronavirus: OAU closes down, suspends conference, ask students to vacate hostels

One more body recovered from Lagos explosion

Coronavirus: Family of five quarantined in Nasarawa

Coronavirus: Nigeria adds Sweden, Austria to list of restricted countries

COVID-19: Kogi govt bans public gathering above 30, closes schools

Free health care for 20 million Nigerians postponed over coronavirus

NMA orders striking doctors back to work to fight coronavirus

Maurice Iwu heads Imo coronavirus committee

Coronavirus: Lagos, Abuja airports would be closed ‘ Minister

CBN devalues Naira to N380/$1 on exporters window

Court adjourns APC leadership suit to March 31

COVID-19: Nigeria may lose N62bn to flight disruptions ‘ IATA

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Coronavirus: Martins Tasks Catholics On Adherence To Directives

COVID 19 Index Case: Discharged Italian’s Blood Beneficial For Treating New Cases ‘ Sanwo-Olu

To Save Cross River Gorillas, EU-Funded Program Proposes To Empower Communities

Abule-Ado Pipeline Explosion: Fresh Tragedy Waiting To Happen

COVID-19: Medical Expert Explains How Coronavirus Will Lead To Inflation In Nigeria

Residents Panic, Monarchs Kick As 110 Unknown Bodies Arrive Ondo Community For Burial

Ebonyi Resident Doctors Down Tools Over Assault On Colleagues

How Anambra Private School Operators Impregnate Students, Initiate Pupils Into Homosexuality

BUSINESSDAY

Osun bans gathering with over 50 persons in Churches, Schools, Mosques, others

COVID-19: UNILAG announces closure of Varsity, urges students to vacate Campus

Covid-19: Lagos shuts tertiary institutions

Reps intervention forces FCTA to withdraw sack threat to resident doctors

Keeping clean the surfaces ‘ Coronavirus can be transmitted on surfaces

Coronavirus: FCTA to ban religious gatherings of over 50 persons

COVID-19: NYSC suspends Group Biometric for Corps members clearance

Nigeria’s external reserves slip below $36bn, lowest in 29 months

9mobile outlines business growth strategies for 2020

PEOPLESDAILY

DisCos underinvested in power by N164b, owes N230b ‘ Panel report

FG moves to resettle IDPs in FCT

Buhari directs govt agencies to protect critical infrastructure

Another corpse recovered from scene of Lagos explosion

Reps issue warrant of arrest on MDAs who shun investigative hearing

FCTA to striking doctors: Resume or get fired

TUC backs Reps on criminalization of casual workers

 

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