Thursday, April 30, 2020

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

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