News update, Friday, 17/04/2020


**FG calls for massive production of masks by cloth makers

**COVID-19 fallout: Osinbajo chairs ESC meeting

**True federalism only way to go -  Pa Ayo Adebanjo

**Fayemi’s management of Ekiti situation excellent — Deputy Gov


**Lockdown violation: FCTA convicts 20, begins clampdown on ‘Joggers’

**Anti-Lockdown protest in Sapele: Omo-Agege condemns shooting by security agents

**7 APC chieftains vow to destroy Shettima, Civil societies raise alarm

**Oscar Ibru distributes food items to vulnerable, poor, others in Delta

**Lagos warns against bonfire on roads

**Bandits kidnap 3 nursing mothers in Kaduna

**Gunmen kill 9 persons, torched 33 houses in Plateau

**Finally, Police arrest suspected killers of Funke Olakunrin

**Police in Delta nab robbery suspect on wanted list

**Lockdown:Physiotherapist harps on exercise, advises against eating too much sugar

**OPEC reassures commitment to global economic stability

**WHO chief lists 6 conditions for easing COVID-19 restrictions

**COVID-19 kills Ken Saro-Wiwa’s son in UK

**Los Angeles Mayor says large gatherings unlikely till 2021

**Senegal extends flight ban until May 31

**Switzerland to start easing COVID-19 restrictions from April 27

**Spain sees 551 new virus deaths as toll tops 19,000

**World Rugby announces $100m virus relief plan

**Arsenal executives take pay cut as player talks continue

**UEFA to meet on April 23 for resumption of football season

Stay home and safe. God will hear our prayers. Amen
[4/17, 08:40] +234 706 259 5836: HEADLINES TODAY Friday -17 April-2020
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

Exchange hosts first digital closing gong

Coronavirus test is free, says LASG

Lagos-Ibadan rail project 90% complete, says FG

Delta to begin palliatives distribution by weekend

Condemned Sanda didnt meet presidential pardon requirements NCoS

NIMASA extends certificate validity for seafarers

KEDCO, BEDC pledge regular power supply to customers

Marketers seek law to stop FG fixing fuel price

KEDCO, BEDC pledge regular power supply to customers

No employee contracted COVID-19 Chevron

Afenifere donates N3m to South-West states

FCCPC warns manufacturers, others against violating due process

Lassa fever hits Bauchi, kills 19 in three months

Gencos, Discos deny knowledge of FGs N200bn payment

COVID-19 cases crossing state boundaries, FG laments

Ekiti to tackle unemployment with TVE Board

Mobile courts convict 20 lockdown violators in FCT

Presidential council engages 650 SMEs to provide support

Bauchi fire kills five-year-old, destroys shops, 11 cars

Nasarawa warns officials against diverting palliatives

Govs pledge support for businesses during lockdown


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

5-yr-old reportedly killed, businesses count losses as fire guts major Bauchi market

It's unethical to reveal identity of COVID-19 patients ' Kwara commissioner


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


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

Government's essential item: Humans

Police arrests killers of Fasoranti's daughter Funke

Financial services provider divests 65 per cent equity from insurance business

Come and fight me,' Anthony Joshua tells Tyson Fury

CAN urges churches, others to open food banks in Kaduna

Covid-19: Why is Nigeria always different

SystemSpecs partner Paga to deepen digital payments

Viruses, science and African myths

Airline tests passengers for coronavirus before flights

PGA Tour targets June return without spectators

Rensource launches digital distribution platform

Gunmen kill 9 persons, torched 33 houses in Plateau community

Viruses, science and African myths

Five-year-old boy dies as fire guts Bauchi market

Fear not, coronavirus is colour blind

Experts list ways of overcoming COVID-19 induced economic woes

VSF earmarks N1 billion to fight coronavirus in North East


Let us join hands with the Government in its battle to contain the spread of CORONAVIRUS.

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