Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Wednesday day, 22 April, 2020

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

DAILY TRUST:

Chinese doctors’ skin turns dark after surviving COVID-19

Coronavirus very likely of animal origin, no sign of lab manipulation ‘ WHO insists

Inflation rises to 12.26% in March ‘ NBS

No WAEC, NECO until after COVID-19 lockdown ‘ FG

World economy on the cliffhanger

South Africa president unveils $26 billion virus relief plan

Borno’s confirmed COVID-19 cases now 4

Nigeria’s Brent crude drops to $19.71/b, lowest in 18yrs

COVID-19: WAEC, NECO candidates to know fate after lockdown

Capital market committee to raise N1bn to aid COVID-19 fight

Tributes pour in as Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II turns 94

Textile manufacturers seek Lagos, other states’ patronage

COVID-19 cases rise to 23,000 in Africa’WHO

Lockdown forces women to embrace family planning in Niger

Trump to temporarily suspend immigration into U.S. amid pandemic

Coronavirus stays longer in male testes, but can it affect fertility

NCDMB asks NLNG to evaluate qualified firms for Train 7 project

Nigeria’s inflation rises to 12.26% in March ‘ NBS

PUNCH

Nasarawa to quarantine 43 Lagos returnees

Two arrested over cult killings in CRiver

12 coronavirus-free states in Nigeria

Buhari writes Borno gov, monarchs, eulogises Kyari

Ekiti doctor tests positive for COVID-19

Falana seeks release of El-Zakzaky, wife

COVID-19: Governors responding with all capacities, NGF Chairman

Lagos records 59 new COVID-19 cases, total now 430

Appeal Court affirms Wada as Kogi PDP governorship candidate

South Africa president unveils $26bn coronavirus relief plan

Rapid Response teams sent to Kano over surge in coronavirus cases Task force

UPDATED: Another WHO official in Bauchi tests positive for COVID-19

OPEC ministers, allies meet on oil market situation

IG probes Abia killing, redeploys police commissioner

Research on local remedy for COVID-19 ongoing -NUAHP

UPDATED: Family members can’t benefit from condition cash transfer FG

Lebanon legalises medical marijuana amid coronavirus

Stock market loses N152bn on profit-taking

No customerll be disconnected, says Ibadan Disco

BPE donates food items to 1,200 households

Fire breaks out at CBN office in Jos

NITDA calls for innovation in fight against COVID-19

CBNs N50bn COVID-19 fund disbursement begins Thursday

Inflation rate hits 23-month high at 12.26%

Remote trading may encourage direct transaction ASHON

COVID-19: Capital market supports committee to raise N1bn

125 aircraft, 13 airports for decontamination Minister

Ebonyi police arrest Vanguard reporter over invasion story

Atiku urges Nigeria to build strategic crude reserve

COVID-19: Kano surge worries FG, Ganduje begs for help

FG denies five govs flight approvals over lockdown

No synergy between FG, states CLEEN Foundation

Quarantine Gombe visitors in NYSC camp Assembly

Pathologists warn against COVID-19 community spread

50 Ebonyi youths arrested, 37 motorcycles impounded

WAEC, NECO candidates to know fate after lockdown Minister

BREAKING: Lagos discharges nine more coronavirus patients

Lockdown: Report fraud in FGs cash transfer, ICPC tells Nigerians

COVID-19: Lagos increases health workers hazard allowance to N25,000

THISDAY

COVID-19: Police Arrest Bishop for Defying Lockdown to Protest at Chinese Embassy in Lagos

Nigeria’s COVID19 Cases Jump to 782

Economic Sustainability Plan Ready Soon, as Osinbajo Meets IMF, World Bank Representatives

Breaking: Lagos Discharges Nine More COVID-19 Patients

Moroccan Prison Records 66 COVID-19 Cases

FG to Halt Extended Power Cuts during Lockdown

Host Communities to Get 60% Jobs in Economic Zones, Says NEPZA Boss

Covid-19: Buhari to Take Tough Decisions Next Week

Group Seeks Clarity on Petrol Subsidy Removal

Emirates May Evacuate Stranded Nigerians in Dubai

NCDMB Slashes Interest Rate on $200bn NCI Fund

OPEC: Oil Prices Lost Two-third of Value in First Quarter of 2020

AFCON 2021 May be Shifted Due to COVID-19

SUN

PDP wants SGF, others prosecuted for attending Kyari’s burial

Kogi: Appeal Court returns Wada as PDP guber candidate

Kogi West: Tribunal disqualify Dino Melaye’s witness from giving evidence

Preference for foreign software affects Nigeria’s developers ‘ Tanta, CEO, Tanta Innovative

COVID-19: MainOne provides connectivity for Lagos command centres

FIRS: Scaling hurdles to achieve N8.5tr revenue target

Task team guidelines’ll worsen Apapa gridlock ‘Terminal operators

Free Trade Zones: NEPZA to ensure 60% job allocation to host communities

Covid-19: NCS orders haulage operators to reduce freight rates at seaports

Oil price crash: NSE loses N152bn in one day

Economic stimulus: Osinbajo holds virtual meeting with IMF, W’Bank reps

COVID-19: Capital market support committee to raise N1bn

3 suspected members of One Million Boys killed in Lagos

2 pastors convicted for violating lockdown order in Ekiti

Military air strike kills scores of bandits in Niger ‘ DHQ

Gunmen kill NSCDC officer in Benue

Forensic audit: NDDC Invites EFCC

Niger: Bandits kill 7 in latest attack

COVID-19: Borno isolates 104 contact persons

Kyari’s burial: Will people still obey Buhari’s lock-down order

Don Jazzy, Tiwa Savage, Kim Oprah, Mc Shem Comedian, others storm Tik Tok to overcome boredom

COVID-19: CACOVID increases Nigeria’s testing capacity

Small oil firms overburdened with taxes ‘ Funmi Ogbue, CEO Zigma Ltd

Chibok girls: Six years in captivity

GUARDIAN

Trump curbs immigration as UN warns of food shortages

30 years after, echoes of Orkar’s protest refuse to end

Lagos residents lament endless wait for COVID-19 relief

Kaduna marks three orphanages for demolition over alleged trafficking

Nigeria, others need domestic, continental value, supply chains

COVID-19 survivor says he avoids non-tested persons to prevent being re-infected

Truck owners promise efficient service delivery

Seven die, six injured in Lagos accidents

Delayed services, banks, others hinder smooth port operations

ITU, WHO to work with telcos on COVID-19 information sharing

Lack of access to foreign exchange stalls imports, exports

NDDC wants EFCC to probe erring contractors

Operators seek tax holiday, subsidy to save airlines

CSOs accuse FG of excluding Niger Delta from COVID-19 interventions

Why Nigeria may record explosion of COVID-19 cases

PDP seeks downward review of fuel price to N70

Police rescue 4 kidnapped victims, arrest 146 suspects in Edo

Lagos Government increases hazard allowance of health workers to N25, 000

VANGUARD

World faces Biblical famine due to COVID-19 ‘ UN

Police rescue four kidnapped victims, arrest 146 suspects in Edo

Police arrest 30 footballers in Kano for violating lockdown order

FEPPPAN seeks palliatives for parastatals, private sector retirees

COVID-19: We’re most vulnerable people ‘ Pensioners

IPC condemns arrest of Vanguard reporter in Ebonyi

COVID-19: Edo Speaker resumes duty, pledges to review existing laws to tackle pandemic

Abia killing: IGP sets up Special Investigations Panel, deploys new CP

COVID-19: Shippers’ Council deploys staff to terminals, shipping firms

NIMASA, Navy shares information to tackle maritime crimes

Netflix profits soar as pandemic shut-ins sign up

LASG approves N25,000 hazard allowance for health workers

Payment of withheld salaries will lead to meaningful dialogue ‘ ASUU

World Medical Association condemns attacks on health care professionals

Ebola: 200 contacts vaccinated in DRC ‘ WHO

Buhari orders immediate payment of ASUU members’ salaries

Lockdown: Exercise regularly to prevent thrombosis, Pharmacist advises Nigerians

Police arrest Archbishop over alleged invasion of Chinese Embassy

Forensic Audit: NDDC Invites EFCC

Medical Doctor slumps, dies at FMC Umuahia

Falana writes Kaduna Attorney General, says Zakzaky has bullet in his skull

Covid-19: Kano cases hit 59 in 9 days

Trump wants plan to fund US oil and gas industry after price crash

COVID-19:Osinbajo meets IMF, World Bank on economic stimulus

Budget 2020: FG monitors oil market as Bonny Light price dips to $5.30

TRIBUNE

COVID-19: Nigeria records 117 new cases, total now 782

Still on House COVID-19 stimulus package

Four die in Lagos as car rams into commuters at bus stop

Not yet ‘Uhuru’ for fuel subsidy removal

Equities investors lose N151.3bn on 1.27% bearish trade

COVID-19: Kwara converts hajj camp into 600-bed isolation centre

IG sets up panel to probe killing in Abia, redeploys Commissioner of Police

The world faces ‘Biblical famines’ due to coronavirus; Nigeria, 9 others most at risk, says United Nations

Another nine coronavirus patients discharged in Lagos, total discharged now 107

Governor Diri presents N242.187bn 2020 Appropriation Bill to Bayelsa Assembly

Akinjide: Death has robbed Nigeria of one of its best and brightest, says Obasanjo

My father was sad about turn of events in Nigeria, says Jumoke, Akinjide’s daughter

COVID-19: Osun barricades borders to enforce restriction of movement

COVID-19: Bauchi to partially lock down to contain spread, constitutes palliative committee

COVID-19: Ooni of Ife plans to donate N144 million modular fumigators to 36 states

COVID-19: Buhari writes CJN, wants speedy trial of cases at federal, state courts to decongest prisons

COVID-19: We plan to pay more attention to Kano over increasing cases, says presidential task force

NATION

Abiodun solicits students cooperation to fight COVID-19

Oil price crash: Were ready for the worst, says Fed Govt

Why APC shouldnt contest by-election against Dickson, by chieftain

Ive authority in Akure North, says Deji of Akure

Ooni unveils N8m locally-made motorised fumigator

COVID-19: Edo, Oyo, Kano, Osun under special watch

Makinde seeks certification of IITA lab

Osinbajo, IMF, World Bank meet on economic stimulus

UN gets 1.2m euros to boost response activities in Nigeria

Lagos, Ogun, FCT get 279 trucks of grains

Oil production to continue despite price decline, says NNPC

Police kill 10-year-old in Jigawa

Gunmen kill Kogi vigilance group leader

CBN office gutted by fire in Plateau

Two die, six injured in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway accident

COVID-19: FG denied five governors flight approval

Ekiti doctor tests positive for COVID-19

Buhari ll make tough decisions next week on COVID-19

COVID-19: WAEC, NECO candidates to know fate after lockdown Minister

Akinjide was a courageous lawyer Olanipekun

FG postpones WAEC, NECO exams indefinitely

COVID-19: Osinbajo, IMF, World Bank representatives meet on economic stimulus

Ayade commences recruitment of 8,000 youths in C/River

FG warns Nigerians against uncertified COVID-19 vaccine

DAILY TIMES

Covid-19: Delta NMA demands enhanced hazard allowance for health workers

COVID-19: Another WHO staff test positive in Bauchi

Reactions as Kemi Olunloyo reports Nnamdi Kanu has died

COVID 19: Buhari approves immediate payment of university lecturers withheld salaries

Mother Abandoned Her 6 Month Old Baby Due To Lack Of Support

Covid-19: Northern govs ban almajiri system

FG to extend Covid-19 response to Kano, Osun, Oyo, Edo

Covid-19: Buhari writes CJN, urges speedy trials, decongestion of Custodial Centres

No cause for apprehension over US $0 oil price, NNPC assures

Senate passes additional $484bn COVID-19 relief package

Covid-19:Global hunger to increase to 265 million-UN

Kyaris burial: PDP demands prosecution of SGF, others for flouting safety directives

Nigeria records 117 new cases of COVID-19

COVID-19: NITDA warns against fraudulent relief disbursement data collection

Playing behind closed doors better than not playing at all- UEFA president Ceferin

Covid-19: Makinde urges NCDC to certify IITA lab for testing

AUTHORITY

Atlantic Coastline Dead Fishes Consumption: Bayelsa Govt Raises Alarm

How Buhari’s bodyguard died, by Presidency

56th Anniversary: Nigerian Airforce commences distribution of Covid-19 palliatives across the country

COVID-19: CSOs laments exclusion of S/South states from FG palliatives

Insecurity: Unknown Gunmen Assassinates Egume Vigilante Group Chairman In Kogi

NEPZA gets policy on 60% job slots for Free Trade Zones’ communities

DAILY INDEPENDENT

COVID-19: Nigeria Records 117 News Cases As Total Figure Hits 782

African Leaders Condole With Buhari Over Kyari’s Death

Sanwo-Olu Approves Increment Of Hazard Allowance For All Health Workers In Lagos

COVID-19: Bauchi To Impose Partial Lockdown

Abba Kyari’s Funeral: PDP Wants SGF, Others Prosecuted

COVID-19: Ensuring Attractive Welfare Packages For Healthcare Workers

We’ve Lost N360bn To COVID-19 So Far ‘Dana Air Boss

PEOPLESDAILY

Troops kill several bandits in Niger state

COVID-19: EU donates EUR 1.2m to UN

Key Boko Haram leaders killed in Military air strike in Borno

Troops kill 13 Boko haram/ ISWAP terrorists in Yobe

COVID-19: Military manufactures ventilator, sanitizer, protective kits to cub pandemic

Troops kill several bandits in Niger state

COVID-19: EU donates EUR 1.2m to UN

Key Boko Haram leaders killed in Military air strike in Borno

Troops kill 13 Boko haram/ ISWAP terrorists in Yobe

BLUEPRINT

COVID-19: Come to our rescue, Ganduje begs Buhari

Breaking: Lagos, Abuja record highest COVID-19 cases, more in Kano, Borno as Nigeria get new 117 ‘total near 800

Bandits kill 4 soldiers in Zamfara

Ali condoles with Buhari over Kyari’s death

Akinjide’s death, monumental loss to Nigeria ‘ Olubadan, Ajimobi

Akinjide, one of the finest in Nigeria’s legal profession ‘ NBA

We’re shocked by Akinjide’s demise ‘ Oyo PDP

Lockdown: We ‘ve denied 5 governors approval to fly ‘ FG

FG begins drugs, medical equipment distribution to states, shifts attention to Kano, Osun, others

 

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