{"id":24580,"date":"2020-06-24T07:02:23","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T07:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=24580"},"modified":"2020-06-24T07:02:23","modified_gmt":"2020-06-24T07:02:23","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-wednesday-24-june-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=24580","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Wednesday, 24 June, 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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WHO approves use of dexamethasone to treat critically ill COVID-19 patients<\/p>\n<p>More confusion in APC as police seal, reopen party&#8217;s secretariat<\/p>\n<p>Court grants Obaseki right to participate in PDP primary<\/p>\n<p>Ondo dep gov alleges impeachment plot<\/p>\n<p>Wike withdraws from Edo PDP reconciliation<\/p>\n<p>FG receives compliance certificates for airport concession<\/p>\n<p>Alleged N715m fraud: Jonathan&#8217;s former aide testifies against ex- minister, Turaki<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 : NCDC announces 452 new cases, total number 21,371<\/p>\n<p>ECOWAS single currency: Buhari rejects replacement of CFA France with Eco<\/p>\n<p><strong>PUNCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kidnappers demand N100m to free Dariyes father<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan approved N359m, Turaki released N200m for security meetings -Witness<\/p>\n<p>Court suspends demotion of 75 monarchs appointed by Amosun<\/p>\n<p>Demolition: Reps fault Onyeama, urge retaliation against Ghana<\/p>\n<p>Gunmen abduct five Delta college workers<\/p>\n<p>Soldiers deliberately gunned down IRT to free Wadume &#8211; Hamisus kinman<\/p>\n<p>NSA, IGP, others meet northern govs on insecurity<\/p>\n<p>Obaseki not barred from PDP primary Aide<\/p>\n<p>VIDEO: Amaechis supporters vow to burn down Rivers State<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Ondo State nurses protest lack of adequate PPE in government hospitals<\/p>\n<p>APC, PDP generate N219m from Edo gov forms<\/p>\n<p>Akeredolu plans to remove me illegally, deputy alleges<\/p>\n<p>Ghanaian President calls Buhari, apologises for demolition<\/p>\n<p>PDP asks NJC to sanction Port Harcourt judge<\/p>\n<p>Experts back Buhari as President faults ECOWAS single currency<\/p>\n<p>Airlines fault PTF, express readiness to resume operations<\/p>\n<p>Senate blames power sector crisis on poor coordination<\/p>\n<p>NIMASA targets N1bn monthly revenue from floating dock<\/p>\n<p>NNPC reconstitutes board of directors<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 reduces consumer income by 30 per cent Report<\/p>\n<p>I cant work with sycophants in Edo PDP peace panel Wike<\/p>\n<p>Giadom not APC official, member, court declares<\/p>\n<p>More travellers intercepted in Osun, Ogun boundaries<\/p>\n<p>Go for coronavirus test, Kaduna speaker urges members<\/p>\n<p>Police release over 600 workers in Kano rice mill<\/p>\n<p>One missing, three rescued as canoe capsizes in Lagos<\/p>\n<p>13 more Imo lawmakers test positive<\/p>\n<p>Prosecute LAWMA contractors for fraud Nigerians<\/p>\n<p>ICPC probes constituency projects in Rivers, Ogun, Kaduna, 13 others<\/p>\n<p>Emmanuels kinsmen end 55-year boundary dispute, sign peace deal<\/p>\n<p>INEC warns parties over lawsuits, conflicting court orders<\/p>\n<p>Fear grows as hospitals release COVID-19 test results in two weeks<\/p>\n<p>More drama as police occupy APC office, NWC battles Giadom over NEC<\/p>\n<p>BREAKING: Ondo doctors begin strike Wednesday<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: NAF deploys five helicopters in Katsina<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Delta shuts SSG office, Information ministry, others<\/p>\n<p>UN appoints 2baba as Refugees Ambassador<\/p>\n<p>Wife damages husbands genitals over alleged infidelity<\/p>\n<p>Defection: Akeredolu sacks deputys aides<\/p>\n<p><strong>THISDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: NDIC Shuts Head Office for Decontamination Exercise<\/p>\n<p>APC Expresses Worries over Ondo Deputy Govs Defection<\/p>\n<p>Concerned APC Members Protest, Call for Dissolution of NWC<\/p>\n<p>Ondo Deputy Gov Quits APC, Joins PDP<\/p>\n<p>Fit-again Murray Wants to Play US Open, French Open<\/p>\n<p>SCOVID-19: Lagos Govt, Ojeez Distribute Palliatives to Lagos SWAN<\/p>\n<p>Illegal Occupants of National Stadium in Lagos, Abuja Get Quit Order<\/p>\n<p><strong>GUARDIAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>LAWMA highway sweepers dump uniforms, protest unpaid salaries<\/p>\n<p>Trapped road users seek &#8216;executive order&#8217; on Oshodi-Apapa highway logjam<\/p>\n<p>Lagos sports journalists hail Sanwo-Olu, O&#8217;jez over COVID-19 palliatives<\/p>\n<p>Expert seeks passage of regulatory framework for gas development<\/p>\n<p>Sales may suffer further decline as spending weakens<\/p>\n<p>FG explains N13 billion intervention fund for pest control<\/p>\n<p>Trade group seeks Shippers&#8217; Council support on trade facilitation<\/p>\n<p>Government to spend N10 billion on shipwreck removal<\/p>\n<p>Borno IGR hits N6.6 billion in first six months<\/p>\n<p>FG launches agriculture, jobs plan to mitigate COVID-19 impact<\/p>\n<p>Women engineers flay exclusion in NNPC board<\/p>\n<p>Minister blames states, councils for water scarcity<\/p>\n<p>Court declines to stop Obaseki from participating in PDP primary<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Delta records 532 cases, orders offices decontamination<\/p>\n<p>PDP wants judge sanctioned for order against Obaseki<\/p>\n<p>Police deny sealing APC national secretariat<\/p>\n<p>Saudi Arabia allows 10,000 residents for 2020 Hajj, sets health protocols.<\/p>\n<p>Buhari&#8217;s aide accuses APC leader of witch-hunting him<\/p>\n<p><strong>VANGUARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Court remands company&#8217;s MD for alleged theft in Rivers<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Protect yourselves, Cross River Govt tells residents<\/p>\n<p>Presidency summons Matawalle over security challenges in Zamfara<\/p>\n<p>Ghana apologises to Nigeria over demolition of mission building<\/p>\n<p>Lawyers react to court order stopping Obaseki from PDP primaries<\/p>\n<p>Court orders Giadom to stop parading self as APC official, member<\/p>\n<p>Pro-Giadom forces take Emergency NEC meeting to Villa<\/p>\n<p>Edo Guber: PDP denies maligning Gov Wike<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll obey orders from properly-constituted courts &#8216; INEC<\/p>\n<p>APC Crisis: Giadom cannot convene NEC Meeting, NWC declares<\/p>\n<p>Edo election: PDP drags Justice Obile before NJC<\/p>\n<p>Ondo 2020: Akeredolu bribe lawmakers to impeach me, Deputy Governor alleges<\/p>\n<p>Court didn&#8217;t stop Obaseki from participating in PDP primary election &#8216; Party official<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll destroy Rivers&#8217; viral video: Prosecute group now &#8216; Rivers PDP<\/p>\n<p>My only regret was Apapa gridlock, port access roads &#8216; Ex-NPA Chair<\/p>\n<p>FG commits to deployment of cargo scanners<\/p>\n<p>NPA commences maintenance work on collapsed Five Star quay apron<\/p>\n<p>Seafarers are key workers &#8216; NIMASA<\/p>\n<p>Arrested Chinese vessel slammed N3million fine<\/p>\n<p>Post COVID-19: Global Union calls for Africa&#8217;s reindustrialisation to save jobs<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: &#8216;Pupils deserve free internet access for home learning<\/p>\n<p>Makinde reverses directives on schools resumption<\/p>\n<p>Gov Ugwuanyi approves committee on de-escalation of COVID-19 in Enugu<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: WHO approves use of dexamethasone for critically-ill patients<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Police rescue 600 workers &#8216;imprisoned&#8217; for 3 months in rice factory<\/p>\n<p>CBN to eliminate multiple exchange rates regime- Emefiele<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Recovered patients may be left with permanent lung damage- Experts warn<\/p>\n<p>FG to rely on digitization, automation for transparency<\/p>\n<p>Airports concession: Minister receives certificates of compliance from ICRC<\/p>\n<p>UNHCR appoints Innocent Idibia as goodwill ambassador<\/p>\n<p>Court remands Indian in prison for &#8216;illegal bunkering<\/p>\n<p>Kano leads in out-of-school children with 1.5m &#8216; UNICEF<\/p>\n<p>Embassy Demolition: Reps seek retaliation, say Ghana crossed line<\/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>UK Prime Minister, Johnson announces plans to ease COVID-19 lockdown in England<\/p>\n<p>Police rescue 300 workers locked inside Kano rice factory<\/p>\n<p>BREAKING: Ex-NCP scribe, Ayodele Akele, dies<\/p>\n<p>Edo poll: INEC worried over conflicting court orders, litigations<\/p>\n<p>No NEC meeting will hold on Thursday &#8216; Ajimobi-led APC faction<\/p>\n<p>Ghanaian President apologises over demolition of Nigeria&#8217;s High Commission building<\/p>\n<p>Impunity by parties dangerous for democracy &#8216;Rep<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Nigeria records 452 new cases as total rises to 21,371<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian Army rescues six kidnap victims from armed bandits in Katsina<\/p>\n<p>Newborn Mexican triplets test positive for COVID-19<\/p>\n<p>Eton apologises to Nigerian ex-student, Onyeama, for racism<\/p>\n<p>Alleged pension fraud: EFCC opposes Maina&#8217;s plea for bail as Ndume stands as surety<\/p>\n<p>Education ministry presents proposal to NASS on Schools reopening<\/p>\n<p>Reps demand reciprocity over recurring attack on Nigerian embassy, staff<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve spent N2.8bn on fighting COVID-19 so far &#8216; Oyo govt<\/p>\n<p>Commission accepts 47 African region countries polio-free status &#8216; WHO<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: National Council on Health approves Health Response Action Plan<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Nurses protest as doctors down tools in Ondo<\/p>\n<p>Buhari to flag-off $2.8bn Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano pipeline project by June 30<\/p>\n<p>Maritime deep blue project to secure all port anchorages &#8216; FG<\/p>\n<p><strong>NATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Giadom not competent to call NEC meeting, says APC<\/p>\n<p>Obaseki: PDP reports Port Harcourt judge to CJN<\/p>\n<p>INEC warns parties on suits<\/p>\n<p>Wike attacks PDP NWC over Obasekis ticket bid<\/p>\n<p>Delta community stakeholders meet to resolve impasse<\/p>\n<p>Ndume to stand surety for Maina in money laundering trial<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria exonerates Ghana on demolished high commission<\/p>\n<p>Appeal Court affirms N5.9b judgment against Multichoice Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Anambra traders arrest police officers wife over face mask violation<\/p>\n<p>NDLEA: pandemic has worsened drug abuse<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Delta records 532 cases, orders offices decontamination<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TIMES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ondo deputy governors exit from our party is regrettable, says APC<\/p>\n<p>PDP governorship aspirant slams Akeredolu, says he has detached himself from Ondo people<\/p>\n<p>Poor leadership cause of Nigerias myriad of problems Ebonyi PDP chair<\/p>\n<p>Obaseki exit was painful, but APC will win Edo Yahaya Bello<\/p>\n<p>Ondo 2020: Akeredolu sacks deputy governors media aide, Sowore<\/p>\n<p>BREAKING: Sen Ndume stands as surety for ex-pension chief, Maina<\/p>\n<p>FG disburses N2m loan to 200 men, women to start businesses in Bauchi<\/p>\n<p>FG presents plan on schools reopening to NASS<\/p>\n<p>Mixed reactions as APC holds emergency NEC meeting Thursday<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TRUST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Edo\/Ondo polls: We&#8217;ll obey court orders &#8216; INEC<\/p>\n<p>Probe Lagos Speaker, EFCC urged<\/p>\n<p>Court restrains PDP, INEC from excluding Obaseki, other from party primary<\/p>\n<p>Banditry: Govs, Senators, service chief&#8217;s silence, is this anarchy<\/p>\n<p>Strength of China-Africa solidarity in defeating COVID-19<\/p>\n<p>FG to states: Ignore pressure from parents, don&#8217;t reopen schools<\/p>\n<p>Police rescue over 300 workers locked for three months in Kano&#8217;s rice factory<\/p>\n<p>Flood sweeps away teenager in Lagos<\/p>\n<p>Why Nigeria is not recording many COVID-19 deaths<\/p>\n<p>Buhari raises concern over ECOWAS common currency project<\/p>\n<p>FG to concession airport terminals, targets 241,000 jobs<\/p>\n<p>IPPIS: Accountant-General accuses PENGASSAN, others of blackmail<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: SMEDAN urges CBN to raise N50bn MSMEs fund<\/p>\n<p><strong>BUSINESSDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nigeria&#8217;s foreign reserves face further strain<\/p>\n<p>Banks key into CBN&#8217;s nationwide cashless policy to apply charges<\/p>\n<p>States gave FG control over their DisCos&#8217; shares, trouble is getting it back<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: FG plans to launch N471bn mass agricultural scheme to create jobs<\/p>\n<p>Meeting our claims obligation even during lockdown has raised consumer confidence on insurance &#8216; Tope Smart<\/p>\n<p>N397bn debt: AMCON says it did not order demolition of Ikoyi property<\/p>\n<p>Recovery 102: Public policy should prioritise households and SMEs<\/p>\n<p>FG sees hope for economic recovery in mass housing, roads construction post COVID-19<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY INDEPENDENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: ACPN Worries Over Attacks On Its Members, Seeks Life Insurance<\/p>\n<p>Stakeholders Fault Osinbajo On Orientation Camping For NYSC<\/p>\n<p>AHAPN Urges FG To Urgently Adjust Consolidated Health Salary Structure<\/p>\n<p>Edo 2020: Primary Election Committee Submits Report To APC NWC<\/p>\n<p>NDDC: Time To Clean The Augean Stable<\/p>\n<p>Again, AFAN Describes FG&#8217;s Allocation Of N13bn For Pests Control As Fraudulent<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW TELEGRAPH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: 13 Imo lawmakers test positive<\/p>\n<p>Power market&#8217;s debt to NDPHC hits N190bn<\/p>\n<p>Wike: PDP NWC members are tax collectors<\/p>\n<p>Buhari: ECOWAS common currency in serious jeopardy<\/p>\n<p>GOVERNORSHIP POLL: Gov sacks deputy&#8217;s aides as Assembly plots impeachment<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria edges closer to securing $3bn World Bank facility<\/p>\n<p>FG frets as COVID-19 hits offshore, remote oil facilities<\/p>\n<p><strong>BLUEPRINT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Covid-19: NDIC decontaminates head office building<\/p>\n<p>Crew change crisis: Global supply chains risk collapse &#8216; 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