BUSINESSDAY
COVID-19: China promises debt forgiveness for African countries
Cement, telecoms, pensions successes show Nigeria not a lost cause
Recession, job losses, FX, taxes worry CEOs as COVID-19 numbers rise
COVID-19: Unlocking financing for gas investment way out of economic woes
Nigeria’s May inflation accelerates to 12.40%, highest in 25 months
Reps worried over N475bn spent on N-Power in 4 years
PUNCH
FG shuns pharmacists, inaugurates PCN council
Naira Marley as a metaphor
Edo: INEC gives parties 10 days to conclude primaries
Judiciary groans as Buhari delays judges appointment
Catholics blame Ishaku for Taraba killings
Eight health workers among Bayelsas new 54 cases
Lagos warns against illegal borehole drilling
Gombe seeks end to herders, farmers clash
Maryam Abachas claim husband didnt steal shocking Sagay
Nigerian leaders have still not learned
Court sentences man to death for killing banker
Coalition seek funding for Sickle Cell Disorder research
Plastic rain is the new acid rain
Witnesses convenience should determine timing of virtual proceedings
Community engagement important in curbing COVID-19 spread CMD
FG unveils fresh plans on concession of 10 highways
Inflation climbed higher in May, hit 12.40%
Stock market ends four-day decline, gains N22bn
Fuel consumption, smuggling gulp 54 million litres per day NNPC
Nigeria, others expect oil market to recover in H2
N1.8tn fund: We received only N58bn, say Discos
US import of Nigerian oil falls by 63%
Experts raise concerns over local content law amendment
Audit queries: Reps summon CBN, FIRS, NNPC bosses, others
FG, states LGs share N547.31bn
Naira slumps to 452/$ as speculations, debt weaken market
Atiku is ill-informed, FG faults ex-VP on debt profile
NNPC continues search for oil in Niger, Kwara, Kogi
Politicians fuel North violence, restructuring campaigners selfish – Anglican primate
Pompeo in phone conversation with Onyeama over AfDB crisis
Ex-AGF Adoke re-arraigned for alleged money laundering
BHaram displaced 10,000 Chad Basin farmers CBDA
NSA, IG, others in closed-door meeting with Masari, emirs
Amnesty knocks FG as Katsina protest leader is arrested
Troops kill two armed herdsmen in Benue
Missing Plateau COVID-19 patient found in private hospital, infects workers
Strike: We cant abandon our patients, say Rivers doctors
Daily fuel consumption unknown NNPC -GMD
Catholic priests blame Ishaku for Taraba killings
Popular radio host, Dan Foster, is dead
Inflation hits 25-month high at 12.40% in May
Buhari mourns as APC chairman in South Africa dies
Thunderstorm kills three FRSC officers in Ogun
Two children die as building collapses in Lagos
THISDAY
Facebook to Meet Digital Literacy Needs in Nigeria, Other African Countries
Visa launches new Where You Shop Matters initiative to support Small Businesses in Nigeria
AdamStart Set to Announce Winners of COVID-19 Innovation Challenge
INEC Rules out Extension of Deadline on Primaries for Edo Election
COVID-19: Kwara Bans Opening of Football Viewing Centres
Mutual Benefit Assurance Grows Profit by 214% to N3.6 Billion
Since 1999, Nigerians Refer to State Legislatures as Rubber Stamp
Investment in IYCF: Nigeria’s Untapped Smart Development Plan
4 in 5 Nigerian Employees at Risk of Mental Disorder, Study Shows
Stakeholders Advocate ‘Newborn Screening’ for Sickle Cell Disorder in Nigeria
CBN Spearheads Initiative to Enhance Food Security, Job Creation
Despite Fiscal Strain, FG Insists on Establishing National Carrier
SUN
CBN Spearheads Initiative to Enhance Food Security, Job Creation
Nigerias Livestock Industry Growing 12.7% Annually
Despite Fiscal Strain, FG Insists on Establishing National Carrier
UNICEF seeks domestication of Child Rights Act in Adamawa, Bauchi, Gombe
WHO welcomes preliminary results on Dexamethasone for COVID treatment
ITF reviews plan to tackle job and food security
Gombe moves to make rape, 3 other offences unbailable
GUARDIAN
Floyd’s brother tells UN ‘black lives do not matter’ in US
Sacked Zamfara LG bosses sue governor, vow to reclaim seats
Youths block Lekki-Epe highway, ground activities over bad roads
Man with two wives nabbed defiling 13-year-old girl in Yola
Atlanta police officer charged with murder for shooting black man
Facebook lets users block political ads, aiming to quell outcry
Cameroon general says troops kill 24 separatists
Businesses must thrive to fulfil state obligations, LCCI tells LASG
Renewed bargain-hunting lifts stock index by N22 billion
Public transport owners lose N200 billion to inter-state travel ban
U.S. attorney, FBI open fraud charges against six Nigerians
Dan Foster: Great voice takes a walk out of life studio
ASUU faults proposed virtual learning in nation’s tertiary institutions
Sultan indicts FG for pervasive insecurity, urges immediate action
Cleric blames Nigeria’s woes on political leadership, seeks true federalism
Stakeholders decry ‘politicisation’ of Ogoni clean-up process
Fact check: ‘Ewedu’ or jute leaves can’t stop coronavirus spreading in the body
VANGUARD
China to exempt some African countries from repaying zero-interest loans
Customs intercepts, destroys expired drugs worth N168.4m in Seme
Convict to sweep court premises for one month for stealing 15 tvs, laptops
Gov Ayade, NDLEA demolish hard drugs joints in Calabar
Court strikes out murder suit against IGP, Rivers CP, Fakorede
Desertification: Nigeria may partner UN on management of sand, dust storms-Minister
Reps begin probe of N494bn alleged school-feeding funds fraud
I may leave APC like Obaseki, yet to decide ‘ Edo Speaker
Edo governorship: Obaseki in meeting with Secondus, Wike, Tambuwal others
Economy in shambles, PDP backs Atiku’s attack on FG
Edo: Conduct your primaries in 10 days, INEC tells 15 political parties
APC gets three acting national chairmen in three hours
Bauchi Governor assents to new tax law, settles for N128bn reviewed budget
BREAKING: APC crisis: Hilliard Eta takes over as Ag. Chairman, names Uzodinma Edo Primary Election Chair
Confusion in APC as Giadom claims chairmanship
Oshiomhole’s suspension, good riddance to bad rubbish ‘ VON DG
APC Crisis: Ajimobi takes over as Ag. National Chairman, to call for NEC meeting ‘ Spokesman
Insecurity threatening over $80b investment in telecom sector
Entertainers mourn late ace broadcaster, Dan Foster
COVID-19: Bed space scarcity, Alimosho Isolation centre begging for use
Gunmen kill doctor, ‘roasted his body’ in Zamfara
Pregnant woman, 2 children escape death as police attack keke operator in Abia
FG replies Atiku, says his criticism on debt profile based on Innuendos
2 children trapped, died in Lagos collapsed building ‘ LASEMA
Nigeria’s petroleum industry long overdue for reforms ‘ Olorunsola
Stakeholders beg Wike to shut down Onne as bank manager dies of COVID-19
COVID-19: African leaders launch medical supplies platform
TRIBUNE
FG, states, LGs share N547.309bn for May 2020
Africa’s COVID-19 cases surpass 250,000 ‘ WHO
COVID-19: Nigeria records 587 new cases, total now 17,735
FG to concession Benin ‘ Asaba, Abuja ‘ Lokoja, Kaduna ‘ Kano highways, others
The George Floyd killing: Dissimilarities between Nigerian laws and US laws
17 months after commissioning, group labels Baro port a warehouse
COVID-19: Concerns over early discharge of patients
COVID-19: Indigenous ship-owners secure one year BoI loan moratorium
ABU students distribute palliatives to Kaduna communities
ASUU cautions against rushing to reopen schools
Covid-19: Private hospital closed down as 17 staff test positive in Plateau
Two children trapped, died in Lagos collapsed building ‘LASEMA
COVID-19: Shell donates medical equipment to Delta govt
NNPC strikes oil in eight local governments of Niger
We thank President Buhari for not forgetting us ‘ Sultan of Sokoto
Head of Oyo Muslim community opposes reopening of mosques
FUOYE student found dead in boyfriend’s hostel in OSPOLY, Iree
Only N58bn of N1.8trn FG’s power sector funding accessed by DisCos ‘ ANED
Alleged corruption: Court extends order stopping Obaseki from arresting Oshiomhole
NATION
APC okays Ajimobi as chair, sacks Giadom from NWC
Fed Govt targets N163b from new road investment initiative
Atikus scaremongering on debt profile hinged on false premise, says Fed Govt
Resident doctors call for the resignation of Ministers of Labour, Health
House of Reps Complex shuts for fumigation
Honduran President, wife, aides test positive for coronavirus
COVID-19: Edo records 31 new cases, four deaths
NCDC fumigates Enugu hospital as patient dies of COVID-19
Nigeria loses $48m to oil theft in six months NNPC GMD
DAILY TIMES
Insecurity: NSA tasks north-west communities on information sharing
Ill ensure full LG automony in Ondo state- APC aspirant
Edo: INEC gives parties June 29 deadline to submit name of candidates
APC NWC rejects Gaidoms appointment, reaffirms Ajimobi as acting national chairman
U.S. calls on Buhari to do more to stop killings in northern Nigeria
Lagos state pays N1.16bn accrued pension to 368 retirees
U.S. delivers anti-tank missiles to Ukraine in support against Russia
Why Dexamethasone is the first life-saving COVID-19 drug
New COVID-19 medicine, Dexamethasone has not been approved in Nigeria NCDC
COVID-19: FirstBank disinfects Lagos branch, redeploys fresh team as staff tests positive
Nigeria records 31 COVID-19 deaths, record high daily fatality NCDC
Buhari to Intl Community: Share knowledge from research, science to fight COVID-19
Edo: INEC gives parties June 29 deadline to submit candidates list
Information & Culture ministry perm sec fingered in alleged multi-million naira fraud
DAILY TRUST
INEC insists on June 27 deadline for Edo party primaries
PRP still alternative to APC, PDP ‘ Balarabe Musa
Jabi Lake Mall: No concert is worth anybody’s life ‘ FCT minister
NNPC reports N17bn oil theft, unsure of daily PMS consumption
Sacked Zamfara LG chairmen head to court
Delay in appointment of principal officers stalls Abuja tech varsity
Bayelsa gov’ship: Varsity affirms deputy gov’s certificate
612, 557 candidates enroll in higher institutions in 2019 as FG approves 2020 cut-off scores
Dexamethasone not approved for COVID-19 treatment yet ‘ NCDC
FG mulls unified Naira exchange rate regime
Awoniyi: I am grateful to be alive after nasty collision
PDP bashes FG over debt profile, economy
21 suspected cultists, miscreants arrested for allegedly attacking Taskforce officials
COVID-19: Fishing firms seek N2bn support to mitigate losses
Collapsed house kills 2 children, injures 2 others
Flights: Vacant middle seat gap proposal will kill airlines
Lightning kills three FRSC officers in Ogun
FG, states, LGAs share N547.309bn revenue for May 2020
Inflation rate rises to 12.40% in May- NBS
Oshiomhole’s removal is ‘Daniel come to judgment’ ‘ VON DG
Group faults Osinbajo-led committee’s economic recovery plans
Nigeria records 31 COVID-19 deaths, 490 new cases in 24 hours
I’m ready for any mode of primary, Akeredolu says after meeting Buhari
DAILY INDEPENDENT
We Only Received N58bn From CBN’s N1.8trn Power Sector Loan ‘ DisCos
Court Wants Indicted Killer Cops Of Ex-Delta Guber Candidate Prosecuted Immediately
National Challenges Should Draw Nigerians Closer To God ‘ Senator Diffa
NHRC Condemns Increasing Rape Cases In Nigeria
Adeleke, Osun PDP Chair Accused Of Guber Fund Mismanagement
UNICEF, NPC Lament Poor Birth Registrations In Ebonyi
We Will Rely On Scientific Evidence To Reopen Worship Centres In Ekiti ‘ Fayemi
UNICEF Spends $1m Tackle Maternal, Newborn, Child Mortality In Gombe
PEOPLESDAILY
Edo guber primaries: INEC rules out extension
How NAFDAC simplified operation processes to halt corruption
PDP backs Atiku, insists nation’s economy in shambles
Troops foil kidnap/ armed robbery, kill 25 BHT, rescued 32 victims in Borno
How NAFDAC simplified operation processes to halt corruption
Troops foil kidnap/ armed robbery, kill 25 BHT, rescued 32 victims in Borno
My second term ambition not under any political threat ‘ Governor Akeredolu
Coronavirus: FG releases conditions to reopen schools
BLUEPRINT
Northern coalition group leader arrested over Katsina protest
No plan no sack port workers despite Covid-19: Abe
APC crisis is good for Nigeria by Fredrick Nwabufo
PRP decries growing spates of insecurity in northern Nigeria
Delta to establish modular refinery
