{"id":24138,"date":"2020-03-20T06:59:27","date_gmt":"2020-03-20T06:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=24138"},"modified":"2020-03-20T06:59:27","modified_gmt":"2020-03-20T06:59:27","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-friday-20-march-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=24138","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Friday, 20 March, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=19271&amp;ad_type=81&amp;rl=1800\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>PEOPLESDAILY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Global Coronavirus infections shoot past 200,000<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus global death toll reaches 9,000<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus: Buhari slashes petrol price to N125 per litre<\/p>\n<p>2 medical doctors, 14 others die of Lassa fever in Bauchi<\/p>\n<p>Katsina records first case of suspected COVID-19<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve no single coronavirus case, Kano govt declares<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: N\/West govs shut schools March 23<\/p>\n<p>Pakistani died of cardiac arrest not coronavirus &#8216; Niger govt<\/p>\n<p>N30,000 minimum wage: Kebbi NUT denies bribery allegation<\/p>\n<p><strong>PUNCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>INEC suspends four senatorial bye-elections<\/p>\n<p>South West pensioners ask for 80% minimum wage rise<\/p>\n<p>Drama as Appeal Court reinstates Ifeanyi Ubah as senator<\/p>\n<p>FG demands plans by states to tackle extremism<\/p>\n<p>KEDCO to sensitise 104 Kano, Katsina, Jigawa communities<\/p>\n<p>FCTA reopens shut Abuja markets after nine days<\/p>\n<p>Military invasion: CSOs, Rivers community seek justice<\/p>\n<p>Reps want states LGs to benefit from recovered loot<\/p>\n<p>Managing post traumatic stress disorder<\/p>\n<p>CLO demands Rivers lawyers release from custody<\/p>\n<p>Kaduna housewife sues husband over childrens upkeep<\/p>\n<p>Port tariff cheaper in Nigeria than Ghana NPA<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus: Pupils shouldnt roam around during closure, says LASG<\/p>\n<p>Corrupt officials in my govtll be prosecuted Uzodinma<\/p>\n<p>Oil rises to $28 as Trump considers intervention<\/p>\n<p>Mum spent 93 days in kidnappers den Bello<\/p>\n<p>Covid-19: Aviation industry to lose N160bn, 22,200 jobs<\/p>\n<p>$30bn revenue leakage: Reps threaten telecos CEOs with arrest<\/p>\n<p>How Mama Boko Haram, others obtained N10m from me Witness<\/p>\n<p>Shun gatherings if youve COVID-19 symptoms NSCIA, CAN<\/p>\n<p>Stock market sheds N371bn as 22 firms lose<\/p>\n<p>Lagos traces 1,300 as cases hit 12, FG shuts varsities, others<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus: Banks urge customers to use digital platforms<\/p>\n<p>No make-up exam for UTME latecomers, says Oloyede<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Senate committee urges investors not to panic<\/p>\n<p>Poly lecturers give FG 15-day strike notice<\/p>\n<p>Court adjourns AMCONs N900m debt suit against Galadima<\/p>\n<p>Reps probe disbursed N104bn Anchor Borrower loan<\/p>\n<p>We wont abandon Port Harcourt-Enugu road, says FG<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus: Buharis daughter in self-isolation after UK trip<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus: Niger shuts schools, bans gatherings<\/p>\n<p><strong>THISDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 Cases in Africa Hit 633, Death Toll Now 17<\/p>\n<p>COVID 19: Guild of Medical Directors Says Temperature Test not Enough, Call for Extra Vigilance<\/p>\n<p>Three Suspected Cases Test Negative in Kano<\/p>\n<p>Kaduna CAN Urges Church Leaders to Support Govt in Fight against COVID-19<\/p>\n<p>Alleged Money Laundering: Court Adjourns Ikuforiji&#8217;s Case to September 30<\/p>\n<p>YPP Drags FCT High Court Judge before NJC<\/p>\n<p>FG to Launch National Carrier 3Q of 2020<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria&#8217;s Travel Ban and the Delayed Measure against COVID-19<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria Needs N85.34b to Tackle Tuberculosis, Says Stop TB<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUN\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Senate endorses bill to make election debate mandatory for president, governors<\/p>\n<p>My defection to PDP not motivated by 2022 guber ambition &#8216;Oni<\/p>\n<p>Anambra South: Court of Appeal restores Senator Ubah, declares his sack nullity<\/p>\n<p>N125 fuel price: Low compliance trails FG&#8217;s directive across states<\/p>\n<p>COVID19 : MMIA deserted as NCAA directs staff to self-isolate for 14 days<\/p>\n<p>NEC report indicts DiScos, says Nigerians short-changed by N164bn<\/p>\n<p>Explosion: 100 displaced persons in relief camp &#8216;LASEMA<\/p>\n<p>NNPC explains reason private filling stations haven&#8217;t adjust to N125<\/p>\n<p>Covid-19: We&#8217;re on top of situation, no cause for panic &#8216; Presidency<\/p>\n<p>How greed and insensitivity by Nigerian politicians stoke insecurity<\/p>\n<p><strong>GUARDIAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CAN, NNSG caution leaders against desperation for 2023 election<\/p>\n<p>APC chieftain slams Ganduje, others over el-Rufai&#8217;s alleged role in Sanusi&#8217;s removal<\/p>\n<p>Court sentences armed robbery gang leader to death<\/p>\n<p>Government urges calm as Lagos readies for lockdown over coronavirus<\/p>\n<p>Italy passes China&#8217;s virus deaths and braces for long lockdown<\/p>\n<p>France reports 108 new coronavirus deaths in last 24 hours: official<\/p>\n<p>Many manufacturers may run out of raw materials as pandemic lingers<\/p>\n<p>Private sector cautions Federal Government on 2020 budget cut<\/p>\n<p>Oil rises to $30, could crash to $10 as world runs out of storage<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria must remove petrol subsidy to address economic quagmire<\/p>\n<p>NPA debunks allegation of highest charges in West Africa<\/p>\n<p>How rewards system will reduce financially excluded Nigerians<\/p>\n<p>Angst over $2m spent by banks on none core banking software<\/p>\n<p>Python Nigeria community to raise army of AI developers in Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>FG shuts down firms pirating broadcast signals of satellite TV operators<\/p>\n<p>FG says TVWS framework will enhance delivery of digital economy<\/p>\n<p>Local software development as new engine of growth<\/p>\n<p>Ngige asks N-Power trainees to form cooperatives to access loans<\/p>\n<p>Ishaku returns, says domestic accident kept him away<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: FG orders closure of unity schools<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: INEC postpones 4 senatorial by-elections<\/p>\n<p>ZMSG confirms 7 dead in bandits attack<\/p>\n<p>US approves anti-malarial drug to treat coronavirus: Trump<\/p>\n<p>Buhari&#8217;s daughter isolated after return from UK<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria&#8217;s first coronavirus case now negative, says Lagos State<\/p>\n<p>Three Members Of The Same Family Dead Amid Coronavirus Crisis<\/p>\n<p>Virus whistleblower doctor punished &#8216;inappropriately&#8217;: Chinese probe<\/p>\n<p><strong>VANGUARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lopsided credit allocation bane of Nigerian economy &#8216; CRC Credit Bureau<\/p>\n<p>Covid-19 emergencies: 4 new cases emerge; Buhari&#8217;s daughter in self-isolation<\/p>\n<p>2023: Why new qualification bill may unsettle Atiku, others<\/p>\n<p>$30bn revenue leakage: Reps threaten to arrest, sanction CEOs of Telcos<\/p>\n<p>Oil slump: Nigeria worst hit with mono economy &#8216; Ekweremadu<\/p>\n<p>A-Court nullifies Ifeanyi Ubah&#8217;s sack from Senate<\/p>\n<p>Delta herdsmen killings: Tears as 10 victims get mass burial<\/p>\n<p>Presidency to Senate: These are not the times for cheap politics<\/p>\n<p>ABCON assures of dollar sale at N360\/$<\/p>\n<p>Power generation down 5.52% in Q3&#8217;19 as constraints persist<\/p>\n<p>DEREGULATION: Fuel price to be reviewed April 1 &#8216; PPPRA<\/p>\n<p>Electricity: GenCos fail to generate 3,568 megawatts due to gas shortage<\/p>\n<p>Covid-19: Resume in 24 hrs or face mass sack, FCTA warns striking doctors<\/p>\n<p>71% of Nigerian children not breastfed exclusively &#8216; REPORT<\/p>\n<p>Roche advocates improved diabetes management through personalised care<\/p>\n<p>Embassy Pharmaceutical offers free health screening to 1,000 Lagosians<\/p>\n<p>71% of Nigerian children not breastfed exclusively &#8216; 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to coronavirus threat &#8216; WHO<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: UCH asks staff over 60 years of age to work from home<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus: Ondo Assembly calls for closure of schools<\/p>\n<p>DisCos underinvested in power by N164bn, owes N230bn &#8216; NEC committee<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus: FG orders closure of unity colleges<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus: FG strategy of self-quarantine is counter-productive &#8216; NLC<\/p>\n<p>US reports 10,491 coronavirus cases, 150 deaths<\/p>\n<p>NAF to partner Ekiti on cargo airport project &#8216; COAS, Sadique Abubakar<\/p>\n<p>N125\/liter: FG makes surplus of N2.065bn daily from sale of petrol<\/p>\n<p><strong>NATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>EFCC arraigns ex-governors aide for N220m fraud<\/p>\n<p>Covid-19 puts Budget 2020, economy on edge<\/p>\n<p>Youth council seeks revocation of oil firms licence<\/p>\n<p>N2bn defamation suit: Court refuses to recall El-Rufai<\/p>\n<p>1,300 people under watch as COVID-19 cases hit 12<\/p>\n<p>Zamfara confirms seven dead in bandit attack<\/p>\n<p>Fed Govt committed to rebuilding Northeast, says Buhari<\/p>\n<p>Fashola: Fed Govt builds 43 roads in tertiary institutions<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: CBN to inject N1tr into economy<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: FG shutdown 104 unity colleges, public tertiary institutions<\/p>\n<p>Drug industry unable to meet demand for broad coronavirus testing<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: FG orders closure of unity schools<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus: Ikeja Electric moves all transactions online<\/p>\n<p>Italys coronavirus death toll surpasses China, hitting 3,405<\/p>\n<p>Covid 19: Gov. Ishaku bans handshakes in Taraba<\/p>\n<p>Most States outside Lagos not prepared for COVID-19 NIDS<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus: INEC postpones Beyelsa, Imo senatorial bye-elections<\/p>\n<p>US reports 10,491 coronavirus cases, 150 deaths<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TIMES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>US Approves Chloroquine To Treat Coronavirus Trump<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: AMAC shuts council for two weeks<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Enugu directs closure of primary, secondary schools<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: NCAA puts on hold all foreign trainings<\/p>\n<p>FG says Nigeria can comfortably ban fish imports by 2022<\/p>\n<p>Court adjourns Buba Galadima, AMCON case till April 20<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: CBN to inject N1trn stimulus into economy<\/p>\n<p>Kaduna govt paying least salary to doctors in North-west NMA<\/p>\n<p>FG records 5 new cases of Coronavirus<\/p>\n<p>COVID 19: Address nation, provide special intervention fund, Senate urges Buhari<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Lagos, Ogun ban high density gatherings<\/p>\n<p>Explain how you spent N266.2bn revenue, ex-lawmaker tasks Obaseki<\/p>\n<p>EFCC arraigns Sarakis cousin over alleged N220m contract scam<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19:Senate suspends public hearings<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus: Ogun state bans gathering of 50 or more people<\/p>\n<p>WHO: Coronavirus may spread further in Africa with onset of winter<\/p>\n<p>Minister tests positive for Covid-19 after meeting president<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus cases exceed 10,000 in Germany, says agency<\/p>\n<p>Explosion: 100 displaced persons in relief camp -LASEMA<\/p>\n<p>Updates around the world on Coronavirus<\/p>\n<p>Covid-19:Plateau first lady urges women to observe health tips<\/p>\n<p>Covid-19: Stop eating raw, under-cooked meats Veterinary Doctor<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus: FG orders closure of tertiary institutions, unity schools<\/p>\n<p>Reducing pump price by N20 not enough, NLC tells FG<\/p>\n<p>We must force insurgents out of steam Gbajabiamila<\/p>\n<p>Lagos Explosion: Victims condemn the FHAs comment of the federal govts plan to reacquire the area<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: NFF shuts down all football activities for 4 weeks, including street football<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TRUST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: INEC postpones Bayelsa, Imo, Plateau by-elections<\/p>\n<p>Senate proposes compulsory debate for presidential, gov&#8217;ship candidates<\/p>\n<p>Suspension: Appeal Court begins hearing of Oshiomhole&#8217;s appeal today<\/p>\n<p>After by-election, PDP, APC have same number of lawmakers in Sokoto<\/p>\n<p>Some observers for 2019 elections partisan &#8216; 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