Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Thursday, 26 March, 2020

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

 

DAILY TRUST

Spain overtakes China virus toll with 3,434 deaths

Prince Charles tests positive for coronavirus

COVID-19: APC govs lament spread, call for unity

PDP suspends congress in A/Ibom, Bauchi, Benue

Benue, Borno postpone LG elections indefinitely

Why I lost bid for Zamfara Assembly Speaker ‘ Physically challenged lawmaker

Lagos police seal 15 schools, 8 worship centres, 8 clubs for flouting government’s directive

Okada union goes after ban-defaulting riders in Ogun

COVID-19: FRSC arrests 45 motorists for overloading

Pastor Enenche donates medical kits to FCTA

Residents worry as Karu market flouts ban, conducts election

Covid-19: Bauchi shuts down markets, orders commercial taxis to pick 3 passengers

IMF, World Bank call for suspension of debt payments by poorest nations

You may not kiss the bride: social distancing in force at Indonesia wedding

South Africa’s coronavirus cases rise sharply to 709

Sudan defence minister dies during peace talks

Kogi: Gov Yahaya Bello coronavirus free ‘ Aide

Covid 19: Subject yourself for test, Kogi PDP urges Gov. Bello

Covid-19: Edo speaker tests positive

Covid-19: Obaseki goes into self-isolation, sends in samples for testing

Liveblog: After testing negative for Covid-19, Buhari resumes work

FIRS sacks Directors with 8-year/above service, appoints new ones

LCCI supports CBN’s interest rates retention, demands fiscal incentives

COVID-19: NECA wants tax waivers, incentives to retain jobs

FG cuts oil benchmark to $30, earmarks N6.5bn to fight Covid-19

COVID-19: ‘Lagos not on lockdown

Anambra State Assembly shutdown indefinitely over coronavirus

COVID-19: Air Peace to suspend operation on Friday

NCDC confirms 2 more Covid-19 infections, raising total to 46

PUNCH

NLC blames FG for COVID-19 spread, seeks wage protection

Lawyers predict increased litigation after COVID-19 pandemic

Villa coverage: PDP, CSOs knock Buhari for barring PUNCH, others

Edo pays workers March salaries

AbdulRazaq suspends three Kwara officials for alleged extortion

LASG seeks more support for explosion victims

COVID-19: Atiku pledges N50m, says Nigerians deserve palliative measures

PDP chairmanship aspirants, others clash at CRiver hotel

Challenge Supreme Courts fine, Falana urges Afe Babalola, Olanipekun

London party: Attendees go into isolation as two guests die

Kyari: Buharis governance structure has collapsed, says PDP

UK struggling with coronavirus tests amid global shortage

Shut down Zamfara, NMA tells gov

Bayelsa CJ suspends court sittings for two weeks

Military airlifts medical supplies, detection kits from China

Petrol price cut will boost marketers imports Report

Some UCH doctors in self isolation, says CMD

COVID-19: Oil majors slash 2020 spending by 18%

Dozens killed in Kabul attack claimed by ISIL

Check vessels with illegal waivers, group urges NIMASA

COVID-19: Online instant payments hit 3.71 million

We are losing over N10bn, say oil marketers

FG reduces N252bn privatisation target, N1.5tn Customs revenue

Gunmen kidnap Bauchi govs elder brother

No new Ebola case in DRC since Feb 17 WHO

Coronavirus: Sudan orders release of prisoners

Coronavirus: Doctors, nurses strike over lack of protective clothing in Zimbabwe

COVID-19: Spain deaths surpass Chinas as more countries shut down

COVID-19: World Bank to deploy $150bn for economic recovery

COVID-19: Edo speaker tests positive

Full list: 64 deaths, 2,412 coronavirus cases recorded in 43 African countries

Shake-up as FIRS retires directors

19,246 deaths, 427,940 cases recorded in 181 countries

Coronavirus: Doctors obtain Abba Kyaris medical records from UK hospital

COVID-19: Bauchi gov speaks from isolation, says take coronavirus seriously

Coronavirus: We wont allow passengers into Rivers, Wike tells airlines, FAAN

THISDAY

NIMC Suspends Enrolment, Others Nationwide

PDP Raises the Alarm over Collapse of Governance…

A Deputy Should Be 100 Percent Loyal to the Governor

COVID-19 As a Weird Reset Strategy

DPR Warns Marketers against Hoarding of Petrol

COVID-19: NUATE Commends CBN, FGs Interventions

SUN

2023: For justice, equity, power should move to South East ‘Agada, fmr Minister of State for education

Only restructuring ‘ll move Nigeria forward ‘Ezeemo

Security agencies should work with Amotekun ‘Omoaje, National chair, Action Alliance

APC not living up to progressive credentials ‘Izuogu

Stakeholders set agenda for insurers on COVID-19 pandemic

PTAD halts physical contacts with pensioners over Coronavirus

Covid 19: LCCI seeks review of modalities for accessing CBN loans

COVID-19: World Bank, IMF urge creditors to suspend debt payments from IDA countries

India: Insurer launches cheapest COVID-19 cover

FG woos investors to agric sector

Border closure: Trade volume between Nigeria, ECOWAS drops

Coronavirus: Edo pays workers’ March salary

COVID-19: Rivers closes borders as Bayelsa imposes partial lockdown

Delta monarch suspends breaking of kolanuts

COVID-19: NLC, NAS, TUC call for total shut down

Buhari congratulates new Primate, Church of Nigeria

2023: Nigeria’s opportunity to pay political debt owed Igbo ‘ Ohanaeze

GUARDIAN

COVID-19: Police extend enforcement to markets, shopping malls, others

Coronavirus, VAT increment to affect meter supply to customers

China’s crude imports for refining, storage decline to 9.5 million b/d

Businesses worried about inflation, lingering constraints

Bureau warns of looming food crisis without coordinated efforts

Bitcoin trade has bounced back from COVID-19 impact ‘ Odum Chijioke

Coordinated policy, multilateral leadership required to limit effects of COVID-19 on workers

Experts seek ways to curb child abuse

How insecurity threatens Nigeria’s rice export plans

Diri denies contact with Kyari, Wike bans uninvited guests to government house

20 Osun judges, Edo speaker isolate selves as tribunal suspends sitting

Why we are investing $580m in varsities in Nigeria, west, central African countries

Maximise Amotekun gains, pan-Yoruba group tells South-West governments

UCH shuts outpatient clinics over suspected cases

COVID-19: TUC pledges to support government’s complete lockdown policy

Covid-19: Governor Bello of Niger goes into self-isolation

Putin delays reforms vote, holds back on tough virus measures

Coronavirus: Police shut down 15 schools in Lagos

FIRS still open to tax collection despite partial shut down in Nigeria

VANGUARD

Nigeria’s terms of trade up 0.81% in Q4’19

CBN to remain operational while COVID lasts

COVID-19 Pandemic: Pastor Enenche explains why Sunday Service held

COVID-19: I’m not in isolation ‘ Akeredolu

W/Bank, IMF grant IDA countries debt relief

Labour demands nationwide lockdown

After N200m donation, Dangote rallies OPS against COVID-19

Coronavirus: 4 govs in isolation as Kogi, Rivers shut borders

Breaking: Bauchi Gov’s Brother kidnapped

COVID-19: Oyo govt tells civil, public servants to stay off work for two weeks

COVID-19 pandemic: Enugu MDAs, LG Chairmen kick-off awareness campaigns

Covid-19: Panic buying as Kwara closes markets, ban commercial transports

Without restructuring Nigeria will collapse ‘ Bewaji

We will unmask those behind Kalu’s ordeal ‘ Yerima Shettima

DELTA 2023: Oborevwori, Gbagi, Augoye, Edevbie, others in the fray

Consumers’, businesses’ confidence in economy plunges

Dell now lets you control iPhones from its PCs

Nigeria can’t cope with global pandemics amid vanishing oil revenue

COVID-19: Delta Govt, religious leaders, agree to enforce social distancing

Leveraging e-commerce in fight against COVID-19 pandemic

Coronavirus: EHORECON strengthens surveillance in NASS, OSGF, Fed. Sec.

Thieves burgled 25 shops, stole millions of naira in central market Katsina

16-year-old appointed king in Ondo State

Six to die by hanging for murder in Ekiti

BREAKING: Anthony Joshua in self-isolation after contact with Prince Charles who tested positive

COVID-19: Arik, Dana Air join other airlines in suspending flights operations

Suspected herdsmen abduct man in Delta after eating his wife’s rice

COVID-19: Electricity workers threaten shut down over failure to protect staff

FG cuts oil benchmark to $30 per barrel

AANI President calls for precaution against COVID-19

COVID-19: CBN puts necessary measures for steady operations

COVID-19: Fayemi shuts markets, pleads for cooperation to fight deadly disease

COVID-19: Gov Bello closes Kogi borders, reduces public gathering to 5

FIRS retires long-serving directors, appoints six others

TRIBUNE

Coronavirus: Wike inaugurates task force against public, religious gatherings in Rivers

Why women hate to discuss their sexual problems ‘Elohor Ovite

Emir of Bade appoints Senate President Lawan as Sardauna of Bade

[BREAKING] COVID-19: Nigeria now records 51 cases

COVID-19: NARTO orders fuel tanker drivers to leave depots nationwide from Friday

We have no plan to enforce lockdown over coronavirus’Army

BREAKING: Yaya Adamu, elder brother of Governor Bala Mohammed kidnapped in Bauchi

Nobody, irrespective of status, is exempted from COVID-19 screening ‘Oloriegbe

How exclusive breastfeeding protects children from malaria ‘Expert

COVID-19: Nigeria lacks proper coordination at the centre ‘Sani

Equities market reverses gain, as investors lose N6.09bn

COVID-19: NAICOM announces palliative measures

Lagos airport toll gate to generate N100m March

Presidency has no justification barring media houses from Villa ‘ PDP

COVID-19: NSCDC deploys 250 officers for emergency response in Kano

COVID-19: Dana Airlines suspends flights operations

Health workers who attended to Ogun coronavirus case asked to go on isolation

FG slashes oil benchmark to $30 to save economy

COVID-19: NCDC takes Nasarawa gov’s sample, as he goes on self-isolation

COVID-19: Oyo shuts down civil service for two weeks

COVID-19: NLC calls for total lockdown of the country

COVID-19: Bauchi govt orders closure of markets

COVID-19: FG to release N10 billion to Lagos, N1 billion to pharmaceutical companies

COVID-19: Arik Air suspends commercial flight operations Friday

NATION

COVID-19: Osinbajo, Oyetola test negative

Aso Rock in partial lockdown, says presidency

COVID-19: Rivers, Kogi close entry, exit points

Edo speaker, Prince Charles test positive for Coronavirus

Eight ministers undergo COVID-19 test

27 persons placed on compulsory self isolation in Bauchi

Police to enforce Masaris order on COVID-19 in Katsina

UPDATED: COVID-19: Osinbajo tests negative while in self-isolation Presidency

COVID-19: Taraba PDP postpones state, LG congresses

COVID-19: Presidency assures quality healthcare, says virus not a death sentence

COVID-19: Well overcome these challenges through joint efforts Buhari

COVID-19: Hand sanitisers can start fire disaster -Fire service warns

Aero, Air Peace suspend flight operations over COVID-19

Coronavirus: Edo pays workers March salaries to cushion effects of pandemic

COVID-19: Kano markets still open for business

DAILY TIMES

Obaseki in self -isolation over COVID-19 infection as speaker tests positive

After N200m donation: Dangote rallies private sector operators against COVID -19

Bauchi shuts markets to curb COVID-19 spread

COVID-19: Electricity workers knock minister over refusal to self-isolate

COVID-19, an opportunity to revamp Nigerias Health institutions

COVID-19: APC govs call for investments in Health sector

DG of NGF, Okauru, wife in self-isolation after contact with COVID-19 positive Bauchi governor

That Lagos Assembly and executive belong to APC doesnt make it a rubber stamp to governor-Braimoh

COVID-19: Akinlade thumps up Amosun over Ogun 250-bed ultra-modern hospital

Kano Assembly approves Gandujes request to access N50bn loan

Zimbabwean doctors, nurses strike due to lack of protective clothing

Coronavirus: Stops various functions in Australia

COVID-19: UCH shuts down outpatient clinics following suspected cases

Coronavirus: 700 more deaths in Spain

Countdown to Queensland border closure

Coronavirus: Nigeria receives $18.2m aid from Japan

COVID-19: NLC calls for broad lockdown, job, wage protection

Unfair restriction of media coverage at Presidential Villa

Shake up in FIRS as board appoints new directors, retires others

COVID-19: Anambra govt urges transporters to comply with directives

COVID -19: Atiku demands palliative measures for Nigerians

FG to create more jobs through establishment of national carrier

Zamfara okays full onslaught by military against bandits

CBN unveils N50bn COVID-19 credit facility

CBN to remain operational amid fight against Coronavirus

Delta targets 3000 exporters to boost states ailing economy

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Coronavirus: FG Closes Sporting Facilities Nationwide

Guild Of Sports Editors Tasks Athletes On Fitness

Lagos APC’s Deafening Silence Over Assembly Crisis

Obaseki, Oshiomhole Had Normal Political Disagreement ‘ Akerele

Makinde, NUJ Bicker Over Coronavirus Pandemic

Coronavirus: CUPP Urges State Governors To Shutdown States For Two Weeks

Ending Recurring Petroleum Pipeline Explosions

Employment Level Declines In March ‘Survey

BUSINESSDAY

Coronavirus: How political leaders’ recklessness endangers Nigerians

Nigeria awaits tsunami of jobless as coronavirus hits businesses

Manufacturing PMI at 35-month low signals lingering woe for growth-challenged Nigeria

Covid-19: Time to support Nigeria’s pharmaceutical industry

In stemming the spread of Covid-19, must we sacrifice the poor

Nigerian firms’ confidence index deteriorates to 6.6 points in March

NEW TELEGRAPH

COVID-19: Wike closes land, sea borders into Rivers

Nigerian airlines shut down operations over virus

Presidency: Coronavirus not a death sentence

COVID-19: Anxiety as govs rush for test, go into self-isolation

Budget review: FG mulls $30 per barrel oil benchmark

Okorocha verbally awarded us N240m tunnel contract ‘ Firm

Walking could reduce blood pressure

Coronavirus: 5 new cases confirmed in Nigeria

BLUEPRINT

COVID-19 hits Rivers, 9 states now affected in Nigeria’ see full details

Covid-19: Agric Bureau wants farm zones created to check food shortage

Afreximbank announces $3bn facility to cushion COVID-19 impact

W/Bank, IMF urge debt payments suspension from Nigeria, 75 IDA countries

COVID-19: League of women voters task FG, states on adequate testing kits, quarantine centres

NFSC boss salutes FG on closure of National stadia

Ministry partners IBM for digital training, job opportunities for youth

 

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