{"id":24374,"date":"2020-05-05T06:52:09","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T06:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=24374"},"modified":"2020-05-05T07:00:26","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T07:00:26","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-tuesday-5-may-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=24374","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Tuesday, 5 May, 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>GUARDIAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>US milestone of 100,000 virus deaths likely by June<\/p>\n<p>Iran reopens mosques, records almost 80,000 hospital recoveries<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo returns to Turin after coronavirus lockdown<\/p>\n<p>Hondurans block highway to prevent COVID-19 burials<\/p>\n<p>Driver sentenced to death in Lagos&#8217; first virtual court sitting<\/p>\n<p>Police to arrest persons without face masks in Lagos<\/p>\n<p>Immigration resumes issuance of passports<\/p>\n<p>Delta community laments rising cases of snakebites<\/p>\n<p>Tyson Fury brands Joshua a &#8216;big cuddly baby,&#8217; insists Wilder is more dangerous<\/p>\n<p>Shareholders urge bank to review sectoral allocation to agriculture<\/p>\n<p>PenCom concludes intervention in First Guarantee Pension<\/p>\n<p>Federal Government plans post-COVID-19 mining economy<\/p>\n<p>Food union wants expatriates to undergo COVID-19 test<\/p>\n<p>Textile workers seek support on local production of face masks<\/p>\n<p>Experts seek intervention to boost sector as government eases lockdown<\/p>\n<p>Dust of COVID-19: Nigeria may be dining with the devil<\/p>\n<p>Bank customers decry poor services of ATMs, USSD codes, others<\/p>\n<p>SDP faults speedy passage of NCDC infectious diseases bill<\/p>\n<p>EFCC arraigns ex-minister, aide, two firms for alleged N714.6m fraud<\/p>\n<p>Daura Emir&#8217;s palace shut for violating physical distancing order<\/p>\n<p>Imo speaker indicts other lawmakers for certificate scandal<\/p>\n<p>UK minister quits over loan intimidation<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Dangote donates mobile test centre, 10 ambulances to Kano<\/p>\n<p>Police arrest security guard for alleged murder in Anambra<\/p>\n<p>Court awards N1m against FG over disruption of #RevolutionNow protest<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria to evacuate 270 citizens from US<\/p>\n<p>Diri extends stay-at-home order in Bayelsa by one week<\/p>\n<p>Shah Rukh Khan, Will Smith Perform In Star-studded Coronavirus Concert<\/p>\n<p>Iran reopens mosques, records almost 80,000 hospital recoveries<\/p>\n<p>Lagos records 2 more COVID-19 related deaths<\/p>\n<p><strong>PUNCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Former Sokoto governor, Garba Nadama, dies at 82<\/p>\n<p>Akpabio didnt query NDDC over N5.5bn contract Ministry<\/p>\n<p>Police squadron commander dies in Kano<\/p>\n<p>FG plans financial support for 4,000 returning Nigerians<\/p>\n<p>Senate begins probe of SIP cash transfer register<\/p>\n<p>Nigerians, others exposed to online fraud UN agency<\/p>\n<p>Reopening Nigeria: Logistical nightmare for schools<\/p>\n<p>Nigerians&#8221;ll pay higher electricity tariffs, FG promises IMF<\/p>\n<p>Naira gains, exchanges 430\/$ as forex sale resumes<\/p>\n<p>NLNG plans construction contract for $10bn Train 7 project<\/p>\n<p>NECA, PENGASSAN condemn non-observance of social distancing<\/p>\n<p>Accused who fled Osun hospital jailed for 30 months<\/p>\n<p>Explain role in alleged N33bn NEMA fraud, PDP tells Osinbajo<\/p>\n<p>Prepare for fresh total lockdown if COVID-19 cases rise, says PTF<\/p>\n<p>US has repatriated $311m Abacha loot Malami<\/p>\n<p>Wike orders total lockdown of Port Harcourt, LG<\/p>\n<p>Melaye sues Gbajabiamila, others for controversial NCDC bill<\/p>\n<p>Kano Reps defend Ganduje, accuse FG of undue delay<\/p>\n<p>14 health workers among Katsinas new COVID-19 cases Masari<\/p>\n<p>General Electric to cut 10,000 aviation jobs<\/p>\n<p>36 CSOs reject Infectious Diseases Bill<\/p>\n<p>Evacuation of 700 Nigerians in US begins May 10<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Osun discharges two kids, 6 others<\/p>\n<p>FCT court makes face mask compulsory<\/p>\n<p>Soldiers wife from Katsina tests positive in Ekiti<\/p>\n<p>Gunmen kill seven in fresh Plateau attacks<\/p>\n<p>Face mask sellers storm federal secretariat as workers resume<\/p>\n<p>16 doctors infected with COVID-19 Lagos Medical Guild<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-5871375-1\" data-google-query-id=\"COT314D-m-kCFWQT0wodknsP0g\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/360613911\/Redmaslatestnigeriannews.com2020optimised_0__container__\">Speaker threatens Sowore with N1bn libel suit<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Community testing responsible for increase in Ogun COVID-19 cases<\/p>\n<p>Rising COVID-19: Sokoto seeks FG, PTF intervention<\/p>\n<p>Kaduna creates temporary markets in schools<\/p>\n<p>UPDATED: Nigeria records 245 new COVID-19 cases, total now 2,802<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: FG prepares 1,300-bed facility to isolate evacuees<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Akeredolu offers permanent jobs to volunteers<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Senate probes SIP, palliative distribution<\/p>\n<p>CJN bars court sittings until issuance of guidelines<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Osun discharges two children, six others<\/p>\n<p>No nation can fight COVID-19 alone Buhari<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: FG to disinfect schools nationwide<\/p>\n<p>Lagos discharges 14 COVID-19 patients<\/p>\n<p>Ekiti begins compulsory temperature checks in public places<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Wike orders lockdown of Port Harcourt, Obio\/Akpor LG<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 fears: Hospitals rejected electrocuted dancer, says Peters<\/p>\n<p>Man making face masks stabs co-tailor to death<\/p>\n<p>Sick Ondo policewoman refuses COVID-19 test<\/p>\n<p>Driver sentenced to death for killing employers mother<\/p>\n<p>60 Lagos-bound men intercepted in truck conveying cows<\/p>\n<p>Security guard kills Anambra man over face mask<\/p>\n<p>Well help police fish out students killers UNIPORT<\/p>\n<p>Gunmen kill Delta motor park revenue collector<\/p>\n<p>Residents besiege Abuja banks as FG eases lockdown<\/p>\n<p>Oil workers must show COVID-19 results before entering Rivers Wike<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fireworks over NCDC bill before Reps<\/p>\n<p>PDP seeks prosecution of ex-NEMA boss over alleged N33bn fraud<\/p>\n<p>Bayelsa guber: LM floors PDP as Tribunal strikes out deputy governor&#8217;s application<\/p>\n<p>Controversy over Ayade&#8217;s new 252 appointments<\/p>\n<p>Melaye sues Gbajabiamila, others over infectious diseases bill<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 relaxation: NFSC advises Nigerians, athletes to keep to NCDC&#8217;s guidelines<\/p>\n<p>NSE transactions rise 63.6% amid COVID-19 chaos<\/p>\n<p>Shippers urge FG to declare state of emergency on nation&#8217;s ports<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Banks roll out plans to protect staff, customers from cash transmission<\/p>\n<p>Ecobank pledges improved customer satisfaction<\/p>\n<p>Wike places Port Harcourt, Obio\/Akpor LGAs on total lockdown<\/p>\n<p>IPOB alleges plot to use almajiri to spread COVID-19 in South East<\/p>\n<p>Jubilation in Onitsha as markets re-open for business<\/p>\n<p>Anxiety as Reps consider Control of Infectious Diseases Bill today<\/p>\n<p>Dead fishes stir fears in Ijaw coastal communities<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 revives African communal life<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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>VANGUARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 task force threatens to seal banks violating social distancing in Ebonyi<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Akeredolu bans daily operations in Ondo markets<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: 4,000 Nigerians abroad willing to return &#8216; Minister<\/p>\n<p>Covid-19: Kano may subsequently carry out house to house sample collection, says Ganduje<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: 3,000 samples ready for testing in Lagos &#8216; Sanwo-Olu<\/p>\n<p>COVID 19: Nasarawa records 3 new cases as Taraba, Bauchi rejects Almajiri<\/p>\n<p>Buhari&#8217;s rubberstamped N850bn loan request<\/p>\n<p>University Don extols benefits of egg consumption<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Africa must guard against complacency, premature jubilation &#8216; SFH<\/p>\n<p>Taraba Killings: Tiv Group, Bwacha trade words<\/p>\n<p>Enugu Police allegedly shoots final-year law student to death, refuses to release corpse<\/p>\n<p>Cult leader butchered in Calabar<\/p>\n<p>Alleged Imo payroll fraudsters to be arraigned in court &#8216; Uzodinma<\/p>\n<p>Reps receive $10m to sponsor Control Infectious Disease Bill, CUPP alleges<\/p>\n<p>PTF says compliance with directives on COVID-19 lockdown ease poor<\/p>\n<p>Oronsaye Report: Senior civil servants raise alarm over looming lay-off<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: You&#8217;ll be quarantined if found without facemask in public &#8216; Delta Govt<\/p>\n<p>Delta to quarantine face mask defaulters in Isolation Centre<\/p>\n<p>16 Lagos doctors infected with COVID-19 &#8216; Medical Guild<\/p>\n<p><strong>TRIBUNE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Police seal Emir of Daura&#8217;s palace<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria records 245 new COVID-19 cases, total now 2,802<\/p>\n<p>14 medical staff test positive for COVID-19 in Katsina<\/p>\n<p>Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson, welcomes fourth child in America<\/p>\n<p>Water scarcity: Why Nigerians can&#8217;t stay safe during COVID-19<\/p>\n<p>Delta farmer harvests world&#8217;s largest cassava tuber<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: WHO supports scientifically-proven traditional medicine<\/p>\n<p>Police intercept, return 42 Zamfara travellers who hid in truck in Lagos<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve agreed to use patients from Nigeria for clinical trial of coronavirus vaccine, says PTF<\/p>\n<p>IMF loan: Nigeria at risk of Venezuelan, Zimbabwean crisis, return to 1984 &#8216; Utomi<\/p>\n<p>We are airlifting Nigerians in UAE on Wednesday, UK on Friday, US next Monday, says minister<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: BUA Foundation donates N2 billion, 5 ambulances, 20 Hilux vehicles to Kano State<\/p>\n<p>Military kills 134 Boko Haram, ISWAP members, arrests 16 informants<\/p>\n<p>UPDATE: How abducted Ekiti commissioner regained freedom in Kogi State after 9 days in captivity<\/p>\n<p>Lagos discharges 14 more coronavirus patients, total now 261<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Ondo governor gives three infected casual health workers full employment<\/p>\n<p><strong>NATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ministry gets Customs N40.8m relief materials<\/p>\n<p>Facemasks everywhere as Nigerians ignore distancing guidelines<\/p>\n<p>How to wage a successful COVID-19 war, by experts<\/p>\n<p>NCDC announces 254 new cases as Lagos discharges 14<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria receives $311m Abacha assets from U.S., Jersey<\/p>\n<p>Wike clamps 24-hour indefinite lockdown on Port Harcourt, Obio-Akporlocal govts<\/p>\n<p>Hospitals shouldnt turn back patients with other ailments<\/p>\n<p>House-to-house search for virus syptoms carriers in Kano<\/p>\n<p>Dangers of virus spread are now more serious, says PTF<\/p>\n<p>Govt to decontaminate schools before resumption<\/p>\n<p>Return to lockdown likely, Fed Govt warns Nigerians<\/p>\n<p>Kano under special focus, says Fed Govt<\/p>\n<p>Ayade has not funded APC with a Kobo at any level<\/p>\n<p>JUST IN: Mercy Johnson, husband welcome fourth child<\/p>\n<p>Davido sets to feature Nicki Minaj in new album<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: 3,300 informers sent out on search for victims in Kano PTF<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Dangers of the disease are now more serious PTF<\/p>\n<p>Three policemen test positive for COVID-19<\/p>\n<p>BREAKING: Abducted Ekiti Commissioner regains freedom<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TIMES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nigeria records 245 new COVID-19 cases, total now 2,802<\/p>\n<p>Breaking: Sokoto govt. announces death of former governor, Nadama<\/p>\n<p>S. Korea begins payment of N318, 770 relief to each household<\/p>\n<p>Police Squadron Commander, Dies In Kano<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: There is no doubt Kano is in trouble, says Ganduje<\/p>\n<p>Nigerias poorest people now 82.9m NBS<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: FG may reimpose lockdown if NCDC<\/p>\n<p>FG receives $311m Abachas loot from U.S, Jersey<\/p>\n<p>Masari expresses fears over community spread of COVID-19 in Katsina<\/p>\n<p>Face mask defaulters risk quarantine in isolation centres, Delta warns<\/p>\n<p>FCTA warns construction site owners against flouting guidelines<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Akeredolu bans daily operations in Ondo markets<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TRUST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Canada Prime Minister unsure if his kids would return as schools reopen<\/p>\n<p>Drivers who violate lockdown order will forfeit vehicles to Ekiti govt &#8216; Fayemi<\/p>\n<p>Post lockdown: Oyetola begs Osun residents to maintain social distance, use facemask<\/p>\n<p>Police arraign 65 party goers for violating lockdown<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Gridlock in Abuja as govt, economic activities resume<\/p>\n<p>US government projects virus deaths to soar in May<\/p>\n<p>Love during lockdown: Singles in US reinvent dating<\/p>\n<p>Iran reopens mosques, records almost 80,000 hospital recoveries<\/p>\n<p>Former Pope Benedict complains of attempts to &#8216;silence&#8217; him<\/p>\n<p>Loss of smell may suggest milder COVID-19 &#8216; Study<\/p>\n<p>World leaders raise $8bn for coronavirus vaccines<\/p>\n<p>14 health workers test positive for coronavirus in Katsina<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: FG admits signing up for drug trials<\/p>\n<p>Lokoja: FMC workers vow to withdraw services over COVID-19 fear<\/p>\n<p>Lagos records 2 more COVID-19 deaths, total now 30<\/p>\n<p>Over 40% of Nigerians poor, Sokoto tops chart &#8216; NBS<\/p>\n<p>Customers besiege banks in Abuja, Lagos as lockdown eases<\/p>\n<p>NECA faults FIRS&#8217; stance on advance payment of taxes<\/p>\n<p>Oronsaye Report: Lawyers, lawmakers set template for implementation<\/p>\n<p>Why Ayade will not respond to Wike&#8217;s &#8216;Buhari boy&#8217; comment &#8216; Commissioner<\/p>\n<p>Disquiet trails Reps&#8217; Quarantine bill as Senate considers own version tomorrow<\/p>\n<p>IMF should issue special drawing rights as grants to Africa<\/p>\n<p><strong>AUTHORITY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: BUA Group Donates N2 Billion, Five Ambulances, 20 Vehicles To Kano Govt.<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Enugu state govt insists on lockdown, compulsory use of face mask<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian Army Killed Over 100 Terrorists, Arrests 16 Informants<\/p>\n<p>A US researcher who worked with a Wuhan Virology lab gives four reasons why a Coronavirus leak would be extremely unlikely<\/p>\n<p>Gov Wike declare 24hrs lockdown on Obio\/Akpor, Port Harcourt<\/p>\n<p>Adhere to covid-19 advice protocols, Aso Rock medical consultant urges<\/p>\n<p>Ex-DIG calls for transparency in management of covid-19 donations<\/p>\n<p><strong>BUSINESSDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pressure mounts on Nigeria to sell cash-guzzling state-owned enterprises<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria reports 245 new cases of coronavirus; total now 2802<\/p>\n<p>Why Buhari&#8217;s call for debt forgiveness would be a tough sell<\/p>\n<p>Slum dwellers worst hit as COVID-19 exposes &#8216;homelessness&#8217; in Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Lagos, FCT residents spurn facemasks, social distancing as lockdown eases<\/p>\n<p>Converting private properties to isolation centres is a bad idea<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY INDEPENDENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No COVID-19 Vaccine Was Discovered In Unizik &#8216; Management<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian Troops Eliminate 134 Terrorists, Apprehend 16 Informants In Borno- DHQ<\/p>\n<p>Police Arrest Ebonyi LG Chairman, Lawmaker Over Cult Clash<\/p>\n<p>Driver Bags Death Sentence For Murder In First Virtual Court Sitting In Lagos<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Obaseki, Oshiomhole Bicker Over Lockdown Violation<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Delta Sets Up Boundary Enforcement Task Force Team<\/p>\n<p><strong>PEOPLESDAILY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus: IGP orders probe into officers&#8217; attack in Oyo<\/p>\n<p>NIPC announces Q1 2020 investments of $4.81bn<\/p>\n<p>NGF mourns Emir of Rano, Bawo, eulogises ex-Borno Gov, Boni<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus: Atiku urges prayers for Dokpesi, his family, others<\/p>\n<p>Police uncover 30 camps of suspected killer herdsmen in Delta forests<\/p>\n<p>NGF mourns Emir of Rano, Bawo, eulogises ex-Borno Gov, Boni<\/p>\n<p>Buhari condoles with Gov. 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