Nigeria News Headlines May 22 2020

Here are the news headlines for today Friday, May 22, 2020, from iDONSABI.

Punch Newspaper Headline May 22 2020

UK contributes £20m to Africa’s anti-COVID-19 fund

75-year-old woman dies of COVID-19 in Ekiti

Lagos records four more COVID-19 deaths

COVID-19: 15 more workers test positive in Ibadan company

Madagascar President, WHO DG hold virtual meeting

LASG to manage simple COVID-19 cases at home

READ IT: Punch Newspapers

Daily Post Newspaper Headline May 22 2020

FG declares Monday, Tuesday public holiday

Buhari under fire for giving ‘strategic’ appointments to Fulani, Hausa, Kanuri

Lagos: Massive testing as coronavirus hits Nigerian military, Police

Ese Oruru: Judge rules in case of abduction, force marriage to Kano man

COVID-19: Governors lament increasing cases in North, make new demands from Buhari

Many feared killed in accident on Otedola Bridge, Lagos

READ IT: Daily Post

Daily Trust Newspaper Headline May 22 2020

COVID-19: ICC recommends ban on use of saliva on balls

16,000 Covid-19 tests so far cost Lagos N800m

Southwest Muslims demand reopening of Mosques ahead Eid prayer

Nigerian military rescues Chinese vessel, arrest 10 pirates

COVID-19: Policy reforms critical to economy’s post-pandemic growth

READ IT: Daily Trust

The Nation Newspaper Headline May 22 2020

COVID-19: Early discharge of positive patients likely, says FG

18-year-old wife stabs husband to death over sex

We created 3,192 Jobs in 2019 – DBN

Community crisis claims two lives in Ebonyi

COVID-19: Nigerians stockpiling chloroquine, PTF

COVID-19: Hold states responsible for numbers of test, says Fed Govt

READ IT: The Nation

Vanguard Newspaper Headline May 22 2020

Sultan’s JNI Suspends Eid Prayer, Asks Muslims To Pray At Home

COVID- 19: 2020 Budget: Nass Circumvents Procedure As Committees Deliberate On Amended Version

NPF Backs Community Policing In Edo, As Obaseki, IGP Inaugurate Advisory C’ttee

COVID-19: Lagos Slashes 2020 Budget

Sterling Bank Grows Shareholders’ Fund By 22.3%, Gets Commendation

Delta Graduates 90 Trainees From Skill Acquisition Centre

Expect More Cases Of Coronavirus In Lagos ― Abayomi

Nigerian Bags 6-Month Jail Term For Fleecing American Of $1200

READ IT: VanaguardNGR

Guardian Newspaper Headline May 22 2020

Coronavirus infections top 5 million worldwide

Sports ministry denies Redknapp for Eagles rumour

China warns of ‘countermeasures’ over US virus sanctions threat

PTF warns against panic purchase of Hydroxychloroquine

Paramount Ruler of Bakassi tells FG, international community to answer the unanswered Bakassi questions

Jailed Trump lawyer Michael Cohen released due to pandemic

Lagos pledges to reach 37589 households with pupils’ food rations in four weeks

READ IT: GuardianNG

Daily Sun Newspaper Headline May 22 2020

Police arraign woman, 38, for alleged diversion of N1.4m funds in Benue

DBN holds 3rd AGM, created 3,192 jobs in 2019

How we created 3,192 jobs in 2019 – DBN boss

COVID-19: 15 more staff of iSON Xperiences infected as cases rise to 78

COVID-19: Rethink your decision on congregation prayers, FG warns govs

Group initiates anti-suicide intervention

Imo Assembly repeals ex-govs, speakers’ pension act of 2007

READ IT: Sunnews