30th April, 2020 News Headlines

#NEWSPAPERS #HEADLINES FOR THURSDAY 30TH APRIL 2020  

#THE #NATION  National Assemblys response to COVID-19 assessed  COVID-19: All health workers should get hazard allowance  Wema Bank offers Earn From Home  Zenith Bank posts N166.8b in Q1  Ekong: I encouraged Dessers to choose Eagles  Ighalo, teammates step up fitness ahead of EPL restart  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  Akeredolu assures investors of support  Sanwo-Olus development agenda for Lagos  Shareholders praise UBAs performance  CBN begins $100m weekly sales  Support for SMEs key, says Osinbajo  Fed Govt disburses N43.4b to 24 states  Nigeria, Angola cut oil export  Afreximbank, AU shift IATF to 2021  BUA Foundation donates additional N900m  AU, Ecobank to support MSMEs  Nigeria, South Africa, others discuss SSA regional financial stability  World Bank: COVID-19 could push 49m people into extreme poverty  Idumuje-Ugboko crisis: Gang rape in the palace  #VANGUARD  Osinbajosays Nigeria's population challenge in fight against coronavirus  Two of a kind: How Timipre Sylva and Mele Kyari are changing the oil & gas industry  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  Polaris Bank marks first year operation with N27.8bn profit  BUA releases funds to various COVID-19 interventions  Evacuation of Almajirai good for Nigeria's development ' YWC  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  Richard Akinjide: Legal luminary, elder statesman  Akwa Ibom Assembly slashes 2020 budget to N195billion  COVID-19: Why funds must be judiciously spent ' Rep Adefisoye  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: Embrace virtual classroom now, UNIOSUN VC urges academics  Spare a thought for victims of Nigeria's flawed COVID-19 lockdown  Imo: Hopelessness in the era of hope  Covid 19: Bowen University tasks government on post coronavirus fallout  Times Higher Education ranks LASU among 600 top varsities globally  UNILAG Faculty of Education produces, donates fabric face masks to management  COVID-19: Delta establishes testing centre  COVID-19: Food that relieves symptoms, dietitian review  #THISDAY  COVID-19: FRC Unveils Guidelines for Preparers of Financial Statements  Firm Rolls Out Initiative for Essential Workers  WAPCo Donates N15m Medical Equipment to Lagos State  Experts Offer Marketing Insights for Business Survival  Artificial Intelligence, Automation Will Enhance Connectivity  UBA Benefits from Tech Investment, Assures Shareholders of Better Returns  e-Commerce Operators Decry Restrictions on Deliverables  Cryan: Connectivity, Critical Enabler of Social, Economic Change  Aig-Imoukhuede: Leaving Transformational Imprint on Wapic Insurance  FMDQ Admits Commercial Papers of United Capital, Sterling Bank  Ubiquitous Broadband Key Survival Strategy Post COVID-19  Self-Service Platform as Timely Innovation  Lekki Gardens Estate and Care for Neighbours  Konga, Unilever Partner to Offer Products at Zero Delivery Cost  9mobile Offers Free Access to Health and Educational Websites  IIM Africa Partners University on Data Management  Interswitch Group Commemorates International Girls in ICT Day  Inlaks Donates Power Systems, IT Gadgets to Isolation Centre  NBC, Coca-Cola Support FG, States  NIMC Gets ISO Re-certification Audit  Facebook Introduces Messenger Rooms  ITU Digital World 2020 Re-scheduled  Firm Offers Job Opportunities with LIPE Programme  Insurance Sector Operators Receive FG Commendation on Free Insurance Cover for Frontline Workers  Insurance Sector Pays N11 Billion Life Cover for Frontline Health Workers on COVID-19  GNI Supports Insurance Sector Intervention Fund to Fight COVID-19 Pandemic  PDP Asks PTF to Account for N5bn Presidential Grant to NCDC  NASSLeadershipRecorded MinimalSuccess inScrutiny of FundsExpended on COVID-19  #PUNCH  NITDA inaugurates virtual learning academy  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  Emmanuel pardons 68 inmates  Vigilante group member kills commercial driver  Ebonyi records second COVID-19 case  COVID-19: Is it the right time to relax lockdowns  Two inmates on the run after Delta jailbreak  Edo NBA defends lockdown violators  US records 2,502 COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours  Yobe records index case as COVID-19 spreads to Abuja, 34 states  Katsina locks down three more LGs, slashes budget  Customs rejects 1,800 bags of rice returned by Oyo  When Judiciarys race to cover lost ground wobbles  Group wants Sheriff and Civil Process Act abolished  Edo receives face masks, gloves from firm  Ex-minister urges investment in health, tourism after COVID-19  59-year-old Phd candidate slumps, dies in Ekiti  The impact of COVID-19 on the environment  NATO helicopter missing off Greece  Guinea-Bissau PM, three ministers test positive for COVID-19  We distributed NAFDAC-certified rice, minister replies DG  Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: JBerger, ministry await FGs guidelines  #DAILY #TRUST  Buhari's broadcast on COVID-19 fight  Matawalle under fire for buying 'exotic' cars for commissioners  Police probe attack on Gombe APC supporters  PDP, APC bicker over Lalong's response to pandemic  Self-medication habit becoming increasingly rampant  Pride of place' of routine immunisation  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  39-year-old man arraigned over gun possession  Redeem Church youth summit to hold online  Police nab 9 robbery suspects in Abuja  Lockdown: FCTA warns private schools against reopening  Rotary's polio+ c'ttee donates food packs to 30 communities  COVID-19: Group launches project to educate children at home  Kidnapped priest narrates ordeal in hands of abductors  British PM's partner gives birth to baby boy  Local cure for COVID-19 at advanced stage, says Ooni  Enugu State confirms new COVID-19 case  School closures deprive 370m children of school meals  COVID-19: D-8 pledges to support Nigeria mitigate pandemic  Days without names  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  DBN donates N100m for COVID-19 fight  #THE #SUN  PDP queries N5bn presidential grant to NCDC  COVID 19 Lockdown: Security agents should be more humane 'Ubani  Bayelsa governorship: Tribunal adjourn till May 1st  Again, Buhari nominates dead person into board  Rohr accepts pay cut for Eagles job  Yobo: I'll be 100% loyal to Rohr  Milan re-ignites interest in '60m Osimhen move  Wizkid is my lover 'Ordega  Foreman warns Tyson to call off comeback  Forex: CBN releases $100m weekly for sale to SMEs  Nationwide blackout looms as grid system collapses  Dangote, CACOVID donations reflect commitment to business sustainability, says LCCI  COVID-19: PZ donates products to encourage hand washing  COVID-19: Over 1.6bn informal workers may lose jobs 'ILO  FG disburses N43.42bn W'Bank grant to 24 states  UBA assures huge returns on investment  Q1: Zenith Bank grosses N166.8bn in earnings  COVID-19: Insurers' donations to health workers hit N17bn  AIICO pays N1.7 bn in 21 days  COVID-19: Delta records another death  Latter-Day Saints donates $40,000 PPEs to Lagos  Pension scam: Court rejects Maina's application for variation of bail condition  Avoid clusters at Terminals, Customs boss urges agents  Sokoto records 3 COVID-19 deaths as case hits 19  COVID-19: FG to reopen economy in phases 'PTF  Lagos announces new measures to ease lockdown  Edo receives 350,000 facemasks, 10,000 medical gloves, others from Yongxing Steel Company  Police kill 350 bandits, lose 2 officers in Kaduna  #GUARDIAN  APC, PDP clash over COVID-19 palliatives in Plateau State  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  Police find missing graduate in Osun  UK evacuates more nationals tomorrow  Ogun communities deploy 'Oro' deity to battle insecurity  Zuma to face trial after dropping appeal against prosecution  AFN to stage marathon races in Abuja, Kastina after COVID-19  Wilder 'removes snakes' from camp ahead Fury rematch  Nigeria, others suspend $3.4tr continental deal amid pandemic  Bulls sustain dominance as index rises further by 0.62 per cent  IATF 2020 postponed by one year  Airlines rally government, regulators to post-restriction plan  Stakeholders explore N59tr real estate investment for higher returns  FG offers discounted crude oil below $4 amid glut  The Abba Kyari we didn't know  COVID-19: Palliative without database  The way we are  Remembering a rare gem: David Bayode Aina (1940 - 2000)  Felix Adenaike at 80  Making do with the warriors in white  Keniebi Okoko, go in peace  Black man, you are on your own - Part 3  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 businesses open 9am-3pm from next week  #DAILY #TIMES  Bauchi govt to test Almajiri pupils before taking them to their states  Benue Govt to return 40 Almajiri to states of origin  Experimental drug can block coronavirus and speed the recovery of patients  Ruby Princess likely Cause of Tasmania COVID-19 cluster  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  Daily Times Newspaper, Thursday, April 30, 2020  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  Ex-Liverpool striker Robinson passes on  Iniesta happy in Japan and with no plans to retire soon  Progress on Bundesliga resumption continues but controversy remains  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  Singer Burna Boy Flaunts His Expensive Rides And Mansion As He Works Out In His House  Nollywood stars task FG on accelerated fight against piracy  Irrfan Khan, Indian actor dies after battling cancer  Most Americans to avoid sports, other live events before coronavirus vaccine: Reuters/Ipsos  #DAILY #INDEPENDENT  Ondo 2020: Adelami Swells Ranks Of APC Aspirants  FG's Palliatives Of Controversies  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  Taming COVID-19: Beyond Unscientific Distractions  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  Edcon To File For Bankruptcy Protection  John Lewis Looks To Permanently Close Some Shops  Global Stock Markets Rise Despite Pandemic  Airbus Faces Huge Q1 Loss  Abu Dhabi To Reopen Malls, Shopping Centres  Konga Inks Partnership With Unilever, Offers Household Products With Free Delivery Nationwide  Global Internet Outages Reach New High  NFL Renews Contract With Amazon  France Bans Sports Events Until September  Liverpool Begin Talks With Osimhen  Tokyo 2020 Olympics May Be Scrapped, If'Mori  COVID-19 Cancels French Ligue 1&2  World Athletics Creates Fund To Support Okagbare, Brume, Others  Young Players In Super Eagles Excites Patrick Pascal  COVID-19 Care-free Handling: Trump's Friend Dumps US President With Piercing Valedictory Note  Fayemi's Wife Rescues New Born Baby Abandoned In Ekiti  Rainstorm Kills One, Renders Over 500 Homeless In Delta  Police Gun Down Three Suspected Armed Bandits  Police Arrest Four In Lagos Over Baby Theft  Court Suspends Ramagem's Appointment As Federal Police Chief  #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  Edo APC crisis is not about politics of godfather, but.' 'Ize-Iyamu  Seaport: Truckers debunk extortion allegations, demand probe of truck pushers  Highlighting benefits of 'sowing seeds  Adelami ups the stake in Ondo governorship contest  Cargo evacuation: NSC brokers meeting between NRC, APM Terminals  Covid-19: Evacuating Nigerians abroad  Mental health in workplace: Safety, health considerations of COVID-19  Understanding the power of consecration  COVID-19: Jolly Phonics develops radio, TV programmes for pupils  Vaccines: UK to spend 330m per year on 75m children in poor countries  Three judges die from coronavirus, almost 170 court workers infected  Q1'2020: Union Bank increases profit by 19 per cent  COVID-19: Expert prescribes recovery pills for Nigerian airlines  Aviation relief for African airlines critical 'IATA  Global depression in aviation sector looms, as mega airlines cancel aircraft orders  #BLUE #PRINT  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: Ex-Borno governor is dead  First coronavirus death hits Jigawa  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  Lockdown: Ebonyi commissioner sponsors writing competition  COVID-19: PDP queries PTF over N5bn grant to NCDC  Zenith Bank's profit before tax rises by 3% to N58.7 bn in Q1  Local cure for COVID-19'll soon be ready- Ooni  Lagos begins court session Monday  COVID-19: FG to reopen economy in phases ' SGF  We didn't suspend Kadi village head- Gudi Emirate  Happening now: Many scamper for safety as fire raze shops in Kaduna  Government offices, banks, others to resume work Monday ' FG  Local cure for COVID-19 ready soon, Ooni of Ife  Restoration of LG vice chairmen, councillors' allowances: ALGON hails AbdulRasaq  Three siblings drown in Ebonyi river  Group lauds ex-Defence minister, CDS for roles in military's onslaught on Boko Haram  #SPORTS  2020 NBA Draft: Ex-D'Tigers captain Oyedeji lauds Nigerian players - Daily Trust  Adam Vinatieri hopes to return for 25th NFL season - Yahoo  Afelokhai confident Enyimba will dislodge Plateau Utd after COVID-19 break - Daily Trust  AFN to stage marathon races in Abuja, Kastina after COVID-19 - Guardian  Argentina FA suspends relegation for two years due to COVID-19 - Nigerian Pilot  Arsenal lead Willian transfer race - Nigerian Pilot  Arthur keen to stay at Barca despite Italy move rumours - Daily Trust  Babayaro Laments Drogbas Disgrace at Cote dIvoire FA Election - Thisday  Boris Johnson to chair Cabinet on deadline day for 100,000 coronavirus test target - Yahoo  Britney Spears reveals she accidentally burned down her home gym - Yahoo  Buccaneers pick up TE Howard's fifth-year option - Yahoo  Cameroon's Dabda and Burkina Faso's Simpore sign for Dinamo Minsk - Goal  Cancelling season would be the death of Italian football - FIGC president - Goal  Cancelling season would be the death of Italian football - FIGC president - Yahoo  Coronavirus: Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony postponed until 2021 - Yahoo  Coronavirus: Deputy premier wants Cleary banned for NRL season over social-distancing breach - Yahoo  Coronavirus: Djokovic hoping to play again amid ATP Tour uncertainty - Yahoo  Coronavirus: Man Utd will be 'highly competitive' in transfer market, says Woodward - Yahoo  COVID-19 Cancels French Ligue 1&2 - Daily Independent  COVID-19 more crucial than AFCON now ' Eto'o - Nigerian Pilot  COVID-19: Northern youths sneaking into Osun, says govt - Punch  Diego Maradona hopes for another 'hand of God' to end the pandemic - CNN  Diego Maradona hopes for another 'hand of God' to end the pandemic - CNN  Drug trial gives hope for treatment of coronavirus as global study sees patient recovery time reduced - Yahoo  Edo Launches Digital Homeschooling Platform with Zero-data Access - Thisday  Ex-Liverpool striker Robinson passes on - Daily Times  FA presidential elections: Ex-players vote against Drogba - Nigerian Pilot  Ferrari driver as talented at racing esports as he is at the real thing - CNN

29th April 2020 News Headlines

#NEWSPAPERS #HEADLINES FOR WEDNESDAY 29TH APRIL 2020  

#THE #NATION  Family hid first case from govt team, says governor  Delta relaxes lockdown with face mask enforcement  COVID-19, Rice palliative palaver!  COVID-19: Nigeria must avert systemic collapse  Lagos committed to reducing spread  FIRS ill-timed directive  Ministerial speculations over Kyaris successor  Port worker tests positive  Rivers sends 150 non-indigenes to home states  Cross River factory gets orders from Lagos, Kano, Benue, others for masks  Akeredolu okays incentives for health workers  Fayemi slashes self, deputy governors salary by 50%  Govt to probe abuse of Nigerians in China  Ganduje backs Kano lockdown  House of Reps seek N36b special fund forstates  IMF approves $3.4billion emergency loan toNigeria  BEDC donates food items to franchise states  Gov. Diri appoints Radio Nigeria journalist, Oredipe, Head of Social Media  AGN reaches out to actors, the needy  Bovi: Why I created my web series Back to school  Davido to donate music video proceeds to COVID-19 research  Adunni Ade damns social media critics to identify as a Muslim  Naira Marley halts exuberance to embrace Ramadan  Girls thank me for exposing lies guys tell them Lord Lamba  DBN donates N100m to fight COVID-19  Private sector coalition COVID-19 fund hits N27.16b  9mobile customers get access to health, other websites  Fed Govt switches to local loans to finance budget 2020  #VANGUARD  UK plans more Abuja, Lagos evacuation flights of 491, 504 for nationals over Covid-19  COVID-19: Nasarawa government quarantines over 200 travellers  Post COVID-19: Nigeria must focus on export cargo ' Bello  Need to prudently channel resources  One dies in smugglers, Customs attack  I joined robbery gang because members were always sharing money ' Suspect  Lockdown: FG delivers 110 trucks of grains to Kano  ONDO 2020: Akeredolu, Deputy's face-off gets messier  IMF approves $3.4bn emergency loan for Nigeria  IWC mourns Prof Ajose, Lagos MWAN President  Kano Deaths: PDP Reps' caucus demands investigations, urgent solutions  Group chides APC chieftain over comments on NDDC  BREAKING: Senate in closed session  N850bn loan approval: PDP wants NASS to ensure prudent use, prompt repayment  IGP orders deployment of four CPs to states, formation  Ikoyi Custodial Centre frees 53 inmates  COVID-19: 85 contact persons symptomatic, three discharged in Kano ' State Coordinator  COVID-19: Foreign affairs minister says first set of Nigerians abroad to be evacuated soon  Shippers want 35% reduction in shipping charges  SUSPENSION OF DEMURRAGE:NPA to sanction terminal operators for non-compliance  5G, COVID-19 and history without end  Effective Data Governance: IIM-Africa inks partnership deal with Data Management University  Post COVID-19: Don seeks committee on deep blue economy project  Post Covid-19 Economy: Quoted tech firms to solidify sector  Poisonous rice saga: League demands sack of Customs' CG, controllers over show of shame  How COVID-19 ushers new opportunities in port operations  VIDEO: Pentagon declassifies three UFO videos taken by US Navy pilots  COVID-19: Seafarers to be paid for extended services ' Folarin  #THISDAY  SON Provides Guidelines for Face Mask Makers, Users  AXA Group Commits 5m to COVID-19 Research  AfDB, SA Taxi Seal Deal  Firm Donates Palliative to Kwara Govt  Our Workplace After Coronavirus Lockdown  Elumelu Donates Six Trailer Loads of Rice to Delta Communities  Liverpool Open Osimhen Transfer Talks with Agent  UEFA Leagues Have Up Till May 25 to Decide on Seasons  Between Abba Kyari and Abba Kyari  Anatomy of Foolish Spending  HiFL Organisers to Announce New Dates for Tournament  FIFA Proposes Temporary Five Subs Per Match  Visa Extends Relationship with Athletes till 2021  #PUNCH  I stabbed my mother-in-law for asking son to divorce me Suspect  Court remands cop who allegedly shot dead Rivers policewoman  Imo man, 45, commits suicide  Lassa fever emergency phase over NCDC  Suspected COVID-19 patient dies in Ondo hospital  Kano records 38 new COVID-19 cases as tests increase  Sokoto confirms death of three COVID-19 patients  Another seaport terminal employee tests positive for COVID-19  Four nabbed for hijacking cement-laden truck  Lagos COVID-19 cases rise to 844 with 80 new infections  Policemen assault Ondo nurse, motorcyclist at checkpoint  Buharis team lands in Kano as five more personalities die  US COVID-19 death toll exceeds 58,300  COVID-19: Nine die in Peru prison riot  FG declares Friday public holiday for Workers Day  Rivers sends beggars back to states, Niger Republic  COVID-19: Ex-OAU VC recommends herbal medicine  Benue didnt give IDPs spoilt beans SEMA  Weve spent N1bn on Covid-19 Emmanuel  Gunmen kill driver, kidnap friend in Ondo  Ogun, Kano get new police constables  Court awards N5m against Atiku, Saraki over billboard photo  Weve raised Imo IGR to N1.2bn monthly Uzodinma  Zamfara frees 54 prisoners  Nasarawa confirms first COVID-19 case  Were probing Edo killing, violence CP  Police kill kidnappers  COVID-19: ACPN asks Lagos to increase testing capacity  #DAILY #TRUST  Trump, WHO and Covid-19  2 months after, DSS still mum on Bayelsa deputy gov's 'forgery' probe  COVID-19: Reps divided over calls to provide N15bn to each state  PDP tackles El-Rufai over 30-day lockdown extension  APC accuses PDP of planning protest against lockdown in Plateau  COVID-19: Missed opportunities  Hard knocks for Ganduje, garlands for Matawalle  No date yet for resumption of schools ' FG  Chinese medics in Nigeria test negative for COVID-19 ' Minister  Pains and gains of COVID-19  German virus spread worsens as lockdown eases  COVID-19 cases continue to drop in Lagos  Now, where was I  Emergency phase' of Lassa fever outbreak over  IMF approves Nigeria's $3.4bn loan request  NNPC revises crude oil prices downward for May  NERC summons TCN, AEDC over power supply feud  COVID-19: Private Sector Coalition's donation rises to N27.16bn  Black market forex dealers sourcing dollars externally ' ABCON  NPA, Customs partner to remove containers from ports  Nigerian stock market upbeat, as investors gain N58bn  We are on course to normalize FBN's NPLs in 2020  Chi donates products to aid COVID-19 relief  Solaja inspired me to reach the top in badminton- Grace Daniel  Troost-Ekong names Balogun his preferred Super Eagles defensive partner  FIBA referees and coaches training to hold online May 11  Premier League hopeful of June 8 resumption  World Athletics creates $500,000 pandemic fund to support athletes  #THE #SUN  APC senator rubbishes Buhari's new position on total lockdown, says it lacks logic  Liverpool opens talks with Osimhen  Fayemi slashes salaries of political appointees by 50%  PDP raises alarm over Obaseki's planned renovation of Benin INEC office  Ferdinand urges Solskjaer to sign Ndidi  Edo guber: Rumble in APC caucus  Kanu backs Rohr to continue as Super Eagles coach  Benue Assembly resumes sitting amid partial lockdown  Yobo denies condemning Iwobi's Eagles 'Number 10  PDP congress: Reactions trail release of C'River ward, LG excos  IOCs mull output cut over declining crude price, low demand  UEFA gives Premier League May 25 to restart  COVID-19: FG rules out reopening of schools soon  Aviation unions hit Arik Air, reject 80% pay cut  Ligue 1 season cancelled  Aviation unions hit Arik Air, reject 80% pay cut  COVID-19: Trump calls Buhari, promises to donate ventilators  MIKE ADENUGA JR. @ 67: VITAL FACTS YOU DIDN'T KNOW  Hotel union warns Airport Hotel, Sheraton, others against owing workers  FIBA takes referees and coaches training online  Uzodinma targets N5bn monthly IGR, list gains of 100 days in office  Effects of coronavirus on OOH advertising in Nigeria  Gumel congratulates Solaja for African Badminton Award  COVID-19: Road transport companies seek government support  Osun sends 30 samples for test  COVID-19: Police and military brutality  UEFA gives European leagues May 25 deadline for restart plans  False solution and modern spiritual aberration (10)  #GUARDIAN  PDP rejects Ayade's list as crisis deepens over Cross River congresses  PDP opposes Edo government's plan to renovate INEC'S office  Group mourns hunter killed by Boko Haram during vigilance operation  Woman laments disappearance of daughter in Lagos  Rainstorm kills 18-year-old boy, renders over 500 homeless in Delta  Lagos preaches safety in gradual easing of lockdown  Three siblings drown in Ebonyi river  Police inspector found dead in Imo  Elumelu donates six trailers of rice to Delta community  US tops one million coronavirus cases: Johns Hopkins  Rohr's Super Eagles need a united front to be successful  Lagos Lawn Tennis Club donatesN5m COVID-19 palliative to state government  Akwa Ibom sports journalists call for reporter's release  Bellwethers lift stock market indices further by N58 billion  CACOVID fund at Central Bank of Nigeria rises to N27.1 billion  Shippers' council seeks resumption of cargo evacuation at APM terminal through railway  SMDFto develop mining blueprint  Nigeria needs post-COVID-19 fiscal discipline  Experts recommend use of location data, mobility info to curb virus spread  Black man, you are on your own - Part 2  COVID-19 diary - Part 4  That apology by COVID-19 task force  Advice Buhari should not ignore  Deliver Us From Evil  Abba Kyari: A lasting legacy!  Pains and gains of COVID-19  Anxiety over COVID-19-related death in Ondo hospital  Issues with Nigeria's bilateral ties with China post-pandemic  #DAILY #TIMES  NMA wants Zamfara to adopt reviewed health workers hazard allowance  COVD-19: Doctor calls on FG, NCDC for clinical trial of drugs  COVID-19: All Chinese health workers in Nigeria tested negative, says FG  France to test nicotine on human for Covid-19 treatment  lockdown ease: Austria allows events of up to 10 people  Fans call Oprah evil for asking poor to partake in fund raiser  Daily Times Newspaper, Wednesday, April 29, 2020  Senate okays N850bn fresh loan request from Buhari  Finally, IMF approves N1.2trn emergency support for Nigeria  Easing lockdown, will lead to surge in COVID-19 pandemic infection- Doctors  For A Healthier Heart, Take Oranges  Baauchi establishes mobile courts to try lockdown violators  COVID-19: NLC vows to resist plots to stop, reduce workers salaries  COVID-19: Ganduje applauds Buharis streamlined response  COVID-19: FCTA to prosecute proprietors who violate school closure order  Reps plan new law to tackle infectious disease outbreak  Ekiti meets CAN, church leaders for support in combating COVID-19  Coronavirus: Udom cancels random testing, says its waste of resources  Coronavirus: UEFA sending 3.75m to each member association  Ronaldinho breaks silence on his jail sentence  COVID-19: Liverpools 60m Anfield redevelopment delayed by 12 months  Equities market sustains bullish performance with N58bn gain  Singer, Mr. Dutch feeds thousands in four states  Singer, Banky W selected for 2020 Tutu Leadership Fellowship  Id like to create a sound with Wizkid, Davido and Tiwa Savage Playboycasted  Michelle Obamas Documentary Set For Release  Nick Cordero Suffers Health Setback  Ms. Minnie Ross Dies At 34 After Car Accident  #DAILY #INDEPENDENT  Lagos Engaging In Constructive Borrowing ' Hamzat  Unilever Launches '500m Support For Vulnerable Suppliers  Assessing Buhari's Post Lockdown Address  Unilever Launches '500m Support For Vulnerable Suppliers  Landlords Step Up Assistance For Retail Tenants  Landlords Step Up Assistance For Retail Tenants  Tackling Inflation From Security Angle  Yobe Denies Suspending Village Head For Speaking To Media  Axis Bank To Purchase 29% Stake In Max Life Insurance  Axis Bank To Purchase 29% Stake In Max Life Insurance  [BREAKING] COVID-19: Delta Records 7th Case  Civil Servants In Hong Kong To Return To Work Starting May 4  Umahi Apologizes To The Sun, Vanguard Reporters  NSE: Trading Remains Upbeat, Market Capitalisation Up N58bn  COVID-19: Umahi Relaxes Curfew, Lifts Ban On Motorcycles Operations  World Athletics Unveils $500,000 Fund For Athletes  Tokyo Olympics Unrealistic Without Vaccine- Medical Expert  UEFA Gives European Leagues May 25 Deadline For Restart Plans  West Ham Not Selling Declan Rice For Less Than 70m  Fresh Twist In Newcastle United Takeover As New Buyer Emerges  Liverpool Legend Robinson Dies At 61  Real Reason Why Fasuba Dump Nigerian Athletics  Why FIFA Introduces Five Substitutes  COVID 19: Police Arrest 490 Violators Of Govt Order In Nasarawa  Fire Guts NNPC Petrol Station At Ogba, Lagos  Police Arrest Pastor For Allegedly Defying Lockdown Order In Delta  Ekiti Commissioner's Abductors Demand N30m Ransom  Lagos: Police Nab 15 'One Million Boys' On Revenge Mission  #TRIBUNE  Ozark Season 3: The Casino is Here  COVID-19 pandemic: CUPP hails Buhari over total lockdown of Kano  COVID-19: IMF approves $3.4bn emergency support for Nigeria  Bauchi records 11 new cases of COVID-19  COVID-19: FG sends 110 trailer loads of rice, other grains to Kano State  Nigeria records 195 new COVID-19 cases, total now 1,532  JUST IN: US climbs one million coronavirus cases, death toll reaches 56,000  Managing debt  Constitution review: How far with NASS ad hoc committee  The strength of women as peacemakers (II)  COVID-19 pandemic and the days that follow  When will the Chibok girls return  Women are not exploring their leadership potential 'Obisesan-Fajemiseye  Lack of party supremacy bane of APC 'Okafor  Between public health and sophomoric politics  What TCN needs to do 'AEDC  Shell may suspend development of two large offshore projects  Israel pledges to strengthen bilateral cooperation with Nigeria  As Germany lockdown eases, spread of coronavirus worsens  COVID19: Julius Berger reduces proposed dividend to N2 per share  Equities investors further gain N58.2bn on 0.49% bullish trade  FBN Holdings holds AGM, records 42% revenue increase  #BLUE #PRINT  Food insecurity: UN fires crucial warning to African countries  British airways sacks many staff as Covid-19 plunges world economy  FIFA wants Premier League, others cancelled  Breaking: Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Ogun, Gombe lead as NCDC releases total Coronavirus cases in states' see full list  Breaking: Kano hit with new 38 Covid-19 cases as NCDC confirms over 1500 in Nigeria '44 dead  Adamawa begins distribution of 1, 800 rice palliative  Breaking: Germany gifts N8.9bn debt relief to Nigeria  Niger: Police kill 3 kidnappers, arrest woman over mother-in-law's murder  GTbank, Keystone Bank donate oxygen concentrators, consumables to Gombe  GTbank, Keystone Bank donate oxygen concentrators, consumables to Gombe  Updated: Nasarawa first index case travelled from Kano ' Gov Sule  Updated: Nasarawa first index case travelled from Kano ' Gov Sule  Almajirai: We're building an army that'll overwhelm us ' SGF  Almajirai: We're building an army that'll overwhelm us ' SGF  Matawalle pardons 32 inmates in Zamfara  Divorce: Okagbare's husband opens up, exposes Blessing  Ex-IGP donates N3m PPF to Jigawa  Delta relaxes lockdown, makes facemasks compulsory for citizens  Police vow to prosecute Imam who held Juma'at prayers in Delta  Covid 19: Taraba to investigate how patients escape from isolation center  Breaking: Spanish La Liga tell Messi, other league players when to resume training  PDP kicks as Senate gives accelerated approval to Buhari's N850bn loan request  APC accuses PDP of planned affront on lockdown order  COVID-19: FG targets 2m tests in three months, tells Nigerians what to expect  COVID-19 broadcast: Again, Buhari offered no solutions ' PDP  COVID-19: Julius Berger donates personal protective equipment to more hospitals in Lagos  Fire engulfs IDP camp  Covid-19: Details of what Trump discussed with Buhari revealed  #SPORTS  20 of the Best Young Bundesliga Stars to Improve Your Squad on Football Manager 20 - FTBpro  3 Times The Premier League Stunned Us - Complete Sports  Akwa Ibom sports journalists call for reporter's release - Guardian  Arsenal will regret if Saka leaves Report - Punch  Atlanta 96 opened doors for Nigerian players Amuneke - Punch  Barca & Chelsea target Onana admits he wants to leave Ajax - Goal  Barca & Chelsea target Onana admits he wants to leave Ajax - Yahoo  Bayern Munich: Thomas Muller signs new contract - Peoples Daily  Bonfrere: Westerhof sold Nigeria's match against Italy at USA World Cup - Peoples Daily  Celta Vigo's Yeboah declared 'not ready' for Ghana call-up - Goal  Celta Vigo's Yeboah declared 'not ready' for Ghana call-up - Goal  Chelsea turn down chance to sign PSG starlet Ruiz-Atil - Goal  Chelsea turn down chance to sign PSG starlet Ruiz-Atil - Goal  Chiefs CBBreelandarrested onmultiplecharges - Yahoo  Coronavirus: AIC 'perplexed and surprised' by government decision as Serie A eyes restart - Yahoo  Coronavirus: Kerr says Golden State Warriors are in 'offseason mode - Yahoo  Coronavirus: LFP to study 'sporting and economic consequences' of season ending - Yahoo  Coronavirus: LTA plans 20m aid package for players - Peoples Daily  Coronavirus: NRL resumption on May 28 not certain, Warriors decision not yet made ' Australian PM - Yahoo  Coronavirus: NSW premier hits out at 'inexcusable' breaches by NRL players - Yahoo  Coronavirus: Oparanozie, Traore and Yango agree 16 per cent pay cut with Guingamp - Goal  Coronavirus: Oparanozie, Traore and Yango agree 16 per cent pay cut with Guingamp - Goal  Coronavirus: Ramos hungry to deliver a trophy for Real Madrid, but prepared to wait - Yahoo  Coronavirus: UEFA sending 3.75m to each member association - Daily Times  Covid-19 Awareness campaign: IOC Commends Dare, NOC - Peoples Daily  COVID-19: Liverpools 60m Anfield redevelopment delayed by 12 months - Daily Times  Dayot Upamecano Could Be Bayern Munich's Missing Puzzle Piece - But He Still Won't Be Their Superstar Defender - FTBpro  Diego Simeone's Greatest XI - FTBpro

28th April 2020 News Headlines

#NEWSPAPERS #HEADLINES FOR TUESDAY 28TH APRIL 2020 

#THE #NATION  Obi urges caution on lockdown  Olukoya directs seven-day fasting, prayers  Buharis wife donates food items, others to Kano  BUA Group donates additional N3.3b to COVID-19 fund  Agbakoba seeks backing for local cure  NNPC, IOCs in talks over production cut  CBN lifts suspension on cheque clearing  The rule of Sahur  Terminal operators donate N700m  Senator to feed two million households  APC elders back lockdown order  Abba Kyari: The passage of a good man  Ondo denies rejecting Fed Govts palliatives  Lawyer urges Akeredolu to reverse action on Odua  Gunmen kidnap businessman, politician in Cross River  200 Lagos community widows, aged women get palliatives  The new normal  Kogi West: Drama and contradictions at tribunal  Osun: Opon Imo as a sign-post for good governance  Couple recreate scenes from Game of Thrones, Ghost during lockdown  Airtel unveils Ultra Plus  Mastercard boosts fraud detective, other skills  Inlaks: IT, others vital to defeat COVID-19  Cyber bullies threaten online learning  Stakeholders seek scanners provision  Reviving Kaduna Inland Dry Port  Wanted: Stimulus package for airlines  How nationwide lockdown will affect COVID-19  #VANGUARD  Only less than 10 percent of COVID-19 palliatives to Ondo appears unhealthy for consumption ' Committee  Lockdown: Kano CJ inaugurates 11 mobile courts to try offenders  Diesel Leakage: Concept Novaoffers fuel control solution to essential service providers  Taraba confirms 2 more cases of COVID-19  Buhari directs mandatory use of face masks in public places nationwide  Alhaji Kyari, Shehu of Bama, is dead  Behind the Scene photos of president Buhari's nationwide broadcast  UPDATED: Buhari approves gradual easing of lockdown in FCT, Lagos, Ogun  UPDATED: Buhari declares nationwide curfew, 8pm to 6am  UPDATED: Buhari bans non-essential inter-state passenger travel till further notice  Buhari signs COVID-19 proclamation order on Lagos, FCT, others  Lagos, FCT, Ogun COVID-19 lockdown ends May 4 ' Buhari  Atiku's son recovers from COVID-19, discharged from hospital  Abule Ado: Kudos to LASG  Uzodinma rejects Ihedioha's N800m renovation of govt House  Ban on Journalists: PDP has a duty to rein in Gov. Umahi ' Ebonyi indigenes  NIMASA investigates dead fish along Niger Delta coastline, warns public  Liberalization of fuel price underway  Insurers provide N11bn life cover for COVID-19 health workers  COVID-19: Fight on the economy side lacks proper co-ordination ' Kpakol  Oil traders await Nigeria's May, June lifting programmes  Archbishop M.O Kattey: A Glorious Departure  Payment of salaries: We're hopeful government will waive BVN condition ' ASUU  Viruses and civilisation  The present and the past flu (3)  Coronavirus and our fault lines  Taraba confirms 2 more cases of COVID-19  COVID-19: Health professionals differ over insurance policy  #THISDAY  Manchester Business School Donates over N2m Medical Equipment to NCDC  Access Bank, Star Lagers Partnership Excites Music Industry  Abba Kyari: The Passage of a Good Man  Coping with Coronanomics  COVID-19: Can Africa Afford Lockdowns  Ronaldinho Opens Up on Paraguayan Prison Experience  Nadal, Murray, Others Set for Virtual Madrid Open  Tysons Marijuana Company Wants Barcas Camp Nou Naming Rights  NFF Assures COVID-19 Wont Affect Tourney  Coronavirus Outbreak: Round-the-clock Updates (II)  COVID-19: LASACO Assurance Provides N1billion Free Insurance Cover for Health Workers in Osun State  #PUNCH  El-Rufai to relax restrictions  Oyo records second COVID-19 death  Elumelu distributes rice in parents towns  AIbom debunks reported infection of nine commissioners  Dokpesi tests positive for COVID-19  Kano attacks FG, adopts verbal autopsy to unravel deaths  Coronavirus patient gives birth at LUTH  Richard Akinjide: Eminently talented, immensely flawed  I relaxed lockdown to avert starvation, unrest Obiano  Sometimes, help comes from unusual quarters  UNICEF, Borno introduce radio learning programme  Richard Akinjide in national politics  Gombe sends almajiris back to home states  ASUU strike: An endless phenomenon' (2)  Our friend, Abba  Re-examining lockdown restrictions  UPDATED: Nigeria records 64 new COVID-19 cases, total now 1,337  COVID-19: Buhari bans inter-state travel  Global cases of COVID-19 exceed three million  COVID-19: Lagos discharges Indian, 14 Nigerians  US oil falls below $11 per barrel  Be ready to pay higher for fuel PPPRA  IMF may approve Nigerias $3.4bn loan today  NNPC delays oil export plans, negotiates with producers  Oyo set to upgrade Akufo Farm Settlement  Buhari declares interstate lockdown as nationwide curfew begins Monday  Of Chief of Staff, staffers, staff and staffs  US lawmakers fault Trumps plan to cut WHO fund  #DAILY #TRUST  Evacuation of Nigerians stranded abroad  After COVID-19 break, legislative interventions, others await lawmakers  Falalu demands easing of lockdown, threatens legal action  INEC denies postponing Edo, Ondo gov'ship polls  Trump and the 'Africanisation' of American politics  Nigeria and the need for non-interference  Abba Kyari: The passage of a good man  COVID-19 and mysterious deaths in Kano: A call on for urgent action  COVID-19: Auto mechanics resort to online, home services  How we are enforcing lockdown in FCT ' Nigerian Legion  Groups donate malaria drugs to Bwari PHC  FCT minister urges AEDC on steady power supply  Woman killed as building collapses in Ibadan  Ivory Coast King to order procession of naked women to ward off coronavirus  DR Congo attacks kill 43'officials  Over 100,000 people recover from COVID-19 in Spain  There should be interstate COVID-19 screening for people moving around  Enlighten us about Panic Attack Disorder  Protective masks can be effectively disinfected at home ' Study  No evidence coronavirus cases are immune from reinfection ' WHO  Why Kano recorded many COVID-19 cases within days  Coronavirus kills 151 Italian doctors  Sokoto, Taraba confirm 14 more cases of COVID-19  Akwa Ibom discharges 3 patients, says 'nine commissioners not positive for COVID-19  Abba Kyari: One of the Kaduna boys  PPPRA parleys CBN on forex support for oil marketers  TCN, AEDC bicker over power outages, faulty networks  Bauchi plans 2020 budget review, creates stabilization account  #THE #SUN  Ndidi opens up on 50m Man Utd, Arsenal transfer talk  PDP calls for probe of NDDC over alleged fraud  I've learnt a lot from Leon Balogun 'Ekong  Reps' COVID-19 response raises hope  Voted Leicester's best player this season  Uzodinma has done well in first 100 days 'Ikpamezie, OCDA boss  Celtic, Rangers chase Maja  Okuomose: We 'll get back on track again  Makinde: Understanding the man, his politics  Covid-19: Ogunade bemoans financial loss on NBBF  Obaseki's ex-CoS, Akerele, gets accolades for quitting job  INEC may adjust Edo, Ondo guber polls  WFN 'll thrive to honour Yahaya's demise 'Nwankwo  FIFA proposes up to 5 substitutions per match on a temporary basis  Petroleum products pricing: PPPRA engages CBN on forex transaction rate  Corporate earnings drive NSE market index up 0.07%  TCN management incompetent, lacks expertise, says AEDC  Storage worries mount as oil drops below $20  How to benefit from FG's N20,000 cash transfer  Lending still possible during COVID-19 'CRC  GTBank reports profit before tax of N58.2bn in Q1  May&Baker donates PPEs to support COVID -19 fight  FBN Holdings shareholders ratify 38k dividend at virtual AGM  Banks urged to support customers survive COVID-19 shock  N7.74bn fraud: More trouble for Kenny Martins as court gives fresh hearing date  Akeredolu blames security agencies as Ondo records 8 COVID-19 cases  3 Coronavirus patients run away in Kano as state records 2 more deaths  Almajiri kids from Kano among new cases in Kaduna  #GUARDIAN  Woman seeks help over alleged missing twin in Lagos  Fire destroys NNPC station, stores, vehicles in Lagos  The Guardian journalist harassed by officers of Makinde police station  Lumos Nigeria provides solar electricity to power lab facilities at LASG Isolation  Trump appears to confirm that North Korean's Kim is alive  Maikaba urges prayers for Kano amid rapid deaths in ancient emirate  HIFL picks 29 schools for 2020 universities' league  FIFA's Infantino suspected of intervening to stop probe  West Ham, Brighton players return to training grounds  Investors lose N1.8 trillion in two months of COVID-19 in Nigeria  AUDA-NEPAD, Ecobank seek continental framework to support MSMEs  Telephony services slow as telcos seek additional temporary spectrum  NECA, firm conduct free online training for entrepreneurs  ILO defers conference until 2021 due to COVID-19  Workers seek tax relief, suspension on loan deductions  MWUN urges Federal Government to prosecute lockdown violators  Commission warns against extending service of civil servants  An economy lying prostrate  Richard Akinjide's footprints  Cross-border movements amid COVID-19  COVID-19 and the inherent health dangers  The mind of haters  Black man, you are on your own  Taraba, Kebbi, Ebonyi, Bayelsa get COVID-19 index cases  Senate may okay N500 billion coronavirus intervention fund today  UN Ambassadors launch $200 million appeal fund for rural communities  Tinubu tests negative, says Coronavirus is real  FIFA wants teams to use five substitutes during backlog matches  #DAILY #TIMES  COVID-19: Reps consider Buharis plans to jump start economy today  Senate resumes plenary today  Kano testing centre resumes activities NCDC  Price Is Right announcer George Gray recovering after 3 heart attacks  COVID-19: Police arrest violators of lockdown in Nasarawa  Abductors of Ekiti commissioner demands N30m ransom  COVID-19: Taraba records 2 more cases  COVID-19: Anambra to re-open 63 major markets May 4  Coronavirus cause of Gene Deitch death  COVID-19: Ebonyi, Kebbi record first cases  COVID-19: PRP says Lockdown not solution to COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria  Reps Speaker, Gbajabiamila celebrates Elegushi on his 10th anniversary on throne  How I saved Imo N2bn monthly fraud through BVN Uzodinma  New Zealand has won battle against community transmission of Covid-19-Prime minister  Chinas Wuhan City discharges all coronavirus patients  Senegal use its AIDS and Ebola experience to develop a $1 COVID-19 testing kit.  New York state to reopen with phased strategy, says governor  How Strict Lockdown compliance relieved China from Covid -19  UK alerts on new sickness linked to Covid-19  Pro- Buhari group hails Military for consistent assault on Boko Haram, bandits  Group to FG, states: Commence massive Covid-19 testing in all local governments  Ondo State denies rejecting FG palliative rice  Argentine football season declared over due to virus  UEFA releases 236 mn euros to aid member federations  FIFA proposes five substitutes when play resumes  COVID-19: Spain not expecting football to return before summer- Health Minister  French Open Now Eyeing September 27 Start  GIROUD extends chelsea contract until June 2021  #DAILY #INDEPENDENT  Lockdown: 2 Pastors Arraigned For Holding Religious Gathering In Ekiti  AU Inaugurates COVID-19 Response Situation Room In Nigeria  Four Arraigned For Murder In Ebonyi  Anambra To Re-Open 63 Major Markets May 4  Kaduna Confirms 5 New COVID-19 Cases  Palliative: FCT Inaugurates Committee For PLWD  COVID-19: Ishaku Confirms 6 Index Cases In Taraba  Ondo Denies Rejecting FG's Rice Palliative  COVID-19: FG Should Embrace Ayeleye, Others' Solution- Comrade Dorsu  Nigeria Halts Oil Export Over Output Cut  Global e-Commerce Hits $25.6trn ' UNCTAD  Restaurants In Gaza Allowed To Reopen  European Airlines Unwilling To Refund Passengers For Cancelled Flights  Low Oil Prices: Nigeria Offers Three LNG Cargoes  Groups To Buhari: Open Up On Fuel Subsidy, Revamp Of Refineries Now  Porsche Deliveries Slump By 5% In Q1 2020  AGIP Moves To Protect Workers Against COVID-19  Death Of Globe Motors Chairman A Big Shock 'NAJA  COVID-19: NLC Expresses Worry On Workers' Plight, Writes Presidential Task Force  British Grand Prix To Take Place Without Fans  COVID-19: Arsenal's Players Return To Team Training Ground For Individual Sessions  BREAKING: NNPC Filling Station In Ogba Gutted By Fire  COVID-19: Nadal Pessimistic Over Chances Of Return To Normal For Tennis  How Zainab Ahmed Is Steering Nigeria's Economy Through Turbulent Times  Creating New Kingdoms Amidst Agitations  Assault: Woman Writes IGP, Demands N200m Compensation  NAF@56: NAFOWA Reaches Out To Aged, Less Privileged In Lagos Community  COVID-19: All Entry Points Into Benue Remain Closed, Ortom Insists  #TRIBUNE  What Buhari told Nigerians  Borno Govt confirms Shehu of Bama's demise  COVID-19: Fayemi extends lockdown in Ekiti by six days, relaxes sit-at-home order for 3 days weekly  CBN lifts suspension on cheque clearing  Buhari signs proclamation order on COVID-19 management  (BUHARI'S SPEECH): For frontline workers who get infected, govt will support you and your families  (BUHARI'S SPEECH): Total lockdown announced by Kano government shall remain enforced for the full duration  (BUHARI'S SPEECH): We won't tolerate any human rights abuses from security agencies  (BUHARI'S SPEECH): Distribution and expansion of palliatives are ongoing in transparent manner  (BUHARI'S SPEECH): We have increased bed capacity to 3,000, trained 10,000 healthcare workers  COVID-19: Declare emergency in water sector now, AUPCTRE tells FG  NASS will not allow mismanagement of COVID-19 funds 'Lawan's aide  COVID-19: How govt, residents scaled up fight against pandemic in Ogun  COVID-19: G20 agric ministers move to boost food supply  The Mamman Daura template on new CoS  What we are saying about COVID-19, telecoms equipment safety 'Adeyemi, NIEEE Chairman  Covid-19 economic impact and business relief interventions  Maize farmers seek govt's support amid COVID-19  Reviving agricultural research institutes in Nigeria  COVID-19: A wake-up call to strengthen social protection systems ' ILO  Global e-commerce hits $25.6 trillion ' UNCTAD  #BLUE #PRINT  Harnessing the benefits from Kannywood movies  COVID-19: Telecoms industry invincibility vs banks vulnerability  Taraba and effort to rid state of Covid-19  At last, NCDC opens up on Kano rising Coronavirus cases  Anambra index case discharged, 68 samples negative  Covid-19 and the price of incompetence  Returnee almajirai among new cases in Kaduna ' Commissioner  Rainstorm kills one, renders over 500 homeless in Delta  Ishaku promises to checkmate COVID-19 spread in Taraba  COVID-19: Making brisks business through Ankara facemask  2 Chinese nabbed over illegal mining in Zamfara  Gombe sends 700 almajirai back to states of origin  FG's rice: Customs wants Oyo govt to probe 'contamination  Benue COVID-19 committee busts trafficked persons' camp, quarantine suspects  Oyo records 2 COVID-19 deaths, 8 active cases  NCFRMI distributes palliatives to Benue IDPs  Gombe bans use of commercial motorcycles  Nasarawa stakeholders applaud SSG on reforms  Abductors of Ekiti commissioner demand N30m ransom  Updated: Borno govt confirms Shehu of Bama's demise  COVID-19: Buhari signs proclamation order on FCT, Lagos, Ogun, Kano lockdown  COVID-19: Kano lab reopens, test commences ' FG  NDDC stinks ' PDP  #SPORTS  African Legends Cup of Nations: Enyeama vs Drogba - Goal  Aguero defends Messi amid Argentina criticism - Yahoo  Amuneke Picks Queiroz Best Coach He Worked With, Snubs Mourinho, Van Gaal - Complete Sports  Argentine football season declared over due to virus - Daily Times  Belgian Pro League resumption remains possible as clubs postpone vote to abandon season - Yahoo  Blackhawks surprisingly release John McDonough as president and CEO - Yahoo  BREAKING: NNPC Filling Station In Ogba Gutted By Fire - Daily Independent  Britain to hold minute's silence in honour of key workers who have died with coronavirus - Yahoo  British Grand Prix To Take Place Without Fans - Daily Independent  Celtic, Rangers chase Maja - The Sun  Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang reunites with family - Al Jazeera  Coronavirus: 'Where's my player going'!' ' Murray provides entertainment during virtual Madrid Open - Yahoo  Coronavirus: Argentine Football Association to cancel season ' Tapia - Yahoo  Coronavirus: It would be much easier to end Serie A season now ' Spadafora - Yahoo  Coronavirus: La Liga clubs will need at least five weeks to prepare for return, says Lopetegui - Goal  Coronavirus: Panthers confirm NRL investigating Cleary incident - Yahoo  COVID-19: Argentine FA ends season, suspends relegation for two years - Punch  COVID-19: Arsenal's Players Return To Team Training Ground For Individual Sessions - Daily Independent  COVID-19: Nadal Pessimistic Over Chances Of Return To Normal For Tennis - Daily Independent  COVID-19: NFF to get N180m relief funds from FIFA - Daily Times  Covid-19: Ogunade bemoans financial loss on NBBF - The Sun  COVID-19: Spain not expecting football to return before summer- Health Minister - Daily Times  Donald Trump: I have a very good idea how Kim Jong-un is doing but can't talk about it now - Yahoo  El Salvador inmates crammed together in prison lockdown - Al Jazeera  England prop Ellis Genge planning to create new players' union - Yahoo  English Premier League to return soon UK govt - Punch  English soccer club 'appalled' after striker appears to breach lockdown to attend party - CNN  English soccer club 'appalled' after striker Moise Kean appears to breach lockdown to attend party - CNN

27th April 2020 Newspaper Headlines

#NEWSPAPERS #HEADLINES FOR MONDAY 27TH APRIL 2020  #THE #NATION  

Kona Electric emerges Best car  BREAKING: Oyo records second COVID-19 death  Pedestrian crossing hazards III  NJC nominates Dongban-Mensem for Buharis approval as Appeal Court president  Africa: COVID-19, the loyalty test for employers  $3.4b loan: IMF may tie approval to exchange rate review  Expert: deploy 50% recovered loot to housing  NCDC: were in desperate need of test kits  Kyari casualty  Surveyors insist on ethical standards, skill acquisition  UPDATED: Kebbi records COVID-19 index case  DSS operatives seal residence of Obasekis ex-CoS  Poor access to water, sanitation will worsen spread of COVID-19  Buhari meets minister, NCDC DG on COVID-19, Kanos strange disease  Local firms owe 90% of $8b oil industry debt to banks  Elegushi: Celebrating a decade of Royal excellence  Emerging Africa Capital supports fight against COVID-19  Experts seek fishing vessels restriction  Surveyors donate equipment  More deaths throw Kano into panic  Battling COVID-19 and Cabin Fever  NNPC, IPPG kick-start COVID-19 support  Feasting on the Whale  Challenges of air navigation equipment calibration  Uncertainty over lockdown as Nigerians await decision  Poll: 70% of African businesses expect revenue to dip by over 10%  BREAKING: Nigeria records 91 new COVID-19 cases, total 1273  Access Banks DiamondXtra rewards customers  #VANGUARD  UPDATED: Kano govt admits 'strange deaths', says working towards keeping residents safe  COVID-19: NNPC, Chevron, Bovas donates medical equipment, consumables to Kano  Kaduna extends quarantine by 30 days  Keyamo celebrates with Ayiri Emami @ 45  100 Days in Office: Uzodinma will surpass Sam Mbakwe's records ' Ebegbulem  What government wont tell you about recession (5)  Governance not based on personal relationships  Fear God, not COVID-19  Father, son admits to beating herdsman to death in Ogun  #THISDAY  Polaris Bank Marks First Year with N27.8bn Profit  NACCIMA Calls for Gradual Relaxation of Lockdown  Leadway Assurance Refunds Premium to Motor Insurance Clients  Stock Market Sheds 1.4% as Profit-taking Halts Recovery  FG Complies with FAOs Directive on Agro-product Movement  CBN Moves to Quell FX Speculation, Debits Banks N1.47trn  Togo Joins African Trade Insurance  Businesses Urged to Restructure Strategy to Ensure Survival  Terminal Operators: PTTs Guidelines Will Worsen Apapa Gridlock, Create Congestion  LASACO Supports Health Workers  Wema Celebrates 75th Anniversary  NPA: None of Our Staff Contracted COVID-19  Manchester Business School Donates Medical Equipment to NCDC  Put on Human Face in Dealing with Debtors, Unegbu Tells Banks  Firm Rolls Out Free Remote Work Solution  Afreximbank Unveils $3m COVID-19 Grant for African Countries  Banks to Resume Cheque Clearance after Lockdown  FBNQuest Records N4.2bn Profit  Standard Chartered Grants Payment Holiday to Clients  Group Kicks against Planned Relocation of SNEPCOs Office to Lagos  COVID-19: Ecobank Nigeria supports States with Food items  In Kano, Concern For Unexplained Deaths Override COVID-19  COVID-19 Pandemic and Corruption in Nigeria  CORONAVIRUS: THE MORNING AFTER  Malam Abba Kyari And The Deification After  Sport Minister Congratulates Oby Solaja on African Badminton Award  Ebi: Falcons Dominance of Female Football in Africa over  Manes Liverpool Future Threatened as Three Others Face Decisions  #PUNCH  FCT mobile courts convict clerics, 68 others  Two COVID-19 patients escape from Borno isolation  Osun records two coronavirus deaths  TUC tells Buhari to consider partial lockdown  What Nigerians must do to defeat COVID-19  Saudi Arabia abolishes death penalty for minors  Minister, NCDC boss meet Buhari over lockdown, Kano deaths  El-Rufai extends lockdown by 30 days  Bauchi receives 196 Almajiris from Plateau  The 10 commandments of solid wealth  Ondo rejects expired FGs palliative rice  Oyo confirms three fresh COVID-19 cases  Viruses and civilisation  Spend security votes on healthcare, SERAP tells govs  Katsina lists 455 contacts, sends samples to NCDC  One dies as Customs, smugglers clash in Ogun  Coronavirus: Nigeria desperately looking for test kits, says NCDC  Enugu councillors quizzed over forceful entry into secretariat  Dollar sells for N450 in parallel market  Despite Gencos N200bn fund, gas shortage stalls 23,081MW  Infected Nigerians will be treated in China FG  COVID-19: PFAs under pressure to release pension fund  NMA, APC fault AIbom epidemiologists redeployment  Stanbic IBTC gives safety tips to avoid scammers  We bombed BHaram leaders during Borno meeting DHQ  Polaris Bank records N27.8bn profit  Amosus N21.4bn case suffers setback as investigator relocates abroad  Surveyors offer to manage Lagos isolation centres  #DAILY #TRUST  Father, son allegedly kill herdsman, dump corpse in well  Staying safe during Ramadan  COVID-19: Disquiet over Makinde's rejection of FG rice  Police arrest 4 suspects over abduction of Islamic cleric's children in Ibadan  Schools remain closed, Lagos warns private school owners  Ramadan: Monarch urges Muslims to pray over COVID-19  Why Obaseki's chief of staff resigned  Value of African's life  Defusing the Kano Bomb  620 convicted for violating lockdown in Lagos  COVID-19: Edo varsity commences 2nd semester online  House of Representatives to resume plenary April 28  NAF: Leading from the frontlines  Domestic violence increases as lockdown persists in Iraq  Manufacturers raise alarm over inputs shortfall, fear shutdown  Abba Kyari: Blessed is the dead  Fayemi approves bursary payment to Ekiti students  BUK to establish COVID-19 test centre ' VC  COVID-19: Kebbi records index case  China seizes over 89 million shoddy face masks  Ebonyi records first case of COVID-19  COVID -19: 'Lengthy school closures impair learning, academic stability  Unknown assailants strangle woman in Abaji  Pipeline vandalism up 50% in January ' NNPC  Nigeria's Covid-19 cases rise to 1,182  I will support NPFL resumption without spectators ' Ogenyi  Lockdown: Police arrest 1,909 violators in Abuja  Zamfara records first COVID-19 case  #THE #SUN  INEC to shift Edo, Ondo guber polls  Nigeria may witness recession worse than IMF's prediction 'Ohuabunwa  Edo guber: Why Ogiemwonyi is best choice for APC ticket 'Gold-Idehen  Is COVID-19 restructuring Nigeria  Appeal Court judgement: C'River APC tasks stakeholders on building stronger opposition ahead of election  COVID-19: INEC to shift Edo, Ondo states guber polls  Bayelsa Guber: Pressure on party candidate to withdraw petition  Nigerian boxers still hopeful of Tokyo Olympics 'Konyegwachie  Leicester 'still interested in 60m Osimhen  Solaja wins African Women in Badminton award  FIFA to pay NFF from operational costs entitlement  Ivory Coast FA Election: Drogba records zero vote  Minister salutes Solaja on award  Zenith Bank Future Eagles: NFF assures COVID-19 won't affect tourney  Arsenal to reopen training ground to players  Dark days ahead as crude price inches towards redline  CBN levies 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