{"id":24148,"date":"2020-03-23T06:59:46","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T06:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=24148"},"modified":"2020-03-23T06:59:46","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T06:59:46","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-monday-23-march-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=24148","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Monday, 23 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>TRIBUNE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Italy coronavirus deaths rise by 651 in a day, lifting total death toll to 5,476<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus: MTN shuts down offices, staff to work from home<\/p>\n<p>Oyo NUJ sets up committee to synergise efforts on COVID-19<\/p>\n<p>World Water Day: Group urges government to improve safe water in schools, health facilities.<\/p>\n<p>BREAKING: Atiku Abubakar&#8217;s son tests positive for coronavirus<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Osinbajo cancels Monday&#8217;s commissioning of traffic radio<\/p>\n<p>Be transparent with N1.3trn COVID-19 intervention fund, PDP tells FG<\/p>\n<p>Gunmen abduct two Enyimba, Heartland players in Ondo<\/p>\n<p>Three inmates test positive for coronavirus in Georgia<\/p>\n<p>Germany to issue ban on contact between more than two people<\/p>\n<p>Pope calls for world prayer to stop coronavirus<\/p>\n<p>US lines up multi-trillion dollar coronavirus aid packages<\/p>\n<p>FIRS collected only 54 per cent of targeted revenue in January<\/p>\n<p>Devaluation of naira was hasty &#8216; Uwaleke<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Christians express mixed feelings over government&#8217;s restriction on gatherings<\/p>\n<p>Constituency projects funded by govt, not gifts from lawmakers, ICPC tells Nigerians<\/p>\n<p>UK tells vulnerable to stay at home for 12 weeks to fight coronavirus<\/p>\n<p>Zamfara: Don&#8217;t blackmail judiciary, APC tells PDP<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Atiku praises health workers for containing spread<\/p>\n<p>Former Gov Wada visits Bello in Kogi over mother&#8217;s death<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Churches provide sanitisers, check temperature of worshippers in Kaduna<\/p>\n<p>Earthquake rocks Croatia&#8217;s capital Zagreb<\/p>\n<p><strong>PUNCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"punchtoday\">\n<p>Stock market suffers N280bn loss in one week<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus: PTAD adjusts verification, complaint resolution processes<\/p>\n<p>Mutual funds to hit N1.5tn this year SEC<\/p>\n<p>Russia blames Gulf nations for oil price crash<\/p>\n<p>Questionable cargoes boost manufactured goods exports by N909bn<\/p>\n<p>Ex-APC spokesman declares self national publicity secretary<\/p>\n<p>Mechanised agric begins in 632 LGs September &#8211; FG<\/p>\n<p>Climate change mitigating measures worsening water scarcity &#8211; NiMet<\/p>\n<p>Group warns Yoruba against political romance with Sanusi<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria consumed N2.64tn petrol in 13 months, says NNPC<\/p>\n<p>BoI raises $1.1bn to support MSMEs, others<\/p>\n<p>Closure: 66 border communities filling stations get waivers<\/p>\n<p>Insurance firms pay N769bn claims in three years<\/p>\n<p>ABCON directs BDCs to comply with N380\/$ rate<\/p>\n<p>Spain loses 394 to pandemic in 24 hours<\/p>\n<p>Ndume, Fani-Kayode, Mailafia seek return to parliamentary system<\/p>\n<p>N3bn graft: EFCC to arraign ex-HOS, Oyo-Ita, eight others today<\/p>\n<p>German Chancellor Merkel isolated as US senator tests positive<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 cases hit 31, Lagos, Kwara declare workers holiday<\/p>\n<p>Address rumours surrounding Osinbajo, Bakare tells Presidency<\/p>\n<p>Sin, disobedience to God responsible for COVID-19 CAN President<\/p>\n<p>Anambra 2021: APGA distances party from Soludo, others<\/p>\n<p>Ologbo crisis: Enogie shuns peace meeting with Edo CP<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria must rise above tribalism, ethnicity Anglican Primate<\/p>\n<p>Bauchi restricts religious gatherings, shuts schools indefinitely<\/p>\n<p>PANDEF, Ohanaeze, Afenifere, Middle Belt back South-South security outfit<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus: NBA urges court shutdown, to meet CJN, PCA<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria real estate opportunities still untapped ARCON president<\/p>\n<p>N3bn graft: EFCC to arraign ex-HoS, Oyo-Ita, eight others Monday<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"navcover\">\n<p>Croatia hit by deadly earthquake while in coronavirus lockdown<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus: NCDC confirms 30 cases in Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>NCDC confirms three fresh cases in Lagos<\/p>\n<p>APC crisis: Nabena announces self as acting Publicity Secretary<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus: Outrage as churches, mosques, Buharis aides flout ban<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus: Sanwo-Olu orders civil servants to stay at home<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus: Adeboye, Olukoya, others comply with govt directive on gatherings<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus: Oyedepo, Enenche hold regular Sunday service, despite ban on gatherings<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus: Iran, Spain announce 532 deaths in 24 hours<\/p>\n<p><strong>THISDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NNPC Records N5.28bn Trading Surplus<\/p>\n<p>Dont Sell Dollars Above N380\/$, ABCON Tells BDCs<\/p>\n<p>FG Moves to Address Impediments to Oil, Gas Free Zone Agency<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Konga Announces N10m Palliative, Free Delivery<\/p>\n<p>FG, States Strategise to Attract FDIs, Boost IGR<\/p>\n<p>Market Losses Moderate as Investors Adopt Cautious Trading<\/p>\n<p>Stakeholders Blame Institutional Failure for Deteriorating Refineries<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Zinox Unveils Solution to Address School Shut-down<\/p>\n<p>Stakeholders Urge FG to Subsidise Renewable Energy<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: NDIC Urges Banks to Restructure Credits<\/p>\n<p>SCourt Cant Reverse Self on Zamfara Judgment, PDP Insists<\/p>\n<p>NNPC Records N5.28bn Trading Surplus for December 2019<\/p>\n<p>2021: Anambra Monarchs Disown Elders Council over Zoning of Governorship<\/p>\n<p>Confusion as Nabena Takes over as APC Spokesman<\/p>\n<p>Covid-19: Tougher Days Ahead for States as FAAC Allocations Decline<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUN\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>N&#8217;Assembly, others boycott PDP LG, wards congresses in Cross River<\/p>\n<p>Fresh tension in APC as Nabena takes charge as spokesperson<\/p>\n<p>Zamfara: We&#8217;ll call for review of some elections if&#8217; &#8216;PDP<\/p>\n<p>Sacked Bayelsa gov preaches peace, restrains supporters from violent conduct<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll call for review of some elections if Supreme Court reviews judgment on Zamfara &#8216; PDP<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Nigerian businesses await disbursement of CBN&#8217;s N3.5tr economic stimulus package<\/p>\n<p>BREAKING NEWS: Atiku&#8217;s son tests positive for COVID-19<\/p>\n<p>Army destroys suspected B&#8217;Haram foods, logistis in Borno<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Christians boycott Sunday service in Ondo, comply with ban in Osogbo<\/p>\n<p>Ebonyi records 81 lassa fever cases in 3 months<\/p>\n<p>Abule Ado: Igbo community demands real cause of explosion<\/p>\n<p>2021 governorship: Anambra monarchs reject zoning<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll shock Imo with great achievements in one year &#8216;Uzodinma<\/p>\n<p>Catholic priest slumps, dies during homily<\/p>\n<p><strong>GUARDIAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Afenifere, YCE, YUF call for caution over political activities around Sanusi<\/p>\n<p>The president&#8217;s confidants in Aso Rock<\/p>\n<p>Police raid churches in Lagos, Ogun<\/p>\n<p>Investors&#8217; low appetite for stocks heighten as uncertainties in global, domestic space persist<\/p>\n<p>Buhari&#8217;s strange leadership in COVID-19 crisis<\/p>\n<p>Refineries sustain losses as NNPC makes N5.28b<\/p>\n<p>Closures, cancellations, delays, empty shelves dog Britain&#8217;s attempt to stop Covid-19<\/p>\n<p>UNILAG&#8217;s non-teaching staff pass vote of confidence in Babalakin<\/p>\n<p>Italy sees 651 new virus deaths, toll nears 5,500<\/p>\n<p>Cybercrime, e-fraud, major challenges facing telecommunication users, says NCC<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria&#8217;s coronavirus cases rises to 30 with three new confirmations<\/p>\n<p><strong>VANGUARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll call for review of some elections if Supreme Court reviews judgment on Zamfara &#8221; PDP<\/p>\n<p>Cybercrime, e-fraud, major challenges facing telecommunication users &#8216; NCC<\/p>\n<p>Most Nollywood actors, actresses lead fake lives &#8216; Wale Adenuga<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: MTN staff to start working from home Monday<\/p>\n<p>Cancellation of Olympic Games &#8216;not on agenda&#8217;, postponement possible &#8216; IOC<\/p>\n<p>FIRS collects N338.1bn revenue in January<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Stop indiscriminate consumption of chloroquine &#8216; ACPN<\/p>\n<p>Obaseki: Edo parents withdrawing children from private to public schools<\/p>\n<p>Heavy rain causes flood, pulls down trees in Calabar<\/p>\n<p>Abacha wanted us to punish Abiola, deny him bail, says ex-Supreme Court Justice<\/p>\n<p>Breaking: After meeting coronavirus-infected doctor, Merkel to quarantine herself<\/p>\n<p>NNPC Posts 34% trading surplus in December<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu orders public workers stay at home for two weeks<\/p>\n<p>NCDC confirms 30 cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>NNPC grows trading surplus by 33.7% to N5.28bn<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: NIPR suspends programmes, commends FG&#8217;s response<\/p>\n<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>NATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Omo-Ageges role in resolution of APC crisis commended<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 forces skeletal services on churches<\/p>\n<p>Hedging: Banks face new risks over oil price decline<\/p>\n<p>Alleged N570m fraud: Ex-Head of Service Oyo-Ita arrested<\/p>\n<p>CBN stops dollar sales to NNPC<\/p>\n<p>IGP orders enforcement of social restriction order<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 cases rise to 30 in Lagos, Abuja, Ibadan<\/p>\n<p>Gas flareout programme ineffective<\/p>\n<p>Covid-19: Companies postpone AGM as equities lose N279b<\/p>\n<p>Police storms churches in Ogun, disperse worshippers<\/p>\n<p>Petrol price reduction: Allow marketers exhaust old stock, IPMAN begs FG<\/p>\n<p>Covid-19: Sanwo-Olu directs civil servants to stay at home for 14 days<\/p>\n<p>BREAKING: German Chancellor Merkel in quarantine after doctor tests positive<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: AbdulRazaq bans gatherings more than 25 in Kwara<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Confirmed cases rises to 30, 8 new cases in Lagos, Oyo and FCT<\/p>\n<p>Man kills kinsman over suspicion hes wifes lover<\/p>\n<p>Catholic priests collapses, dies during mass in Rivers<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TIMES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Kano evacuates 780 exchange students<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Taraba CAN declares 3-day prayers, fasting<\/p>\n<p>Resident doctors call off strike in Gombe<\/p>\n<p>Lagos records another fire incident in Agboju<\/p>\n<p>Bauchi orders closure of schools over COVID-19 fears<\/p>\n<p>Lagos Assembly crisis: House creates new committees, re-assigns removed principal officers, suspended members<\/p>\n<p>Ezekwesili urges NASS to summon Buhari to speak on Coronavirus, its shock on global economy<\/p>\n<p>PDPs failure to fulfill its promises to us is reason we joined APC after our election -Shokunle<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: TUC wants restriction order extended to offices, commercial vehicles<\/p>\n<p>Amotekun becomes law in Lagos soon Hamzat<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: NCDC confirms new cases; 22 in Lagos, 4 in FCT, 2 in Ogun, 1 in Ekiti, 1 in Oyo<\/p>\n<p>SERAP asks Buhari to monitor spending on coronavirus<\/p>\n<p>Cybercrime, e-fraud, major challenges facing telecommunication users NCC<\/p>\n<p>COVID 19: Account for N1.3tn intervention fund, PDP charges Buhari<\/p>\n<p>Police to arrest organisers of gatherings with more than 20 persons in Ekiti<\/p>\n<p>Heavy rain storm wreaks havoc in Calabar<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus: Sanwo-Olu orders civil servants to work from home<\/p>\n<p>Covid-19: CBN, Banks to revamp Nigerias economy with injection of N3.5trn<\/p>\n<p>FIRS collects N338.1bn revenue in January<\/p>\n<p>Naira at N380\/$: Adjustment of price, not devaluation of Naira-Emefiele<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: NRC makes U-turn, to continue with train services<\/p>\n<p>Equities market drops by 2.25% amidst widespread of Coronavirus<\/p>\n<p>Adverse effect of COVID-19 worse than 9\/11-Union<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TRUST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>APC, PDP trade words over Zamfara gov&#8217;ship review case<\/p>\n<p>Okowa hails Secondus&#8217; contributions to party politics<\/p>\n<p>APC crisis: I&#8217;m now APC acting spokesman &#8216; Nabena<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: APC, PDP tango over Delta isolation centres<\/p>\n<p>COVID 19: &#8216;Worshipers attacked police on enforcement duty, seized phones<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus: Churches record partial compliance over ban in Lagos<\/p>\n<p>Lagos begins test running of solar-powered traffic lights<\/p>\n<p>Nationwide curfew to check coronavirus spread gets underway in India<\/p>\n<p>Abuja records new Covid-19 infection hours after first<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Don&#8217;t go to church, Jum&#8217;at, party, Osun warns residents<\/p>\n<p>Oyo records first Coronavirus case, as suspect tests positive<\/p>\n<p>Heat stress may affect more than 1.2 billion people annually by 2100 &#8216; Research<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Aviation workers fret over impending job losses<\/p>\n<p>Uneasy calm as 5 Kano lawmakers get six-month suspension over Sanusi<\/p>\n<p>COVID 19: 3 persons who travelled from UK, Egypt in self isolation in Kaduna<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>DAILY INDEPENDENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus: Edo Government Shuts Down Schools<\/p>\n<p>BREAKING: Atiku Solicits Prayers For Son Who Tests Positive To Covid-19<\/p>\n<p>National Assembly Is An Extension Of Presidential Villa &#8216;Adegboruwa<\/p>\n<p>Oyinlola, Oni Boost PDP&#8217;s Chances In South-West<\/p>\n<p>PDP Threatens To Call For Review Of Some Elections If S\/Court Reviews Zamfara Election<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting Federal Character In Service Chiefs&#8217; 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