Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Tuesday, 9 June, 2020

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

 

PUNCH

Airlines protest as Britain begins COVID-19 quarantine for arrivals

Court grants policeman charged with Floyd murder $1m bail

Lagos Assembly passes vote of confidence in Obasa

COVID-19: Germany donates 26m to Nigeria

Reopening: Drinkers invade beer parlours in Belgium

Seven Nigerians arrested for $5.2m scam in Vietnam

Land scam: Court dismisses Sanusis suit, okays probe

Court discharges forfeiture order on assets linked to Stella Oduah

COVID-19: Gombe chief whip, four others test positive

COVID-19: Akeredolu bans football viewing centres in Ondo

Electricity consumers to pay more for prepaid meters

IBM stops facial recognition business

COVID-19 loansll be disbursed 48 hours after approval CBN

Judge demands more evidence in Sarakis houses forfeiture suit

Currency in circulation rises to N2.35tn

FG distributes agricultural inputs

COVID-19 pandemic just beginning in Nigeria PTF

Oils contribution to economy will shrink fast Kachikwu

One dead, three injured as OPC factions clash in Osun

FG declares Friday, June 12, Democracy Day holiday

50% of Kano 979 strange deaths caused by coronavirus, says FG

Nigeria, Israel to sign methanol fuel production agreement

Investors gain N122bn as stocks reverse losses

75-year-old woman rescued from Kano well

Computer Village traders tackle Tinubus daughter over levies

COVID-19: FG issues fresh evacuation guidelines

NCDC bill: Judge withdraws from $10m bribery suit

Schools may reopen after lifting interstate travel ban Education minister

Kano recorded 979 strange deaths FG

How I landed in isolation despite negative COVID-19 result Businesswoman

Father of three jailed for duping American ladies

Friends, who sever mans wrist, arraigned for attempted murder

Four suspected robbers arrested in Ogun hideout

Sergeant kills inspector over gate closure in Lagos

Policewoman killed by robbers in Kogi buried

Buhari asks Senate to confirm Dongban-Mensem as Appeal Court President

Sergeant stabs inspector to death in Lagos

COVID-19: Obasanjo warns against food crisis

Edo 2020: APC displays credentials of Obaseki, Ize-Iyamu, others

George Floyd: US Embassy staff in Nigeria join protesters

Six NDDC workers test positive for COVID-19

THISDAY

Burden of Delayed PIB Passage

Ewubare: NNPC Diversifying to Mitigate Oil Sector Challenges

NERC: Benin, Niger Owe Nigeria N32.1bn Electricity Debt

Orjiako: Cost of Production Will Determine Oil Firms Survival

Expert Identifies Pathway to Healthcare Delivery

FG Records Progress on Proposed Ibom Deep Water Port

Analysts Seek Increased Access to Finance for Women, MSMEs

SUN

Edo/Ondo: Our gubernatorial tickets not for sale ‘PDP

Alleged corruption: Lagos lawmakers absolve Obasa, pass vote of confidence on him

PDP lauds Obaseki for approving Ogbemudia stadium for primaries

Edo guber: Oshiomhole, Obaseki crisis too small to convene emergency NEC meeting ‘ APC Spokesperson

COVID-19: NOC to benefit from ANOC’s $11.65m package

CBN pensioners urge Emefiele to implement pension review agreement

CBN COVID-19 palliative: Successful applicants to get credit in 48hours

COVID-19: UK evacuates over 17,000 Britons from Nigeria,others

Data’ll be cheaper once internet hits rural areas ‘NCC boss

Some ministers, govt officials abusing trust given to them ‘Ndume

NDDC: Nwaoboshi disowns companies used for fake contracts

No propaganda’ll stop probe, vows Niger Delta group

Infectious Disease Bill: Judge withdraws from CUPP suit

Ex-Lagos CP, Tsav, dies at 82

Judiciary, legislature autonomy: FG to delay gazetting of executive Order 10

Journalist, health worker, pastor, 41 others test positive for COVID 19 in Ondo

Majek Fashek’s son, Randy Fashek, raises alarm, says ‘scammers trying to make money off dad’s name

GUARDIAN

Amid plot to debar Obaseki, court restrains APC, INEC

Police nab teen for defiling three-year-old girl in Ekiti

Wife bathes husband with hot water over quarrel in Bayelsa

George Floyd’s classmates recall ‘big brother’ who protected and inspired

Drunken police sergeant kills colleague in Lagos

African air travel market plunges by 98.7 per cent

Federalism-restructuring fixation: What’s future for Nigeria

Ondo 2020: The trouble in APC and the fate of PDP

Commission’s officials test positive for COVID-19, Akwa Ibom alleges compromise at entry points

We are investing to dismantle Nigeria, IPOB warns presidency

France police to ban chokehold arrest as protest anger mounts

Court grants panel leave to probe Sanusi over N2.2bn land scam

NDDC, Nwaoboshi differ on alleged N3.6 billion contract by proxy

Ekiti House of Assembly passed 19 bills, 17 motions in legislative year

Nigeria still testing hydroxychloroquine, chloroquine for COVID-19 treatment

FG declares June 12 public holiday to mark Democracy Day

Buhari nominates Dongban-Mensem for president of Court of Appeal

Nigeria, Israel to sign pact on methanol fuel production

COVID-19: IGP unveils protocols, guidelines for Police, other law enforcement officers

Borno to get two federal institutions, roads projects in 2020.

VANGUARD

Edo 2020: Confusion trails legal battle between Oshiomhole, Obaseki’s camps

Avoid unholy power contestation: APC chieftain urges Obaseki

Edo 2020: Court adjourns suit on APC primary, journalists excused from sitting

Edo, Ondo guber: PDP opts for indirect primaries

Edo 2020: APC publishes aspirants’ particulars, displays Obaseki’s O’Level result

At 93, God has given me everything I want in life ‘ E.K. Clark

Nigeria ranks low in global pension despite improved pension scheme

CBN waives guarantor requirement for N50 billion COVID-19 loan

COVID-19: We can only reopen schools on medical advice ‘ Emeka Nwajiuba

DCO found dead after s3x romp in Nasarawa

Resident doctors may begin nationwide strike next week Monday

Lagos accredits 3 private hospitals to manage COVID-19 cases

Delta state govt seals hospital for admitting two COVID-19 patients

COVID-19: Hurdles Nigeria may face easing lockdown

NERC:Power consumers to pay more for pre-paid meter

World Oceans Day 2020: Oceans now huge sewage dumps ‘ HOMEF

Kidnapping: Akeredolu tasks I-G on tracking, security apparatus

COVID-19: FG mulls reopening schools after lifting ban on interstate movement

TRIBUNE

Ortom mourns, consoles family as late Lagos CP, Tsav is buried

Provide corruption evidence against NASS members, group tells NDDC

60% of 979 mysterious deaths in Kano due to COVID-19 ‘ PTF

Nigerian students deny harassment claims against Chinese government

COVID-19: Nigeria records 315 new cases, total now 12,801

COVID-19: Nigeria has carried out 80,000 tests ‘ PTF

BREAKING: New Zealand is free of coronavirus

FG to set up state selection committees on special public works

COVID-19 has brought unexpected positive outcome globally ‘ILO

As COVID-19 bites harder, Nigeria risks food crisis

Nigeria’s economy to contract by 3.2% as global economy shrinks by 5.2% ‘ World Bank

Equities market opens week bullish as investors gains N121.9bn

Brent crude rises to $43 per barrel as OPEC extends production cut deal

Infectious Disease Bill suffers setback as judge withdraws from suit by CUPP

After pressure from govs, Buhari delays gazetting of Executive Order on autonomy for state legislatures, judiciary

Enact laws on sexual violence, violence against women, governors’ wives tell NGF

Fulani leaders in South-West disassociate tribe from Nigeria’s ownership claim

NLC warns against fuel subsidy removal

Democracy day: FG declares June 12 public holiday

COVID-19: Reps demand reports on N83bn approved by Presidency for PTF

COVID-19: Obasanjo seeks increased food production in Africa to check looming food crisis

NATION

COVID-19: More deaths may occur from antibiotics abuse, says WHO

Govt worried about breach of rules by churches, mosques

No NEC meeting before Edo primary, says APC

60 per cent of 979 deaths in eight Kano councils COVID related, says PTF

Ex-U.S. director at AfDB backs Adesina

Nigerias 200,000 testing capacity underutilised, says NCDC

Buhari halts action on state legislature, judiciary financial autonomy

NDDC, Nwaoboshi throw jabs over N3.6b contracts

CBN waives requirement for COVID-19 loan

OPEC cut: Oil revenue to drop by N140b

Court orders interim forfeiture of N827m to Fed Govt

60 percent of unexplained Kano deaths due to COVID-19, says FG

CBN waives guarantor requirement for COVID-19 loan

Air travel will no longer be normal, says Sirika

COVID-19: Majority of Nigerians still at risk of virus PTF

Alleged Corruption: Lagos lawmakers pass vote of confidence in Obasa

DAILY TIMES

NDDC probe: Nwaoboshi disowns firms allegedly used for fake contracts

60% of Kanos mysterious deaths triggered by COVID-19 FG

I-G unveils operational guidelines for COVID-19 prevention enforcement

Reps threaten AGF with warrant of arrest for failing to defend Covid-19 funds

Buhari nominates Dongban-Mensem as President Court of Appeal

APC displays 6 Edo governorship aspirants credentials for screening

Court restrains Oshiomhole, APC from conducting primaries in Edo

Coronavirus: NCDC confirms 315 new cases

Subsidy: PDP asks FG to recover N14 trillion stolen under Buhari administration

Odds against Obaseki thickens as APC displays aspirants credentials

DAILY TRUST

Zoning will determine Atiku’s fate in 2023 ‘ PDP

Why we displayed Obaseki, Ize-Iyamu credentials ‘ APC

Swear me in, lone PDP member-elect begs Kwara assembly

Bayelsa gov’ship: Tribunal orders Gov Diri to file final address

Edo poll: Obaseki will emerge APC candidate ‘ Gov Fintiri

4 robbery suspects on police wanted list held in Ogun

Policeman charged with Floyd murder appears in court

FCT minister advocates castration for rapists

New study examines challenges of false-negative COVID-19 tests

More evidence smokers are at less risk of COVID-19

Group urges Buhari to act on killings in Taraba

COVID-19: WHO warns of more deaths over antibiotics abuse

Coronavirus cases hit seven million as Latin America’s crisis deepen

Robbery suspect in army uniform arrested in Kano

Gombe Speaker, 4 lawmakers test positive for COVID-19

Resident doctors to commence indefinite strike next Monday

Police officer died after alleged sex romp in Nasarawa

Privatisation: GenCos boost power capacity by 4,000MW in 7 yrs

N50bn loan: CBN waives guarantor requirement for SMEs, households

Fitch Ratings forecasts 1.5% current account deficit for Nigeria

Nigeria, Israel to sign pact on methanol fuel technology

PDP: Zoning will determine Atiku’s fate in 2023

GenCos add 4,000MW power capacity, decry N600bn debt

BUSINESSDAY

Amidst scarcity, millions of meters rot at Lagos port over 35% levy

CBN says accounts of applicants for N50bn Covid-19 fund to be credited in 48hrs

Nigeria’s democracy hangs in the balance with Infectious Diseases Bill

World Bank projects Nigeria economy to shrink by 3.2%

Brazil central bank chief resists using new QE powers

FG Suffer N1trillion revenue shortfall in Q1

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Decision To Join APC Collective, Without Coercion, Says Kwara ALGON

Gov. Obaseki Grants PDP Approval To Use Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium For Guber Primary

Africa Air Passenger Traffic Plunges By 98.7% In April ‘ IATA

BREAKING: Nigeria Hits 12,801 COVID-19 Cases

Most Stocks On Wall Street Rise Again On Hopes For Economy

Corruption Allegations: Lagos Lawmakers Pass Vote Of Confidence On Obasa

Group Sees Prospects For Nigeria Over Oil Production Cuts

BLUEPRINT

At last, FG admits: Kano deaths, Covid-19 related

Ogun gov wife leads walk against rape, gender based violence

Police nab 4 robbery suspects in Ogun

Edo: PDP lauds Obaseki for approving venue of primary election

Senate, RMRDC disagree over performance index

Finally, Buhari nominates Dongbann-Mensem as Court of Appeal president

1 dead, 3 injured as OPC factions clash in Osun

Abuja court vacates forfeiture order on Oduah’s assets

Japan, UNEP to tackle plastic pollution, post-conflict recovery

 

 

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