NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR FRIDAY 17TH APRIL 2020

NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR FRIDAY 17TH APRIL 2020

THE NATION

Adamawa Muslims seek prayers against COVID-19

Tenis Quarantine Playlist EP makes waves

Professionals give foodstuff to Lagos

Federal pensioners, Ekiti, Nasarawa counterparts seek inclusion in govt palliatives

Saro-Wiwas son, four others die as Ogun discharges three

195m jobs at risk globally, says ILO

Afenifere donates N3m to Southwest governors

COVID-19: Minister praises nurses, midwives

Mischief makers causing disunity in Mainland APC

What stimulus will do to economy, by Fed Govt

Yemi Solade kicks against filming abroad

Marginal coronaviruss impact on international fertiliser market

Monarch mobilises N10m palliatives for subjects

Bobrisky mocks his old picture

Lagos Central Mosque fetes 300

Help! The media need ventilators

Aspirants strategise ahead of Edo poll

74 inmates freed in Plateau, Bayelsa, Kaduna

Why I consented to Unmarried series Actress Venita Akpofure

Of Amotekun, kidnappings, et al: Lessons Awojobi taught me

Stella Damasus: Im ready to face AGN over Sen. Abbohs choice

FBN Holdings divests from insurance

Appeal Court dismisses case seeking nullification of governorship elections

Trump, foreign policy and 2020 elections

Vin Obieze launches digital entertainment play StreamPluf

Boosting avocado production

True federalism the only way forward, says Adebanjo

IMF to Nigeria: deploy $3.5b loan to healthcare, education funding

*VANGUARD*

20 sailors hospitalised after French navy coronavirus outbreak

Covid-19: Kano Grand Khadi freed 59 inmates including a female

14 feared dead in fatal motor accident in Kano

COVID-19: UBTH equips Isolation Centre

Babalakin heads NBA COVID-19 welfare committee

COVID-19: UN gives vital health supplies to Nigerian Government

Lockdown: Customs seizes smuggled rice, beans worth N12.7m in Kano

Lassa Fever: Bauchi has recorded 19 deaths in 2020, says deputy governor

Pelosi vows to fight Trump's 'dangerous, illegal' WHO funding cut

Lagos records 2 more COVID-19 deaths, discharges 5

Blame Ondo Dep Gov, not Akeredolu, for Arogbo-Ijaw marginalisation' Ojogo

NCDMB recommends indigenous companies to NLNG for Train 7

Without fanfare, Apple launches new iPhone for budget-minded

NDDC's doctor

Africa reports 17, 247 COVID-19 cases

COVID-19: Tests are free in all NCDC approved centres in Lagos ' Abayomi

Join the reconciliation move in Ogun PDP, Bayo Dayo tells Kashamu

Asharami Synergy Kenya provides clarity on misleading media report

StreamPluf: Vin Obieze launches converged digital entertainment platform

Lockdown: A radical view

I'm ready to invest in entertainment big time, says LABO Group CEO, Olabisi Akanbi

COVID 19: Adamawa Police Commissioner warns residents to desist from night trips

Kidnapped Oyo monarch's wife, daughter regain freedom

Sanitising the Social Investment Programme

Virus not reason to let migrants drown, European rights chief warns

America's pointless battles against WHO

Kidnapped Oyo monarch's wife, daughter regain freedom

DRC buries Ebola victim, WHO starts new vaccinations

*THISDAY*

NSE Hosts First Digital Closing Gong Ceremony, Commits to Access to Market

Stakeholders Decry Non-provision of Scanners by NCS since 2017

Post COVID-19 Palliatives for Businesses Inevitable

COVID-19: Foundation Donates Medical Equipment to UCH

For AfDB, One Good Term Deserves Another

SGF Applauds NIMASAs Contribution to Covid-19 Fight

Onne Customs Collects N23bn Revenue in First Quarter

Bello: Nigeria Must Change from Primitive Clearance of Cargo

Virtual Conferencing Seen Limiting Air Travel Post COVID-19

PTML, Grimaldi Donate N150m, Nose Masks to FG, Lagos

COVID-19: Youth Workers Want Legislation to Freeze Rents, Taxes

IATA Predicts 55% Drop in Airlines Revenue

NiMet Training Centre Elected into World Meteorological Panel

Trans-Forcados Pipeline Back in Operation

Protect Your Bank Details, UBA Warns Customers

Quadri, Omotayo Drop in ITTF Ranking

House, Other Stakeholders to Inaugurate Committee on Free Electricity Supply

Ecobank Promotes Instant Account Opening

AFN Ordinary Congress Postponed Due to COVID-19

Interrogating Tinubus Politics and Ideas

Coffin-Consistency Will Grow the Animation Industry in Nigeria

Super Eagles 2018 Jersey Ranked Fifth

Why Buhari Should Dissolve IMC of the NDDC

COVID-19 and Nigerian Businesses: From Survival to Thriving in a Changing World

COVID-19 Stardust

Nigerias Russia 2018 Jersey Makes Iconic Football Shirts List

Arsenal to Continue Paying Staff, Casual Workers

Emefieles Post Covid-19 Marshall Plan for Nigeria : Trick or Treat

*PUNCH*

US coronavirus death toll passes 32,000

WAEC mulls online tutorials, to release WASSCE timetable soon

Coronavirus: WHO goofs, Tozali TV rescues

Free electricity, mere propaganda, says TCN

Coronavirus and a tale of two health sectors

Nigeria must return to true federalism Adebanjo

ADC rallies support for Buharis regime

Dont expect crude demand recovery before July, says OPEC

COVID-19: Northern Nigeria remains high risk, says Gates Foundation

Ekiti circulates photos of convicted rapists

Osunll discontinue trial of Facebook user Attorney General

Police arrest Ogun women for cursing Abiodun, others

FG must punish trigger-happy security personnel Ekweremadu, lawyers

Weve arrested bribe-taking policemen Rivers command

VIPs, hospitals disregard for NCDC rules worries govt

COVID-19 and the challenge of learning without schooling (1)

Sokoto jacks up health workers hazard allowance

Infrastructure deficit, forex pressure may worsen inflation Emefiele

No sufficient isolation centres for Nigerians awaiting evacuation Onyeama

Banks recorded N11.44tn online payments in March

Sule orders arrest of Nasarawa child beggars

Lagos records two COVID-19 deaths, discharges five more

Lockdown: Stock market gains N28bn in two weeks

Osinbajo panel plans stimulus for imminent recession

NECA moves against job losses, demands FG support

NECA moves against job losses, demands FG support

Fire kills 14, injures 15 at Borno IDP camp

Exchange hosts first digital closing gong

*DAILY TRUST*

Needless controversy on 5G

My bill not targeted at Atiku ' Sen Gyang

APC chieftains plot 'devilish' campaign against Shettima ' Coalition

N1bn probe: Nasarawa Assembly pledges to be thorough

Don't relax until APC takes over Abia ' National caucus member advises

Policing the COVID-19 Pandemic in Nigeria

ASUU strike and that World War II picture

Coping in the age of COVID-19

Tension in Kogi as condition of woman assaulted by masquerades deteriorates

COVID-19 lockdown: 'My encounter with police in New Karu

Lockdown: Coalition of FCT orphanages appeal for lifeline

Correctional Service says Maryam Sanda still in custody

FCTA convicts 20 for lockdown violations

Kidnapped Ibarapa monarch's wife, daughter freed after N2.5m ransom payment

COVID-19: Jimoh Ibrahim donates N40m to Ondo govt

Lagos govt gets 1000 boxes of assorted food items

Pensioners in Ekiti ask for palliative over Covid-19 lockdown

Coronavirus claims another 753 lives in France

Trump's daughter, son-in-law skip lockdown for Passover trip

Two men arrested for trying to infect police with coronavirus

Lassa fever death toll in Bauchi hits 19

Coronavirus: Spit in public, get 1-year jail term ' India govt

Five new COVID-19 patients discharged in Lagos, total now 90

UK set to announce 3-week extension of COVID-19 lockdown

Europe coronavirus death toll tops 90,000: AFP tally

Coronavirus hits ethnic minorities most in Britain

WHO says no evidence coronavirus was made in lab'China

COVID-19: Public trust and a better future

FG, oil marketers disagree over petrol pricing regime

Fund paucity threat to ports' operations, economic recovery

Power sector revenue may dip over 'free electricity' hoax ' TCN

COVID-19: Liquidity, job safety top Nigerian businesses' concerns ' PwC

Nasarawa Assembly passes public procurement commission bill

N/Delta rulers task oil firms on 3% NDDC contribution

Facebook steps up fight against virus fakery

COVID-19: Powerlifting president advises national lifters to sustain training

Joshua says blockbuster Fury fight needed to determine No 1 status

Former NFF president, Lulu appreciates Nigerians as he clocks 62 years

US teen Gauff says stronger now after battling depression

Fernandes wants Man Utd to sign players 'hungry for titles

*THE SUN*

PDP'll take over Katsina in 2023 'Lawal Rufa'i

2023 Presidency: South East should produce formidable candidate 'Olanrewaju Suraju

Bayelsa/Kogi guber polls: Appeal Court dismisses APP suit against exclusion

Kogi West: 'I was not a registered voter,' Dino's witness confesses at tribunal

Bayelsa/Kogi guber polls: Appeal Court dismisses APP appeal against exclusion

Covid-19: Southwest PDP group questions Fayemi's food items donation to Olujimi

Chukwueze: Super Eagles can win 2022 World Cup

Quadri, Omotayo drop in ITTF ranking

Reopening of season: Aminu, Okogie, NBA stars to get 25-day training schedule

Etuhu banned for match-fixing

COVID-19: AFN postpones ordinary congress

Okpotu celebrates best foreign player in Tunisia

Joshua to Fury: Come fight me

COVID-19 Lockdown: Powerlifting President advises national lifters to sustain training

U.S. tennis teenager Gauff says she's stronger now after battling depression

UK citizens in Nigeria to pay under 500 for evacuation

SAHCO fumigates MMIA cargo area

How to stop infection without shutting airports

IATA offers free training for aviation workers

COVID-19: NAHCO donates PPEs, hand sanitizers to LASG

Oil marketers reject price modulation, demand deregulation

Chevron adopts safety measures against COVID-19 spread

NSE: Dangote share price up by 15.6%

Chi Limited launches new products variants

Insecurity as bane of real estate development in Nigeria 'Experts

Sokoto slashes budget by 25% over COVID-19 pandemic

Over 16,744 persons receive FG's cash transfer in Kaduna

Gombe ready for any eventuality ' Governor Yahaya

*GUARDIAN*

COVID-19 Encounters: Residents of Alimosho relish night in hell fire

Staying safe - 2

Biafra group accuses Buhari of dividing Nigeria along ethnic lines

AFN Congress postponed due to COVID-19

Cure for coronavirus

In Imo, soldiers, security agents force shops to comply with lockdown

Investors' wealth soars by N352 billion in three trading days

ALTON reassures on safety of telecom towers on public health

Cure for coronavirus

Cure for coronavirus

Policies, incentives will assist OEMs, automotive market

Yahoo Boy bags nine months, forfeits three exotic cars to FG over internet fraud

Players return to field as Air Assault opens course

Personal reflections

Airlines, shippers rally governments to new safety procedure for crew

Controversy trails Ayade's approach on COVID-19 strategy

Kaspersky releases tips on keeping smartphone corona-free

Lockdown and emerging traffic in Lagos

Enforce social distancing in markets, group urges

Personal reflections

Personal reflections

Abducted Oyo monarch's wife, daughter regain freedom

Lawal explains why PGA Nigeria cannot toe Sunshine Tour's lines

OPS seeks suspension of charges on cash deposit, embargo on cheque clearance

Covid-19: Why is Nigeria always different

FG adopts digital payment for conditional cash transfer to vulnerable

Oskar Ibru distributes food to Delta communities

Battle of the titans: Wike and Sirika

*DAILY TIMES*

What you need to know about murdered Ms. Funke Olakunrin

Africa records 60 per cent increase in COVID-19 deaths WHO

Aniagwu congratulates Delta deputy governor at 52

Covid-19: Onu inspects testing facilities at NABDA, pledges support

COVID-19: NYSC donates preventive materials to Kano

Anambra tasks police to review strategy on monitoring restriction order

Troops recover 14 AK47 rifles, 10,000 ammunition from Zamfara bandits

Covid-19: Nigeria gets fresh vital supplies, equipment from UN

COVID 19 Lockdown: Ibeju-Lekki council boss rolls out second phase of food packages as palliative

Buharis support group says war on terror not affected by COVID-19 battle

COVID 19: Group slams FG for leaving out physically challenged in decision making committees

Without credible electoral system, INEC cant really justify deregistering political parties Odumakin

COVID-19: Governors working to improve operational efficiency to combat pandemic NGF

Drug smugglers hide 1m worth of cocaine in UK face mask consignment

Indonesia reports 380 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, 27 new deaths

Daily Times Newspaper, Friday, April 17, 2020

Covid-19:PTF raises alarm over escalation of community transmission

Qatar reports three new virus cases at World Cup sites

Free electricity supply: Reps, stakeholders set up implementation cttee

Chelsea to provide 78,000 meals for medical, charity workers

K1 denies Affair with Queen Ajoke Adeyemi

Rivers cautious communities against eating, selling dead floating fishes

Premier League to debate how to finish season on Friday

BUJU releases LENU

Why we cant declare total lockdown in Bauchi- Mohammed

PoS transactions hit N1trn in Q1 2020

Rangers boss Gerrard calls for probe into Scottish football mess

14 IDPs killed, 1,250 shelters destroyed by fire in Borno

*DAILY INDEPENDENT*

Edward Lino Dies At 74

COVID-19: Masari Inspects Designated Isolation Centres

Toyota Partners Nihon Kohden To Boost Ventilator Production

Coronavirus Puts 5,000 Chinese TV Firms Out Of Business

Emirates Provides More Flights For Filipinos To Return Home

Osun Bans Private Hospitals To Admit, Treat COVID-19 Patients

U.S. COVID-19 Relief Bill To Add $1.8 Trillion To Deficit

Lockdown: Ekweremadu Condemns Alleged Extrajudicial Killings By Security Agents

Oil Sells Below $20 For Second Day

Sanlam Set To Takeover FBN Insurance Company

Why NFF Wants To Pay Players In Naira 'Pinnick

Arsenal To Continue Paying Staff, Casual Workers

IK Uche Wants Chukwueze To Remain At Villarreal

HFN To Streamline Spill Over Events After COVID-19

NYSC Members Step Up Fight Against COVID-19 Pandemic

PES Blasts Attack On Women's Rights In Poland

Israel Refuses To Test Palestinians For COVID-19

EDF To Shut Down Nuclear Reactors

Australia To Retain Curbs On Public Movement

232 Inmates, 103 Prison Staff Test Positive For COVID-19 In UK

Azerbaijan Arrests Journalists For Disobeying Quarantine Order

Libya Declares 10-day COVID-19 Lockdown

Nevada's COVID-19 Death Toll Rises To 137

Police Find 30 Pounds Of Cocaine In Boxes Of Face Masks

UNAMI Urges Iraq To Endorse Anti-domestic Violence Law

80-Year-Old Man Recovers From Coronavirus

*TRIBUNE*

35 new coronavirus cases reported, total now 442

Banking stocks loss dampens gains to 0.07%

Covid-19 lockdown: When Lagos residents rose against gangs

How COVID-19 is redefining Ekiti politics

The power of Amotekun

The killing of Grace Ajibola

Professionalise your mix sessions

Adieu, the 'Obi' of trumpet, Eddy Okonta

Expect wedding announcement from BolAr at end of our 'process' 'Arnold

Addressing the knock-on effect of Covid-19 on women, girls

The present and past flu

Covid-19 Task Force and Makinde's choice of Prof Alonge

Lockdown: More enlightenment needed at grassroots, MSSN tells govt

OPEC reassures commitment to global economic stability

*BLUE PRINT*

Hope rises for two-month free power supply

Breaking: 35 new Covid-19 cases hit Nigeria as Lagos, Abuja, Oyo record more

Man bags 9 months for N2m internet fraud

Reps, other stakeholders raise implementation panel for bill-free electricity supply

FCT Joint Taskforce nabs 10 for extortion, illegal road block

Police nab killers of Fasoranti's daughter, Funke Olakunrin, declare gang leader wanted

AFN Ordinary Congress postponed due to COVID-19

European football transfer updates

FCT Aquatics boss Nkoye bemoans COVID-19 effects on sports

ITTF Ranking: Quadri, Omotayo drop in ranking, Edem remains best female

Many groan as UK extends Covid-19 lockdown

Covid-19 crisis: President sacks Health Minister

Covid-19: FG raises fresh alarm, alerts govs, others

Stimulus to protect Nigeria against looming global recession out soon ' FG

Two arrested for attempting to infect Police with Covid-19

Breaking: Sule extends lockdown, declares curfew in Nasarawa

COVID 19: 34 Ebonyi youth arrested for living in two rooms

Gombe: Yahaya unveils 200-bed isolation centres

COVID-19: Relaxing lockdown 'll result in dire consequences ' FG

Anxiety as Obaseki remains in isolation 3 weeks after testing negative for COVID-19

Chevron takes precautions against COVID-19

FCTA okays NASENI disinfectant sprayers for Asokoro hospital

How Civil defence officer captured Covid-19 patient attempting to escape

COVID-19: NVRI set to begin test in Plateau ' Official

Boundary demarcation'll end Tiv, Jukun crisis ' Ishaku

Nasarawa: Speaker commends Sule for purchasing vehicles for members

Kwara lockdown violation: Three sentenced to community service

Crisis: Bauchi APC constitutes reconciliation committee

Don't admit, treat Covid-19 patient, private hospitals warned

Osun govt warns residents as Facebook user gets N1m bail for 'false post

*SPORTS*

AFN Congress postponed due to COVID-19 - Guardian

AFN Ordinary Congress Postponed Due to COVID-19 - Thisday

Arsenal stars edge closer to wage cut deal after Arteta talks - Goal

Arsenal To Continue Paying Staff, Casual Workers - Daily Independent

Arsenal to Continue Paying Staff, Casual Workers - Thisday

Australia's detained medical-evacuation refugees fear coronavirus - Al Jazeera

Backing Trump, US Republicans call for WHO chief to resign - Al Jazeera

Beer sales slump staggering 82 per cent amid coronavirus crisis, research shows - Yahoo

Black Stars handed coronavirus assignment from Ghana parliament - Goal

Brugge reject 10m Dortmund offer for Dennis - Punch

CAF pays tribute to 98 Falcons - Punch

Chelsea to provide 78,000 meals for medical, charity workers - Daily Times

Chukwueze: Super Eagles can win 2022 World Cup - The Sun

Coco Gauff says she was 'really depressed' and 'lost' for a year - CNN

Come and fight me,' Anthony Joshua tells Tyson Fury - Guardian

Coronavirus could pose an 'existential threat' to the women's game, warns FIFPro - Goal

Coronavirus may have 'devastating' effects on reproductive rights - Al Jazeera

Coronavirus pandemic 'final wake-up call' for F1 - CNN

Coronavirus self-testing kits 'to be delivered to UK homes by Amazon - Yahoo

Coronavirus: Caf and Ghana FA medical expert Pambo fears for Premier League - Goal

Coronavirus: Italy sports minister hoping to confirm May 4 date for Serie A training return - Yahoo

Coronavirus: Jazz's Conley wins NBA Horse Challenge - Yahoo

Coronavirus: Liverpool should be awarded Premier League title ' Bosnich - Yahoo

COVID-19 Lockdown: Powerlifting President advises national lifters to sustain training - The Sun

COVID-19: AFN postpones ordinary congress - The Sun

COVID-19: Matuidi and Rugani recovered, Juventus confirms - Daily Times

COVID-19: Powerlifting president advises national lifters to sustain training - Daily Trust

Declare Plateau United NPFL champions ' Ilechukwu tells LMC - Peoples Daily

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