Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Wednesday, 1 April, 2020

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

TRIBUNE

Testing kits heading to Britain contaminated with coronavirus

COVID-19: More questions on school feeding palliative

COVID-19: How US converted oil rig to 1,000-bed hospital ship

COVID-19: DPR orders reduction of offshore workforce to curb spread

COVID-19: Nigeria confirms four new cases, toll rises to 139

FCT, Lagos, Ogun shouldn’t be locked down as if we are in barracks, Afenifere tells Buhari

COVID-19: Buhari gives NCDC two weeks to locate 5,000 contacts

NNPC wades into gas shortage crisis as TCN announces improvement

COVID-19: Mimiko advocates for use of manual ventilators

COVID-19: FG to reach 11m Nigerians with palliatives

COVID-19: Lagos postpones 2020 workers’ promotional exam

COVID-19: FG backs 3-month delay in implementation of tariff increase

COVID-19: Ag. Appeal Court President orders suspension of cases in Abuja, Lagos, Ogun

PUNCH

Oni will reconcile Fayose, Olujimi, says PDP chieftain

Police quiz Plateau cleric for violating gathering restrictions

Army orders tailors to produce masks for soldiers

When politicians pressurise judges to give conflicting orders

Many Nigerians ignorant of their health rights Irukera

Health workers demand N.1m coronavirus allowance

Follow NCDC guidelines, IPAC tells Lagos residents

Lagos, Ogun, FCT may lose N1.6tn to lockdown Investigation

NERC suspends electricity tariff increase

IATA says airlines will post $39bn loss in Q2

Tanker drivers, others to get 1,000 sanitisers per week NUPENG

UNICEF, ILO advocate greater support for working families

NITDA extends deadline for filing data protection report

Well provide hand washing, sanitisers at parks RTEAN

Stock market closed March with N10bn loss

Govt can curb COVID-19 spread without shutting airports

Borno gov asks DPR to seal erring petrol stations

MTN considers Nigerian stake sale

TUC urges Nigerians to comply with lockdown order

Internet traffic surges as lockdown begins in Lagos

Air traffic controllers solicit governments support for job security

Nigerian Shippers Council provides shuttle buses for freight forwarders

Lockdown constitutional, Osinbajo tells Soyinka, Falana, others

Taraba indigenes reject Adamus appointment as Jalingo FMC boss

Nigerias coronavirus cases rise to 139 as Lagos, FCT record new infections

COVID-19: Oyedepo donates ambulances, test kits, others to Lagos, Ogun

Five new things you dont know about coronavirus

Bauchi coronavirus cases rise to three

COVID-19: EU evacuates citizens from Nigeria Apr 2

COVID-19: Were suspending services for now Sex workers

Army redeploys Boko Haram war commander, 12 generals in shakeup

COVID-19: Im not aware of Kyaris location in Lagos Health commissioner

COVID-19: Wash your hands as many times as you can Buhari

Attempted jailbreak at Kaduna prison over COVID-19

COVID-19: FG meets service chiefs, reviews lockdown protocol

Russias top coronavirus doctor who met Putin tests positive

Coronavirus: Ekiti index case recovers, discharged

BREAKING: Bauchi declares lockdown over COVID-19

Coronavirus: ICPC to prosecute health workers who divert funds

IGP, 11 other officers test negative for COVID-19

THISDAY

Bakare: COVID-19 Will Slowdown Nigerias Growth

Real Estate Expert Foresees Mortgage, Rent Defaults Post COVID-19

COVID-19: Nigeria Risks Food Crisis, Agric Bureau Warns

NACCIMA Commends Measures to Tackle COVID-19

COVID-19: Bailout for States Inevitable, Says FSDH

Covid-19: Developing Countries Oil Revenue to Decline by 85%

Bridging Energy Exclusion Gap

COVID-19: Moghalu Calls for Urgent Fiscal Reforms

Supporting Fight against COVID-19

Drop in Nigerias ECA Worries NNRC

NIPCO Assures Customers, Staff of Protection against COVID-19

Lagos Initiates Safety Measures at Abattoirs

SUN 

Regional security outfits, time bomb that’ll divide Nigeria ‘Madaki Auta, Shehu of Borno’s Ambassador

Dust over legality of president’s lockdown proclamation

SEast security: There should be no sacred cow ‘Okafor, Anambra lawmaker

Coronavirus: Ports remain open to freight forwarders, others ‘NPA

COVID-19: NIWA donates N10m to NCDC, Lagos

How vandalism of telecom infrastructure is affecting quality of service

Lockdown: Nigerians groan, urge telecos to reduce data cost

CBN suspends cheque clearing in banks indefinitely

Covid-19: Indebted poor countries get IMF’s nod to delay obligations

FG suspends work on Enugu airport

Coronavirus: NSE to sustain remote trading as equities lose N16bn

LIRS extends deadline for filing of annual returns to May 31, 2020

Tariff raise: NERC orders Discos to suspend electricity increase

COVID-19: NIMASA donates 20 ventilators, N50m to fight pandemic

COVID-19: INTELS donates isolation centres at Onne Port

Covid-19: Ayade releases N500m, 20 vehicles, inaugurates task force

Rivers residents groan, as Wike extends curfew in parts of Port Harcourt

UCTH insists no confirmed case in Cross River

Delta receives prevention kits from NCDC

Edo condemns hike in food items’ price

Boko Haram: Ekhomu urges military to develop intelligence assets

Lockdown: Human Rights Commission warns security officers against torture

COVID-19: Extending awareness and containment efforts to the grassroots

How my school mother lured me into lesbianism ‘Vivian Mbah, (Not real name) Lagos girl

Oil rebounds from 18-year lows after US and Russia agree to talks

COVID-19: Enugu community leaders reject isolation centre

COVID-19: Governors grant waivers to manufactures for flow of essential goods, services

COVID-19: Perm Secs donate personal, home hygiene items to vulnerable

Abuja Lockdown: Defaulters to be arrested, prosecuted ‘ FCT Minister

GUARDIAN

Bandits kill district ex-head, brother in Kaduna

99-year-old Itsekiri Bible translator dies

Why government should muster will to address socio-economic challenges

Oil major suffers $800 million hit, revises Q1 production guidance

Increment of electricity tariff may escalate poverty, deepen crisis

Global supply chain disruptions as driver of local manufacturing

Confusion in seaports over coronavirus

Experts want government to create intervention funds for essential industries, others

Maximizing Ondo potential for industrialization, infrastructural development

NIMASA boss urged to give blue economy, safe shipping priority

FG plans counterpart funding for InfraCos by Q3

Operator promises network integrity, donates equipment to curb COVID-19

COVID-19 lockdown: What goverment can do to help citizens

Southwest caught in the throes of bomb explosions as new insecurity dimension

Anxiety as teaching hospital allegedly admits first COVID-19 suspect in Cross River

Why work was suspended on Enugu airport, by minister

Why sale of illegal motivational books, best selling authors is rising in Nigeria

Nigerian scientists develop online predictive model for COVID-19

IPMAN directs marketers to open stations for operations

Three banks commit over N500b to stem impact of Covid-19 pandemic

Nigeria cases of coronavirus rises to 139

Coronavirus: Police Punish Lockdown Defaulters With Sit-ups

Lockdowns may have saved 59,000 lives in Europe

NERC suspends increase in electricity tariff till July

Reps to donate two months salaries to fight coronavirus

Russia’s top coronavirus doctor who met Putin tests positive

Nigeria Government to distribute food to families in Lagos, Ogun, Abuja

Water crisis could sabotage Zimbabwe’s coronavirus lockdown

NERC suspends increase in electricity tariff till July

VANGUARD

COVID-19: Akeredolu orders fumigation of markets, motor parks in Ondo State

COVID19: No request from Nigerians abroad for evacuation ‘ Foreign Minister

COVID-19 will be defeated soon if.. ‘Sanwo-Olu

COVID-19: nTel donates 4G advanced tools to NCDC for prompt nationwide contact assistance

Blaming FG for coronavirus spread insensitive ‘ NATBO

APM Terminals Nigeria sustains operations, commits N100m to COVID-19 Battle

COVID-19: INTELS Donates Isolation Centres at the Onne Port

COVID-19: Support fight against pandemic, Okowa tells wealthy Deltans

Covid-19: Number of persons quarantined in Imo unknown ‘ Govt, Police

ALGON, APC shun blame trading, urge residents to pray for Makinde’s recovery

COVID 19: Reps’ Airforce C’mte Chair urges Buhari to suspend payment of water, electricity bills for two months

COVID 19: Buhari asks Osinbajo to chair Economic Sustainability Committee

First-day lockdown: It’s frustrating staying at home all day, eating, sleeping ‘ Abuja, FCT residents

COVID-19: MWUN task FG on 14 days pre-berth quarantine for oil and gas vessels

Stakeholders blame high port charges on corruption

COVID-19: NIMASA bans international vessels without thermal screening facilities

Operations will continue at the Ports ‘ NPA

COVID-19: ANLCA canvass force majeure in ports

Oil price slump: FG further slashes fuel price to N123.50 per litre

Buhari’s tall order on access gaps

Echoes of Social Media Week Lagos: BBC’s recipe for using social media against fake news

Cyber security: How attackers impersonate WHO, on COVID-19

Snowden: Coronavirus pandemic could lead to extended government surveillance

Mercedes Formula 1 engineers help develop coronavirus breathing aid

COVID-19: ASUU wants FG to justify N1.1trn emergency fund

COVID-19: Students of UNILAG, Yabatech to vacate hostels Saturday noon

Expert recommends regular intake of water to reduce risk of illness

Makinde contracted Coronavirus from known people in Abuja ‘ CPS

CSO seeks comprehensive data on COVID-19 donations, expenditure

Woman allegedly murders sex worker for dating her husband

COVID-19: CSOs express displeasure over lack of palliative provisions in Buhari’s address

COVID-19: Stock market nosedives 0.14% as investors lose N16 bn

Diri relaxes COVID-19 restrictions in Bayelsa

We’re not distributing cars, may resume to slash 2020 Budget ‘ Reps

NERC bows to pressure, suspends electricity tariff hike for 3 months

NATION

Reps donate two months salaries, seek grant for 774 councils

Lagos, Abuja, Ogun roads deserted as residents obey stay-at-home order

Buharis action backed by law, says Osinbajo

Marketers lose N3.5b to fuel price cut

11 million Nigerians to get Fed Govts palliatives

Minister seeks reduction in call, data tariff

COVID-19: Oyo sacked chairmen solidarise with Makinde

COVID-19: Investors lose N2.56tr in one month

SEC uncovers 12 ponzi fraudulent investment schemes

Nigerias COVID-19 cases rise to 139

COVID-19: Red Cross advises Nigerians to obey governments directives

COVID-19: Ondo to fumigate markets, motor-parks

BREAKING: FG postpones tariff hike by three months

Dont use COVID-19 to loot, ICPC warns MDAs, public officers

COVID-19: NCDC to increase test capacity to 1500 per day

Stop stigmatising COVID-19 positive persons Minister

DAILY TIMES

COVID-19: Shiite group to fumigate Kano mosques

Bond to fight covid-19, House member tells Nigerians

PDP NWC reconstitutes Ondo Exco as State Caretaker Committee

Bond to fight covid-19, House member tells Nigerians

Coronavirus: FG, security chiefs meet to review 14-day lockdown protocols

Shake up in Army as Buratai redeploys senior officers

Reps donate two months salary to fight against COVID-19

COVID-19: Enugu airport suffers setback as minister regrets shift

COVID-19: No request from Nigerians aboard for evacuation- Foreign minister

TCN, NNPC collaborate to increase gas supply to electricity industry

Businesses crumble as lockdown records high compliance in Lagos, Abuja

LIRS extends deadline for filing annual returns to May 31

CBN assures Nigerians of undisrupted financial services during lockdown

Covid-19: Private sector coalition to set up medical facilities in 6 geo-political zones

DAILY TRUST

Reps bow to pressure, donate N226.9m for coronavirus

Shutting Lagos, Abuja without palliatives counter-productive ‘ YPN

Lockdown: Don’t store petrol in your houses, DPR warns Ogun residents

Covid-19: Compliance rate on restriction order in Ekiti 60 per cent ‘ Police Commissioner

Lagos gets 700 Mouka mattresses for Abule Ado victims, COVID-19 centres

Lockdown: Be friendly on enforcement, Sanwo-Olu tells security operatives

COVID-19: Mothers give children sanitiser to drink in Ogun ‘ Commissioner

COVID-19 lockdown: Police deny beating man to death in Abuja

COVID-19 forced us to suspend our services ‘ Sex workers

Coronavirus kills 2,898 in Iran

COVID-19: Spain records 849 fatalities in 24 hours

COVID-19: Nigeria tracing 5,000 ‘suspected’ cases ‘ NCDC

UK reports record 381 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours

Nigeria Covid-19 infections climb to 135

COVID-19: NERC suspends electricity tariff hike till June 30

COVID-19: IATA forecasts $39bn loss for airlines in Q2, 2020

Brent Crude up $22.84/b Tuesday, after Monday’s 18-month low

COVID-19: Lagos Revenue Service shifts annual returns filing deadline

PDP asks Buhari to disband taskforce on COVID-19

COVID-19: NERC suspends electricity tariff hike till June 30

PDP Senate caucus wants strict monitoring of FG’s palliative

DAILY INDEPENDENT

COVID-19: Oshoala To Sacrifice 70% Pay Cut

Dare Wishes Governor Makinde Quick Recovery

NYC Confirms First Coronavirus Death Of Person Under 18

APC, PDP Lawmakers Are United When It Comes To Sharing Money ‘ Sagay

How Sanwo-Olu’s Economic Stimulus Package Ended In Politicians’ Homes

Buhari Didn’t Take Poor Nigerians Into Consideration Before Declaring Lockdown- Bode George

COVID-19: David Mark Urges Nigerians To Join Hands With State, FG To Fight Battle

BUSINESSDAY

Coronavirus: Buhari’s lockdown order tests Lagos’ dynamism

Coronavirus: Nigeria’s fate hangs on decisive leadership, personal responsibility

Social media misinformation complicates Nigeria’s fight against coronavirus

COVID-19: Automakers converting factories to make ventilators

How crowd-farming platforms link smallholder farmers to finance

NEW TELEGRAPH

When bus passenger coughed, stampede followed

Lockdown: Food scarcity looms as supplies get stuck

ERA/FoEN: Smokers risk fatal complications from COVID-19

Ebonyi raises the alarm over bribery, corruption at borders

COVID 19: Ubah, Ekwunife spearhead endowment fund in Anambra

COVID-19: Oyetola inaugurates 21-man Relief Committee

COVID-19: Airlines to post $39bn loss in Q2 ‘ IATA

PEOPLESDAILY

Army redeploys senior officers to instill professionalism-Buratai

Bauchi records third confirmed coronavirus case

Coronavirus: Nigeria records second death, discharges 3

Troops neutralize 40 bandits, recover weapons in Zamfara

Coronavirus: Good the President addressed Nigerians, but

Troops kill top B/Haram commander, others in Borno, Yobe

Coronavirus: Army earmarks 17 centers across 6 geopolitical zones

BLUEPRINT

Breaking: 4 new Coronavirus cases confirmed in Nigeria’ see details

Buhari, governors have lockdown power ‘ Osinbajo

PDP demands eminent Nigerians group to manage palliatives

Breaking: FG yields, postpones electricity tariff hike

COVID-19 and looming global recession, any options for Nigeria

COVID-19 AND CANCER: NIGERIA’S UNIQUE QUADRUPLE JEOPARDY

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