{"id":24322,"date":"2020-04-23T06:14:11","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T06:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=24322"},"modified":"2020-04-23T06:14:11","modified_gmt":"2020-04-23T06:14:11","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-thursday-day-23-april-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=24322","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Thursday day, 23 April, 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>DAILY INDEPENDENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: WHO Warns Of Gaps In Global Defence Against Pandemic<\/p>\n<p>Nigerians May Not Accept Extension Of Lockdown &#8216;Anike<\/p>\n<p>UNILAG Faculty Of Education Produces, Donates Fabric Face Masks To Management<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Ebonyi APC Commends Umahi&#8217;s Proactive Measures<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: OPU Donates N5m To South-West States, Kwara, Kogi<\/p>\n<p>Lockdown: Borno Assembly Postpones Resumption Indefinitely<\/p>\n<p>Diri Presents N242.283bn 2020 Budget 68 Days After Inauguration<\/p>\n<p><strong>PUNCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"punchtoday\">\n<p>Abductors collected over N50m before my release Bauchi govs brother<\/p>\n<p>Imo diverting LG funds despite NFIU guidelines NULGE<\/p>\n<p>Rivers identifies new case of COVID-19<\/p>\n<p>APC chieftain disagree with Wike on task force<\/p>\n<p>Edo records two new cases, one death<\/p>\n<p>Uzodinma appoints retired CP as adviser<\/p>\n<p>Bauchi may slash 2020 budget by 50%<\/p>\n<p>Delta confirms two fresh cases<\/p>\n<p>Police apprehend Abidjan returnees in Ibadan<\/p>\n<p>UPDATED: Lagos records over 500 coronavirus cases, 16 deaths<\/p>\n<p>NMA warns against possible upsurge in Enugu COVID-19 cases<\/p>\n<p>Security agents, monarchs, clerics meet on Kaduna banditry<\/p>\n<p>115 inmates freed in Nasarawa<\/p>\n<p>Averting Nigerias looming devastating bankruptcy<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: How judiciary bungled opportunity to avert court shutdown<\/p>\n<p>Delta IPAC, others accuse PDP of hijacking palliatives<\/p>\n<p>ACCI cautions against extension of lockdown<\/p>\n<p>Telcos battle congestion, suspend porting, seek spectrum sharing<\/p>\n<p>Rising inflation signifies tougher times ahead LCCI, NECA, ASBON<\/p>\n<p>Operators agree to slash haulage fees by 30%<\/p>\n<p>Oil crash may warrant production halt, says NNPC<\/p>\n<p>Lockdown: Discos are incurring losses, says IBEDC<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 stalls imports\/exports, other dollar payments<\/p>\n<p>Shell delays decisions on deepwater projects<\/p>\n<p>FAAC allocation rises by N199.36bn to N780bn<\/p>\n<p>UK evacuates 300 nationals from Lagos<\/p>\n<p>Chinese firms rally support against coronavirus<\/p>\n<p>Oilfield closures, job losses loom in Nigeria Experts<\/p>\n<p>Group, truck owners trade blames over N40,000 access fee<\/p>\n<p>FG April bonds oversubscribed by N215.67bn<\/p>\n<p>19 firms gain as market appreciates by N79bn<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"navcover\">\n<p>Health workers to be tested for COVID-19 Minister<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria records $434m oil, gas sales in January NNPC<\/p>\n<p>Spain mayor resigns for drink-driving, attacking police<\/p>\n<p>NCDC warns against local brew offered as COVID-19 vaccine<\/p>\n<p>Trump says US will destroy any Iranian gunboats harassing US ships<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: My family went through trauma, El-Rufai speaks after recovery<\/p>\n<p><strong>THISDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is Time for Comprehensive Economic Reforms<\/p>\n<p>Emerging Africa Capital Supports Fight against COVID-19<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>WTO, WHO Seek End to Trade Restrictions to Boost Medical Supplies<\/p>\n<p>UACN to Pay Shareholders N288m Dividend despite Loss<\/p>\n<p>As REA Powers Isolation with Solar Energy<\/p>\n<p>Report: COVID-19 Poses Food Crisis to Vulnerable Countries<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>25 days after, El-Rufai cheats COVID-19, Katsina orders lockdown of 2 more LGAs<\/p>\n<p>Insurance recapitalisation hanging in the balance<\/p>\n<p>LG funds: Imo PDP dismisses claim of missing N19.63bn<\/p>\n<p>NCDC, WHO applaud Ogun&#8217;s efforts on flattening of curve<\/p>\n<p>Lockdown: Borno Assembly postpones resumption indefinitely<\/p>\n<p>Plateau quarantines 600 travellers for violating lockdown order<\/p>\n<p>COVID19: Citizens pay 490.50 as UK evacuates 289 from Lagos<\/p>\n<p>Gov Diri Presents N242.3bn 2020 Appropriation Bill<\/p>\n<p>NSE index rebounds 0.66% as NEM, WAPCO gain grounds<\/p>\n<p>Artisans, SMEs begin production of PPE to meet rising demand<\/p>\n<p>Kebbi releases 111 inmates in various correctional centres<\/p>\n<p>Pipeline vandalism spikes as FG nets $434.85m from crude export<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 community transmission: Governors call for decentralised response<\/p>\n<p>AfDB earmarks $760,000 for SMEs in renewable energy<\/p>\n<p><strong>GUARDIAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NDDC: Why President Buhari should dissolve IMC<\/p>\n<p>Sanwo-Olu commissions Eti-Osa 70-bed isolation centre<\/p>\n<p>Accelerated global health, economic efforts would fight COVID-19<\/p>\n<p>El-Rufai recovers, says &#8216;I won&#8217;t wish my enemy to contract coronavirus<\/p>\n<p>Re-positioning Nigeria&#8217;s health system for future emergencies<\/p>\n<p>Why COVID-19 cases are rising, by panel<\/p>\n<p>Breakthroughs in natural remedies for cancers<\/p>\n<p>Gideon Orkar&#8217;s was pro-democratic action aimed at a rogue military regime<\/p>\n<p>With zero case in Rivers, Ogoni youths want Wike to relax lockdown<\/p>\n<p>Borno records second COVID-19 death, says Deputy Governor<\/p>\n<p>Ganduje relaxes lockdown temporarily despite 73 cases of coronavirus<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus &#8216;will be with us for a long time&#8217;: WHO<\/p>\n<p>ASUU rejects submission of BVN as condition for payment of withheld salaries<\/p>\n<p>Atiku asks Nigeria to build oil reserve to prevent post-COVID-19 economic crises<\/p>\n<p>After COVID-19 recovery, El-Rufai makes use of face masks compulsory in Kaduna<\/p>\n<p>UK govt accused of slow response to virus outbreak<\/p>\n<p>UK coronavirus death toll rises 759 to 18,100<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>VANGUARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>36 Governors adopt two-week inter-state lockdown to contain COVID-19<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria&#8217;s oil &amp; gas export earnings up 94.3% to $435m in January<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Kano evacuates 524 Almajiri children to Jigawa<\/p>\n<p>Covid-19: Abia seals hospital where index cases were first treated<\/p>\n<p>As COVID-19 spreads, Lagos Mainland leads with 107 confirmed cases<\/p>\n<p>UPDATED: There&#8217;s no spike in deaths, burial in Kano &#8216; Ganduje<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: OPU donates N5m, food items to S-West states; Kwara, Kogi<\/p>\n<p>Down with &#8216;feeding bottle&#8217; mentality<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: WAEC provides online resources for 2020 candidates<\/p>\n<p>COVID 19: Ibadan Technical University to produce ventilator<\/p>\n<p>Covid-19: Two health workers tested positive in Kano, says State Coordinator<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: WHO warns against complacency amid progress<\/p>\n<p>BREAKING: Result of suspected COVID-19 patient in Ughelli South is positive<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 patients with diarrhea more likely to have severe symptoms of pneumonia &#8216; Research<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Kaduna gov&#8217;t discharges 5th patient, confirms 3 new cases<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Central Hospital, Warri Isolation Centre ready &#8216; CMD<\/p>\n<p>BREAKING: 3 Doctors, Pharmacist in isolation in Delta after attending to suspected COVID-19 patient<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: 80% of private dental clinics shut for lack of safety kits &#8216; NDA<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Extending lockdown will be catastrophic for Nigeria &#8216; Ayade<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 Palliative: FG donates 42 trucks of food items to FCTA<\/p>\n<p>BREAKING: There&#8217;s no spike in deaths, burial in Kano &#8216; Ganduje<\/p>\n<p>Kyari: Prince Charles, President Kagame, Namadi Sambo, others write Buhari<\/p>\n<p>Ebonyi State: Stop harassment of journalists now, Guild of Editors tells Umahi<\/p>\n<p>FG disowns report on alleged postponement of resumption of schools<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Bauchi govt to cut budget<\/p>\n<p>SERAP gives Gov Umahi 48 hours to reverse &#8216;illegal life ban on The Sun, Vanguard reporters<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;ll be no cabal in Nigeria come 2021: Apostle Johnson Suleman&#8217;s prophecies and fulfilment<\/p>\n<p>[Just in] COVID-19: Delta records two new cases<\/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>TRIBUNE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>45,435 Americans killed by coronavirus from 827,093 cases; 2,474 died within 24 hours<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Delta records 2 new cases, monitors 140 contacts<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria confirms 91 new coronavirus cases, total now 873<\/p>\n<p>Make no mistake, coronavirus will be with us for a long time, says WHO DG<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria&#8217;s reliance on foreign partners for laboratories bane of poor COVID testing<\/p>\n<p>NCDC trains police, health officers on COVID-19 infection prevention, control in Anambra<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: NANS demands inclusion of students in national response<\/p>\n<p>Equities investors gain N78.4bn as market reverses 2-day loss<\/p>\n<p>World Bank predicts decline in remittances to Nigeria, other LIMCs<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Kano govt moves 524 Almajiri children to Jigawa<\/p>\n<p>Three travellers from Togo heading for Sokoto, Jos test positive for coronavirus in Ogun<\/p>\n<p>Emergency food market has achieved its goals &#8216; Lagos govt<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: No definite time for evacuation of Nigerians in US, UK, China, others, says Foreign Affairs Minister<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Governors adopt two-week inter-state lockdown<\/p>\n<p>Katsina governor locks down two more local governments<\/p>\n<p>FG replies ASUU: No BVN, no payment of withheld salaries<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Kano deserves same attention as Lagos &#8216; Senator Barau<\/p>\n<p>High number of coronavirus cases evidence of community spread, says Presidential Task Force<\/p>\n<p><strong>NATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Intimidation cant stop NDDC forensic audit, says MD<\/p>\n<p>Kaduna confirms three new cases, discharges one<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria records $434.85m crude oil export sales in January<\/p>\n<p>World Bank, IMF, G20, Paris Club suspend debt service<\/p>\n<p>Capital market to raise N1b for COVID-19 response<\/p>\n<p>FG bans interstate movement of COVID-19 patients<\/p>\n<p>Masari order lockdown of two additional LGAs in Katsina<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Three new cases in Ogun are Togo returnees Commissioner<\/p>\n<p>UNICEF trains journalists on effective reporting of COVID-19 pandemic<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: FG disowns Nov resumption for schools<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Taraba intercepts, quarantines 134 travellers<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Makinde urges residents to report suspected COVID-19 cases<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TIMES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Northern Govs to repatriate Almajiris to states of origin Kebbi Gov<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: FCT minister warns against diversion of palliatives<\/p>\n<p>FG bans inter-state movement of COVID-19 patients<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Govs canvass response decentralisation<\/p>\n<p>Taraba orders indefinite lockdown over spike of COVID-19 cases<\/p>\n<p>Plateau quarantines 600 travellers for violating lockdown order<\/p>\n<p>Minister raises alarm over influx of destitutes into FCT despite lockdown<\/p>\n<p>Lockdown: Borno assembly postpones resumption indefinitely<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Yahaya imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew on Gombe<\/p>\n<p>3,075 IDPs facing hardship in camps across Niger Investigation<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Super Eagles player, Musa dismisses positive test<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: FAAC shares N780bn for March amid decline in oil revenue<\/p>\n<p>Wema Bank grows PBT by 40%, proposes N0.04 dividend<\/p>\n<p>COVID -19 : Expert prescribes recovery pills for Nigerian carriers<\/p>\n<p>NNPC increases income by 94% to $434.9m in January<\/p>\n<p>Nigerias inflation reaches 2-year high, hits 12.26% in March<\/p>\n<p>Burna Boys Performance, The Most Shazam-Ed at Global Citizens Together at Home Concert<\/p>\n<p>Covid-19: Too many conspiracy theories and zero facts Bishop Kwakpovwe<\/p>\n<p>Comedian I Go Dye donates mansion as Isolation centre<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TRUST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>IPPIS: Buhari approves payment of withheld lecturers&#8217; salaries<\/p>\n<p>FCT Minister warns against diversion of palliatives<\/p>\n<p>Police charge 39-year-old woman with alleged fraud<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Gov Akeredolu releases 26 convicts<\/p>\n<p>Lockdown: You can&#8217;t operate in Lagos, Ogun, AIG warns criminals<\/p>\n<p>Trump instructs U.S. navy to destroy Iranian boats harassing it at sea<\/p>\n<p>Germany OKs coronavirus vaccine trial<\/p>\n<p>Spain mayor resigns for drink driving, attacking police<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: London hospital turns away patients over staff shortage<\/p>\n<p>US sues China over coronavirus<\/p>\n<p>APC state chairmen suggest way to select Abba Kyari&#8217;s successor<\/p>\n<p>Despite S\/Court sack as Bayelsa Dep Gov-elect, Degi still in Senate<\/p>\n<p>Inflation rises to 12.26% in March &#8216; NBS<\/p>\n<p>No WAEC, NECO until after COVID-19 lockdown &#8216; FG<\/p>\n<p><strong>AUTHORITY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ASUU objects FG&#8217;s demand for submission of BVN as condition for payment of withheld salaries<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian Navy rescue 3 Beninioise in burning fishing vessel<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: NUP reiterates call for palliatives to pensioners<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Lockdown can&#8217;t stop the virus; change strategy<\/p>\n<p>ECOWAS Leaders hold Extraordinary Summit Virtually to Combat COVID-19 in the Region<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Minister raises alarm over influx of destitute in FCT<\/p>\n<p>BOLAJI AKINYEMI: A hypocritical tool of attack against Chief Femi-Fani Lactose (FFK)<\/p>\n<p><strong>BUSINESSDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 collaborative fight shows Nigeria needs more private investment<\/p>\n<p>Abba Kyari and the narcissism of our middle class<\/p>\n<p>Kyari; How are the mighty fallen&#8217; An Easter like no other (2)<\/p>\n<p>25 million jobs at risk with global airlines&#8217; shutdown &#8216; IATA<\/p>\n<p>FG prohibits pharmacists, chemists from treating COVID-19 patients<\/p>\n<p><strong>PEOPLESDAILY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Buhari writes CJN, seeks speedy trial of cases, decongestion of custodial centres<\/p>\n<p>Kogi: Appeal Court returns Wada as PDP guber candidate<\/p>\n<p>Kano mass deaths not related to COVID- 19, says CMD<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Atiku advises Nigeria to build strategic oil reserves to avert losses<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: PDP asks FCT to prosecute SGF, others for violation<\/p>\n<p>NAF distributes food items, other palliatives in Abuja communities<\/p>\n<p>Herdsmen attack Benue community<\/p>\n<p>COVID &#8216; 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