10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers, Tuesday morning, April 28, 2020

These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Tuesday morning.

1. COVID-19: Nigerian govt begins payment of upgraded hazard allowances to health workers

The Federal Government said on Monday it had commenced the payment of upgraded hazard allowances to frontline health workers fighting the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. Read more

2. 64 new COVID-19 cases confirmed; Nigeria’s total now 1337

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Monday night confirmed 64 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. With this new figure, Nigeria now has 1,337 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Read more

3. COVID-19: Buhari signs proclamation Order on Lagos, FCT, others

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday signed the Proclamation Order on the General Management of COVID-19 in Lagos, Ogun, Kano, the Federal Capital Territory and other states in the country as contained in his Monday’s nationwide broadcast. Read more

4. COVID-19: Kano govt begins contact tracing tied to five infected Almajiri children

The Kano State Government has commenced the contact tracing to the five Almajiri pupils who tested positive for coronavirus in Kaduna State. Read more

5. In letter to Buhari, Kwankwaso tackles Gov Ganduje on mystery deaths in Kano

Former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, in a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, has challenged Governor Umar Ganduje’s claims that the mystery deaths in the State, especially among some prominent citizens and the elderly, were not related to the Coronavirus pandemic. Read more

Read also: 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers, Monday morning, April 27, 2020

6. Akinlade identifies four LGs in Ogun through which COVID-19 can be imported into Nigeria

A former Member of the House of Representatives and governorship candidate of the Allied People’s Movement in Ogun State in the 2019 general elections, Adekunle Akinlade, has identified four local government areas of the state through which he said, COVID-19 can be imported and spread further in the country. Read more

7. Abba Kyari’s daughter, Aisha, slams critics who won’t shut up

Nigerians who have made a pastime of trying to rubbish the memory of late Mallam Abba Kyari, ex-Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, have been advised to let the family be. Read more

8. Atiku’s son, Mohammed recovers from COVID-19, thanks Nigerians

Mohammed Atiku, son of former vice president Atiku Abubakar, has recovered from coronavirus. The ex-vice president’s son, who was discharged on Monday, tested positive for COVID-19 last month. Read more

9. PDP raises alarm over ‘stealing, looting’ in NDDC, calls for probe

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for an immediate system-wide investigation into alleged massive fraud, stealing and looting of funds at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Read more

10. COVID-19: Ondo, Ekiti deny returning FG’s bags of rice

Ondo and Ekiti state governments Monday debunked the rumour making the rounds that they returned over 1000 bags of rice donated to the states by the federal government as palliative to cushion the effect of the stay-at-home order. Read more

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