Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Thursday, 2 April, 2020

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Google Overtakes Facebook For Mobile App Advertising

Covid-19: Ebonyi Govt Orders Shoot At Sight Of Escapees

Power-hungry Leaders Exploit Coronavirus Crisis

Coronavirus: Facebook To Invest $100m To Tackle Misinformation

MTN Offers Platform For Subscribers To Donate Towards COVID-19 Fight

Amazon Fires Worker Who Organized Staten Island Warehouse Walkout

PUNCH

Europe toll tops 30,000 as UN warns of worlds worst crisis since WWII

Plateau closes boundaries, warns violators

Ondo closes borders, declares three-day fast

Dantata boosts Kano coronavirus fund with N300m

ACF warns against politicisation of pandemic

Taraba closes markets, bans worship gathering

Zamfara distributes sanitisers, others at Ruga settlement

Malami writes heads of courts on time-bound cases

Kaduna threatens clampdown on clerics harbouring Almajiri

Sule imposes 24-hour curfew in Nasarawa communuty

Nigeria, S’Africa, others seek debt relief from WBank

No God is punishing us with COVID-19

COVID-19, preventing dignity to the dead

Ive fears COVID-19 funds will be looted Olaniyan

Banks recorded N1.05tn bad loans in 2019 NBS

Olowu, ex-AGF, oppose siting of isolation centre in Obasanjo Hilltop

Operations will continue at seaports, says NPA

Oil price falls to $24, oversupply fears grow

Unilever, Dangote Cement lead losers as market sheds N104bn

Nigerias oilfields face shutdown risk amid market woes

Minister denies knowledge of Abba Kyaris whereabouts in Lagos

Nigeria, South Africa, others seek debt relief from World Bank

CBN, Dangote, others contribute N15.3bn to COVID-19 fund

FG distributes N20,000 to 5,000 households

Power supply rises to 4,257MW as plants receive gas

Cote dIvoire returnees receiving Osun relatives in camp Rep

Delivery companies, telcos, e-banking ahead of COVID-19 gainers

CP deploys riot policemen as tension rises in isolation camp

FG reviews lockdown as COVID-19 cases rise by 35

Group tackles Obiano on N1bn COVID-19 spending

Nigerias total public debt rises to N27.4tn DMO

Rivers lawmakers donate salaries to fight pandemic

Ignore new fuel price, IPMAN tells marketers

We’ll skin you alive, soldiers threaten PUNCHman

Well assist govt to fight coronavirus, says ASUU

Yobe gov, commissioners donate half salary for COVID-19 fight

Customs impound seven vehicles of N20.7m poultry

UI shuts gates, clubs, introduces new gate pass

FG suspends April savings bond offer

Lockdown: Police deny harassing Lagos health workers

Lockdown: Delta to prosecute traders for hoarding

Banks set international spending limits on cards

Reduce workforce at project sites, DPR tells operators

COVID-19: Africans rush for chloroquine despite caution

Israel converts missile production lines to ventilators making centre

COVID-19: Man tests positive after 14 days quarantine

The rich would have travelled out if COVID-19 was only in Nigeria -Lagosian

COVID-19: Davido tests negative again

COVID-19: JAMB donates three ventilators to Abuja

Coronavirus: American evacuated after testing positive in Lagos

Coronavirus: Osun now third state with highest cases in Nigeria

THISDAY

CBN Offers N95.681bn TBills, Records 59% Oversubscription

Banks Limit Debit Card Withdrawal Abroad

Covid-19: SEC Tasks Companies on Full Disclosure to Investors

Free Service Offerings Will Lead to Network Congestion

SMEDAN Grants Three Months Moratorium to Loan Beneficiaries

COVID-19: Foundation Donates N2m to Vulnerable Nigerians

SUN 

BoI posts N39.33bn profit, disburses N234bn to borrowers

Insurers partner FG, others on fight against COVID-19

Oil marketers lose N3.5bn

Donations to CACOVID relief fund hit N15bn

AXA Mansard donates N100m life insurance cover, PPE to support fight against COVID-19

Lockdown: Pantami orders NCC, telecos to subsidise data cost for subscribers

Nigeria adopts standards on low sulphur for marine fuel

3 killed, 2 injured, houses burnt in fresh Plateau attack

Ex-Guild of Editors’ deputy president’s son kidnnaped in Kano

Suspected COVID-19 patient tests negative in Zaria, Kaduna

Blackout in Enugu as rainstorm destroys electricity installations, buildings

Day 2 of total lockdown’ FG okays 4-hour food sales daily

Buhari approves release of 70,000 tonnes of grains

IPMAN threatens strike over PMS pump price reduction

GUARDIAN

Single mother of three jumps into Osun River after lockdown announcement

Let’s show human feelings, compassion during this period, Nigerians urged

Coronavirus deaths near 46,000 worldwide

Experts task Nigerian youths on branding, entrepreneur skills

Nine Hungarian swimmers test positive for COVID-19

Directors seek regulatory mechanisms to mitigate Coronavirus pandemic’s impact

41% of Nigeria’s micro-businesses owned by women

Lekki Port receives $221 million China harbour’s equity infusion

BoI records N39.33b profit, disburses N234b to 10,145 enterprises

COVID-19: Trigger for Nigeria’s economic diversification

COVID-19 pandemic and pandemonium in the global village

School feeding scheme during lockdown is senseless, fraudulent, Nigerians knock FG

Courts are expected to sit, dispense time-bound cases during lockdown ‘ Malami says

Nigeria’s cases of coronavirus rise to 174

One Turkish doctor dies, over 600 health workers infected

COVID 19: Disclose your isolation centre, NEMA tell Imo, Abia governments

Councillor Marries Two Women On The Same Day In Nasarawa

Lightning Strike Leaves 20 Dead In Congolese Capital

US evacuate citizen who tested positive for coronavirus in Lagos

VANGUARD

COVID-19: Ondo to close borders Thursday, declares 3-day fast

COVID-19: NCDC working with affected states to identify cases, confirmed cases 174 ‘ DG

COVID -19 lockdown directive: Worshippers attack taskforce in Lagos

Bala, Bauchi gov, speaks from self-isolation: I am stable, doing well

COVID-19: Presidency replies Soyinka, urges Nigerians to trust scientists, not fiction writers

Courts are expected to sit, dispense time-bound cases during lockdown ‘ Malami

COVID-19: Encouraging show from our men of means

2023: COVID-19 pauses jostling, permutations as battle for survival sets in

Stock market: Bearish run intensifies as investors lose N114bn

Banks’ nonperforming loans fall by 41% in 2019

E-payment transactions up 24% to N48.54trn in 2019

Fabregas snubs Guardiola as he picks his top two managers

Eddie Howe is first Premier League boss to take pay cut

Covid-19: Task Force receives close to N100m as donations ‘ Prof. Alonge

COVID-19: LUTH 120-bedded isolation centre ready for use ‘ Bode

COVID-19: Boost children’s immunity daily ‘ Pharmacist

NUAHP demands life insurance, N100, 000 special COVID-19 allowances for health workers

COVID-19: Don’t dismiss Ooni’s herbal cure claim, expert urges Nigerians

NCDC launches COVID-19 WhatsApp service to engage Nigerians

Nigerian pathologists lament inadequacy of COVID-19 testing centres

COVID-19: Health Workers demand inclusion of members in task force

UN announces COVID-19 emergency response for in North-East Nigeria

COVID-19 lockdown: Fallen truck crushes 6 to death in Lagos

COVID-19: CISLAC kicks against alleged shutdown of FEC, NASS

COVID-19: Gov Ishaku orders closure of markets

Covid-19: If we asked people to stay at home, we ‘ve to make them comfortable ‘ Gbajabiamila

Gunmen Kill 11 in Southern Kaduna

COVID-19: Better to stay hungry to be alive than die eating, Wike tell Rivers residents

Gov Diri laments as windstorm wreaks havoc in Bayelsa

CSO urges FG, states to begin post-COVID-19 economic recovery plan

Coronavirus: Lockdown excites Ekiti women, say its a ‘blessing in disguise

TRIBUNE

Gulf of Guinea: Pirates, sea-robbers attack four vessels in 2-days

COVID-19: Defence Hqts raises alarm over circulation of malicious video clips against armed forces

COVID-19 Lockdown: Presidency attacks Soyinka, says he is fiction writer, not medical professor

NAFDAC raises the alarm over unregistered hand sanitizers in circulation

Contributions to CACOVID-19 relief fund hit N15 billion- CBN

COVID-19: Oyo residents raise questions as Makinde says total lockdown last resort

Lagos govt condemns worshippers who attacked officials over lockdown violation

Nigeria has civilian regime, not democracy’Alafe-Aluko

COVID-19: African airlines lose $4.4bn in one month

COVID 19: Malami writes heads of courts on time-bound cases

COVID-19 cases now 174 in Nigeria

Reps seek end to power outage nationwide, as minister laments N1.2trn payment shortfall

JUST IN: Again, Davido tests negative for coronavirus

FG okays opening of food markets for four hours daily in Lagos, Ogun, Abuja

COVID-19 Police arrest defaulters of lockdown order in Delta State

COVID-19 cases will soon reach 1m globally ‘ WHO

Woman rescued after jumping into Osun river

NATION

Appeal Court directs prompt hearing of APPs appeals

Men make up 70 per cent of infected persons, says minister

BoI records N39.33 billion profit

Nigeria, others seek $100b debt relief

MultiChoice gives N1.2b to support Nigeria on COVID-19

Fed Govt releases 70,000 tons of grains

Presidency to Soyinka: virus about science not fiction

IPMAN to sell fuel at N123.50 per litre

IPMAN chief urges members to open stations

LASU develops COVID-19 self test APP

Appeal Court directs prompt hearing of APPs appeals

COVID-19: NAICOM issues forebearance to ensure availability of services

BREAKING: NCDC confirms 23 new cases of COVID-19

Contributions to CACOVID Relief Fund hit N15bn

Councillor killed over land tussle in Anambra

Osinbajo rallies NECs committee on COVID-19

COVID-19: NMA cautions FG on planned recall of retired medical personnel

DAILY TIMES

A’Court grants accelerated hearing of APPs appeal challenging exclusion

Lockdown: Markets to open between 10:00am and 2:00pm daily FG

Police arrest hungry residents protesting for food

Japan cannot impose lockdown even with spike in virus infections Prime Minister

Doctor Dies of Lassa Fever In Edo State

COVID 19: Malami writes Heads of Courts on time-bound cases

Weve tested over 2000 persons for COVID-19 FG

Gbajabiamila meets ministers, CBN Gov, NERC over power supply

COVID-19: Nigeria private sector coalition raises N15.3bn so far

Poor Nigerians to get N20,000 as FG begins cash transfer

AfDB approves $2m assistance against COVID-19 in Africa

COVID-19: Give interest-free loans on your interventions, expert charges CBN

Mother of invention: the new gadgets dreamt up to fight coronavirus

Coronavirus transforms New York as US deaths top 4,000

Harry and Meghan embark on new life in Los Angeles

DAILY TRUST

PEOPLESDAILY

Coronavirus: Osinbajo urges more public enlightenment

Court of Appeal begins accelerated hearing of APP’s appeals

Coronavirus: Attend to time-bound cases, Malami writes heads of courts

IPMAN rejects new petrol pump price of N123.50 per litre

Nigeria coronavirus cases rise to 151, as 12 new cases emerge-NCDC

Army redeploys senior officers to instill professionalism-Buratai

NEMA gives relief package to victims of armed banditry in Niger

Coronavirus: Reps want CBN to give cash grants to 774 LGs

Coronavirus: Journalists bemoan hoarding of protective equipment in Benue

BLUEPRINT

The Philippines is sending its nurses to the frontline underprotected. Now medics are dying, others risk spreading the virus

The world could soon run out of space to store oil. That may plunge prices below zero

UEFA Champions. Europa Leagues ‘put off

COVID-19: How 12 new cases were imported from Cote d’Ivoire ‘ Minister

Breaking: Coronavirus hits 6-week-old baby dead