Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Sunday, 5 April, 2020

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

 

PUNCH

UK COVID-19 death toll hits 4,313 as cases near 42,000

FGs response to COVID-19 outbreak was late-Nigerian Academy of Science

NMA berates Kogi commissioner for brutalising woman

NCS confirms death of four inmates over Kaduna jailbreak

COVID-19: A Ibom doctors lament police harassment during lockdown

COVID-19: Curtailing government officials appetite for luxury amid dwindling revenue

Weve not been served court order barring Ajimobi, says APC Legal adviser

Rivers index case recovering, to be discharged soon Commissioner

I started my business to curb robbery, child labour Omolani

COVID-19 has had positive impact on my business Fashanu

I was so beautiful men fought to marry me Iya Aladuke

Its strange to hear Buharis Chief of Staff summons service chiefs -Useni

Nigeria must improve capacity to test for coronavirus Faduyile, NMA President

COVID-19: Government needs to support the tech ecosystem

FG grants three-year tax holiday to 25 companies

Its impossible to close electricity metering gap by 2022 Balogun

Nigeria risks 91,380 aviation job losses, says IATA

Ikeja Electric suspends disconnection of power supply

Coronavirus: FG seeks NASS approval for N500bn intervention fund

Enugu health commissioner is dead

UK COVID-19 death toll hits 4,313 as cases near 42,000

Coronavirus: Lagos health workers get N5bn insurance cover

15 medical staff test positive for coronavirus in Egypt

THISDAY

Policy Agencies Did Nothing to Insulate Nigeria from Oil Price Slump

Buharis Personal Example is Noteworthy

Covid-19: An Unusual Legislative Intervention

Maj-Gen. Olusegun Adeniyis Long Goodbye

Judiciary in the Face of COVID-19

The Akure Explosion and Its Many Controversies

Who Will Settle the Fight Between Omo-Agege and Ogboru

SUN 

Coronavirus: Imo govt releases quarantined Fancy Hotel staff, guests after 14 days

Covid-19: Fayemi appoints Afe, Adebayo, Fayose, Oni, 43 others mobilisation committee members

Enugu Commissioner for Health died of kidney disease ‘Family

COVID 19: Lagos announces free medical services for pregnant women, emergency

Delta hails army for arresting soldiers who threatened Warri women in viral video

Coronavirus lockdown: Public safety over legal quibbling

Wole Soyinka: When a playwight pries into a presidential order

Abete, Ijora Badia: Not a suburb, but deep in squalor

Drop in fuel price: Marketers, stakeholders knock FG over modulation, seek deregulation

GUARDIAN

World’s virus toll tops 60,000 as mask debate rages

Coronavirus lockdown: Public safety over legal quibbling

FIFA may raise age limit for men’s football event at Tokyo Olympics

Declaring emergency on youth unemployment

Over 1.5 million Borno IDPs may contract virus

COVID-19 has exposed quality of leadership in Nigeria, says Okogie

Lebanese nationals won’t leave Nigeria over COVID-19

Adewole: Oil price, COVID-19 chasing Nigeria back to agric

Nigeria eyes $1.3bn health fund to tackle COVID-19

Pregnant British PM’s fiancee tests positive for coronavirus

Nigerian Army destroys ISWAP camp in northern Borno

Nigeria will take ‘informed decision’ on 5G, says Pantami

Missing Osun COVID-19 patient found – Government

COVID-19: Plateau Nurses, Midwives threaten strike over protection equipment

VANGUARD

COVID-19: Reps Seek 2-Month Electricity Payment Waiver for Nigerians

Covid-19: Bishop Sam Zuga writes open letter to Buhari, Adamawa State Governor

Desmond Elliot flays social media critics over hand washing donation

COVID-19: Philantropist urges Osun to set up mini hospitals

COVID-19: US based Nigerian knocks FG, State govt over medical facilities

British 5G towers set on fire because of coronavirus conspiracy theories

Arewa council disowns purported Hausa leaders in Lagos

COVID-19: PDP charges NASS to ensure transparency in N500bn intervention proposal

NNPC confirms COVID-19 case at Abuja estate

Zimbabwe needs aid urgently to ease humanitarian crisis ‘ IMF

Fitch downgrades South Africa’s credit rating to ‘junk’ status

CORONAVIRUS: We Expect Confirmed Cases to Keep Rising ‘ Ihekweazu, NCDC DG

COVID-19 death: LUTH not shut down says Prof Adeyemo

COVID-19: MDCAN advises FG against inviting Chinese medical experts

Leakage: Emergency responders battle to avert pipeline explosion in Mosan, Lagos

Man allegedly kills pregnant wife for money rituals, says it was a mistake

NNPC announces COVID-19 case in its Abuja estate

COVID-19: Oyo records one new case, concludes plan to fumigate markets this week

Enugu Health Commissioner died of Chronic Kidney Disease, says family

COVID-19: Fayemi appoints Fayose, two other ex-governors in resource mobilisation committee

Lockdown : Stay-at-home order not punitive ‘ Delta Govt

COVID-19: Abia Deputy Speaker donate relief materials to constituents

COVID-19 Lockdown: DSP Omo-Agege clears bails to decongest prisons

COVID-19: Insurance consortium launches N5bn premium cover for Lagos healthcare workers

TRIBUNE

Alleged rape in Kogi: NMA calls for thorough investigation

COVID-19: Kaduna govt begins distribution of N500m food items

COVID-19: Bauchi gov, Bala Mohammed, tests negative

COVID-19: Nigeria confirms five new cases, total now 214

COVID-19: FG commences process to distribute 70,000 metric tons of food items

We did not put ex-presidential aide Obono-Obla in illegal detention’ICPC

[UPDATE] COVID-19: Lagos discharges 1 more patient bringing total discharged to 25

BREAKING: Lagos discharges another COVID-19 patient

COVID-19: Finance minister seeks N500 billion intervention fund

COVID-19: PDP alleges primitive corruption over disbursement of palliatives

COVID-19: NUJ caution FG over invitation of Chinese doctors

NATION

Ukrainian doctors fly to Italy to help combat coronavirus

Infected nurse: Im glad COVID-19 didnt kill me

Coronavirus: Nigerians overseas share their lockdown stories

Sani: neighbouring states putting Kaduna at risk

Lockdown: Residents shun restrictions in Lagos, Abuja, Anambra

Resident doctors oppose FGs plan to invite Chinese medical experts

FG seeks NASS approval to spend N500bn on COVID-19

COVID-19: Petroleum industry donations hit N21b

COVID-19: FG considers N500 billion crisis intervention fund

Only court can release Obla, says ICPC

DAILY TIMES

COVID-19: Reps seek 2-month free power supply to Nigerians

COVID-19: FG approaches NASS for approval of N500bn Intervention Fund

COVID-19: PDP charges NASS to ensure transparency in FGs N500bn intervention proposal

COVID-19: FCTA begins decontamination of Abuja

COVID-19: NCDC confirms 5 new cases in Nigeria

Nigeria has 8 labs for Covid-19 tests- NCDC

Nigerias coronavirus tally soars with twenty new cases

DAILY TRUST

France reports 441 new coronavirus deaths, total now 7,560

New York state records 630 deaths in single day

Half of humanity confined, Masks ‘confiscated’, latest developments in the coronavirus crisis

Tension in Edo as suspected coronavirus patients earlier declared negative turn positive

COVID-19: Reps seek 2 months free power supply to Nigerians, mulls second stimulus Bill

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and climate change implication

Police debunk falsehood of Enugu River turning into blood

Covid-19: Evacuation of Americans stalled as 4,000 British citizens seek to leave Nigeria

Nigeria’s response to COVID-19 excites UN Chief

US and Spanish deaths surge as world virus toll breaks 50,000

China to hold national mourning for coronavirus victims

More than 900 virus deaths in Spain for second day

Rapid test kit for Covid-19 could be as dangerous as the virus

BUSINESSDAY

COVID-19: Stay-at-Home order deepens need for affordable mortgage in Nigeria

Another recession: Rewane’s economic equation

COVID-19: Ondo raises welfare committee

Coronavirus-Africa: WHO concerned as COVID-19 cases increase in Africa

Trying to conceive after an ectopic pregnancy

COVID-19: Hundreds of traders stranded in Bayelsa

BLUEPRINT

COVID-19: Reps want 2-month free power supply to Nigerians

Lockdown: FCT task team impounds 51 cars, 9 tricycles, 46 motorcycles for violation

Communication minister gives update on 5G in Nigeria

Breaking: Barcelona vice president tests positive for Coronavirus

How NSCDC seized bags of carnabis, motorcycles in Oyo ‘ Commandant

Coronavirus: Ibadan Poly kicks off production of hand sanitizers

Breaking: Bauchi records three new COVID-19 cases, 2 in Abuja as NCDC confirms 214 in Nigeria

Oyo records new COVID-19 positive case

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