Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Thursday day, 30 April, 2020

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

PUNCH

US records 2,502 COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours

24 states get N43.4bn WBank grant for transparency

MTN revenue rises to N329.2bn

Nigeria cuts oil exports to meet OPEC deal

FG decontaminates two out of 123 aircraft

South Africa COVID-19 cases pass 5,000

NBA demands release of lawyer arrested in Abia court

COVID-19: FRSC supports FG with ambulances, personnel

Vigilante group member kills commercial driver

Ebonyi records second COVID-19 case

Two inmates on the run after Delta jailbreak

Edo NBA defends lockdown violators

Customs rejects 1,800 bags of rice returned by Oyo

We distributed NAFDAC-certified rice, minister replies DG

Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: JBerger, ministry await FGs guidelines

Refineries recorded N9.6bn loss in January, says NNPC

Debt servicing may gulp 75% govt revenue by 2024 Report

Manufacturers, govs in talks to reopen shut factories

Operation Amotekun cannot wait for COVID-19 to end

FG directs banks, government offices, firms to reopen Monday

Controversy over attendees at Tinubu CSOs burial

Buhari appoints dead Ebonyi ex-lawmaker board member

COVID-19: Lagos records 87 new cases, two deaths

Extortion: IG deploys x-squad, monitoring unit in Lagos, PH, others

FG to cut agencies to reduce governance cost Minister

Forensic audit: NDDC sends top officials on compulsory leave

Sanwo-Olu suspends okada, Lagos tests 1.5 million households

US has high COVID-19 cases because we test more Trump

NGF laments continued movement of people across states

Police to arrest, prosecute owners of unregistered vehicles

INEC sends 40 more vehicles to PTF

Kano records 24 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths

Family petitions IG over missing officer in Anambra clash

SPDC manipulating oil spill report Bayelsa community

COVID-19: Norway to cut oil production

Man arrested in Italy for 1991 murder of Belgian deputy PM

Nigeria records 196 new COVID-19 cases, total now 1728

APC clarifies Buharis appointment of dead lawmaker

Lockdown: 65 arrested in Lagos hotel at birthday party

Ekiti commissioners abductors reduce ransom to N15m

COVID-19: Northern youths sneaking into Osun, says govt

CBN resumes dollar sales for SMEs, school fees

Lagos courts begin virtual hearings Monday

Court rejects Mainas fresh bail variation request

THISDAY

COVID-19: FRC Unveils Guidelines for Preparers of Financial Statements

PDP Asks PTF to Account for N5bn Presidential Grant to NCDC

World Athletics Creates $.5m Pandemic Fund to Support Athletes

Mother of Three Urgently Needs 1.3M to Treat Heart Disease

Banks to Reap Higher Income from Digital Platforms, Says Agusto & Co

Why Federal Legislators Should Adopt e-Parliament, Other Measures

SUN 

PDP queries N5bn presidential grant to NCDC

COVID 19 Lockdown: Security agents should be more humane ‘Ubani

Forex: CBN releases $100m weekly for sale to SMEs

Nationwide blackout looms as grid system collapses

COVID-19: Over 1.6bn informal workers may lose jobs ‘ILO

FG disburses N43.42bn W’Bank grant to 24 states

COVID-19: Delta records another death

Sokoto records 3 COVID-19 deaths as case hits 19

COVID-19: FG to reopen economy in phases ‘PTF

Police kill 350 bandits, lose 2 officers in Kaduna

Unrecognised nations association, UNPO, admits Uwazuruike pro-Biafra group

Need for effective harmony between politicians and journalists     

GUARDIAN

HURIWA tasks FG on scientific probe of Kano mystery deaths

Lady battling heart condition dies ahead of surgery delayed by lockdown

Ibadan cleric begs for release of his kidnapped twins as abductors contact familiy

Nigeria, others suspend $3.4tr continental deal amid pandemic

Bulls sustain dominance as index rises further by 0.62 per cent

Stakeholders explore N59tr real estate investment for higher returns

FG offers discounted crude oil below $4 amid glut

El-Rufai lauds doctors, says he would have died

Katsina confirms nine new COVID-19 cases, discharges six at FMC

How COVID-19 worsened oil, aviation sectors’ N4.4tr debt

Lagos, Rivers, 10 others shut out as FG disburses N43b World Bank performance grant

PTF unveils sector-specific guidelines for reopening of economy

Catastrophic’ drought hits Czech Republic

Again, Nigeria records electricity grid collapse as power generation drops

Lagos discharges 49 coronavirus patients

Woman Escapes After Being Beaten And Buried Alive By Her Neighbours

Senate to write Buhari over appointment of dead lawmaker to FCC board

Son Stays At Coronavirus-infected Dad’s Bedside For 34 Days

PTF unveils guidelines for gradual reopening of economy

VANGUARD

Presidency warns against politicising Kano strange disease

FCC: Appointment of northerners as Chairman, Secretary negates federal character ‘ Chidoka

60 fun seekers arrested for violating lockdown order in Lagos

COVID-19: Osun raises alarm as Zamfara indigenes sneak into state

COVID-19: Residents in Lagos receive financial support, food items, others

Delta state borders remain shut to all road users ‘ Otuaro

Abductors of Ekiti commissioner reduce ransom to N15m

Shocker!! Again Buhari appoints dead person into office

CBN resumes forex sales to commercial banks

COVID-19 triggers 62% fall in real sector investment in Q1 ‘NIPC

Extracurriculars in times of pandemic: what about arts and sports

COVID-19: WAEC provides online resources for 2020 candidates

COVID-19: Delta establishes testing centre

NAFDAC says several washes, drying reduces effectiveness of fabric face mask

Lagos hazard allowance good gesture, gross underpayment ‘ NMA

US says remdesivir shows ‘clear-cut’ effect in treating coronavirus

U.S. will not let Iran buy arms when UN embargo ends- Pompeo

Kaduna gets highest, Katsina, Benue lowest as FG shares N43bn among 24 states

Breaking: FG orders banks to open from Monday

COVID-19: Kaduna workers reject salary deduction, threaten El-Rufai

TRIBUNE

Nigeria confirms 196 new coronavirus cases, total rises to 1,728

Lagos govt suspends okada operations, says buses, others to carry 60% of passenger capacity

Vaccines: UK to spend 330m per year on 75m children in poor countries

Three judges die from coronavirus, almost 170 court workers infected

Nigeria to fully repay N1.224trn IMF loan by 2025

Herbal solution to combat coronavirus will be ready soon, says Ooni of Ife

Customs closes gate to stop Oyo govt from returning 1,800 bags of rice

COVID-19: We’re committed to flattening the curve ‘ Lagos Govt

Ramadan: Bishop Kukah gives palliatives to vulnerable people in Sokoto

COVID-19: Six samples return negative in Osun, 24 being awaited

COVID-19: NITDA targets one million jobs creation, protection in ICT sector

BREAKING: Lagos discharges 49 patients after testing negative for coronavirus twice

774,000 jobs: Keyamo threatens to resign if

Military kills 11 Boko Haram insurgents, recovers arms, ammunition

Economy to reopen within six weeks staggered in three phases of two weeks, says PTF

NATION

Governors worried over disregard of inter-state lockdown

Osun Assembly passes financial management bill

Fed Govt lifts ban on Health Ministry procurement

Fayemi hails retired FRSC official for rejecting son

123 aircraft, 13 airports for decontermination

APC, AbdulRazaq hail appointment of Kwarans as FCC chair, member

More isolation centres, bed spaces needed, says govt

Stranded scholars in Russia to get allowances, says Fed Govt

Rainstorm destroys 70 buildings in Ondo

CBN begins $100m weekly sales

Nigeria, South Africa, others discuss SSA regional financial stability

World Bank: COVID-19 could push 49m people into extreme poverty

COVID-19: Whistleblowers to report curfew defaulters Sanwo-Olu

COVID-19: Gov Emmanuel pardons 68 inmates in Akwa Ibom

COVID-19: Minister counters NAFDAC over rice distributed in Oyo

Lagos records highest COVID-19 recoveries, discharges 49 patients

COVID-19: More isolation centres, bed spaces needed, says FG

DAILY TIMES

Breaking: Borno first civilian gov Mohammed Goni dies

NCDC confirms 196 fresh COVID-19 cases, 7 deaths

Fayemi worries over pastors violation of COVID-19 lockdown directive in Ekiti

COVID-19: PTF unveils guidelines for easing of lockdown

Lockdown: Nigerians groan over inability to access cash stocked in banks

Delta: Persons with disabilities protest exclusion in fight against COVID-19

Kebbi: Bagudu approves N2.4bn for payment of gratuities to retirees

Sanwo-Olu to inaugurate cttee on gradual easing of COVID-19 lockdown today

Remdesivir shows success in COVID-19 trial drug Study

COVID-19: Public servants in Kaduna decry 25% salary cut

Presidency warns against politicising Kano strange disease

COVID-19: NGF restates commitment to welfare, safety of health workers

COVID-19: FG partners manufacturers, research institutes on ventilators production

US Q1 economy contracts 4.8 per cent amid coronavirus fallout

Nollywood stars wish Mercy Johnson safe delivery of 4th child

Prince William and Kate Middleton Celebrate 9-Year Anniversary

Irrfan Khan, Indian actor dies after battling cancer

NMA pays tribute to frontline workers that died from COVID-19

DAILY TRUST

Self-medication habit becoming increasingly rampant

COVID-19 testing and controversies in Akwa Ibom

COVID-19 and the Inevitable Teaching Dynamics

Students from poor homes lag behind in e-learning

Woman charged to court with alleged death of housemaid

Woman, 59, slumps, dies while urinating in Ekiti

Lockdown: FCTA warns private schools against reopening

Kidnapped priest narrates ordeal in hands of abductors

British PM’s partner gives birth to baby boy

FG disburses N43.4bn to 24 states under W/Bank-assisted programme

N850bn loan will enhance 2020 budget fiscal efficiency ‘ DMO

Nigeria will survive, despite oil revenue shortfall ‘ Lawan

Power grid collapses, output drops to 2,983MW

LCCI, NECA task businesses on operating model review imperative

COVID-19: AfDB approves $10bn for public, private sectors

Investors gain N73.2bn as equities sustain positive traction

Lagos, OPS target 100,000 housing units delivery in 3yrs

Seplat Petroleum reports $106.6m loss in Q1, plans $120m investment

Nigeria to lift Covid-19 restrictions over 6 coming weeks

COVID-19: Reps divided over calls to provide N15bn to each state

PDP tackles El-Rufai over 30-day lockdown extension

AUTHORITY

COVID-19: ActionAid Nigeria, SWOFON Tasks FG To Sustain Food Security

COVID-19:Enugu fumigated livestock markets

COVID-19 Palliatives: Enugu Governor’s Wife’s foundation, Unilever donate to less privileged

COVID-19;UDI local govt distributes palliatives to the poor

Covid-19: Abia Rep member, Nkole donates relief materials to journalists

COVID-19: Kebbi govt receives donation of medical equipment from energy firm

1 soldier, 22 Boko Haram members killed in different military operations in North-East

DAILY INDEPENDENT

COVID-19: Governors Collaborate With Police, NURTW To Increase States’ Border Surveillance

COVID-19: FG’s Adoption Of Makinde’s Strategy Exposes Folarin’ Gov’s Aide

Sustaining MSMEs During Coronavirus Pandemic

UBA Delivers Impressive Returns On Investment As Shareholders Ratify N1.00 Dividend

FG Disburses N43.416bn To 24 States As World Bank Performance-Based Grants

BUSINESSDAY

COVID-19 unravels Nigeria’s failing electricity market

Changing Nigeria’s approach to industrialisation (1)

Nigeria records 196 new cases of Covid-19, raising total to 1728

Poultry farmers hurting as lockdown hits demand for eggs, birds

Foreign debt and accountability in Nigeria

Why power mistreats us in Nigeria

Our middling approach to coronavirus

MTN Nigeria sees 59% surge in Q1 data revenue on COVID-19 impact, improved 4G coverage

PEOPLESDAILY

Kano deaths: Presidency cautions against political point-scoring

How I raised Imo IGR to N1.2tr monthly ‘ Governor Uzodinma

Coronavirus: NCDC commends Benue govt, urges improved surveillance

Court rejects EFCC application on Maina’s bail revocation

PDP, APC bicker over Amotekun leadership selection

Reps asks FG to deport illegal Chinese nationals

Katsina reviews 2020 budget over coronavirus

2019 campaign: Court awards N5m against Atiku, Saraki, Obi, PDP

Lock down: Police arrest 986 violators in Kaduna

BLUEPRINTS

I’m open to home-grown solution for COVID 19 ‘ Makinde

Covid-19: Drama as ‘bribe-taking’ Policemen sight CP, abandon riffle, operation vehicle

Breaking: Yobe joins Covid-19 fray; Lagos, Kano, Gombe lead tally again as Nigeria’s number near 2000

Darkness in homes as national grid suffers second collapse in 4 months

Updated: Fire raze 20 shops In Kaduna

Relief as govt offices, banks resume work Monday

What FG is doing to unravel cause of deaths in Kano ‘ Presidency

 

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