10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers, Tuesday morning, May 5, 2020

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

1. 245 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria as total hits 2802

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Monday night confirmed 245 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. Read more

2. PTF urges banks, NURTW to comply strictly with guidelines on COVID-19 lockdown relaxation

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Monday urged banks and the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) to comply with guidelines on relaxation of the lockdown. Read more

3. COVID-19: Kukah donates 30-room hotel to Sokoto govt

The Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Mathew Kukah, has donated a 30-room hotel to the state government to be used as an isolation centre for suspected COVID-19 patients in the state. Read more

4. We have 3,000 samples waiting to be tested for COVID-19 in Lagos ―Sanwo-Olu

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said on Monday that the health workers in the state had collected at least 3,000 samples for COVID-19 testing. Read more

5. COVID-19: Kano to adopt house-to-house sample collection

Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, said Monday the state government would carry out house-to- house sample collection in a bid to check the spread of COVID-19 in the state. Read more

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6. Oil workers coming to Rivers must present COVID-19 test results —Wike

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, said Monday all oil workers coming into the state must present their COVID-19 test results before they would be allowed in. Read more

7. COVID-19: Nasarawa govt tracks, returns 4 escapees to quarantine centre

The Nasarawa State government has tracked and returned four women who escaped from the quarantine centre at the state polytechnic in Lafia. Read more

8. 4 in every 10 Nigerians, totalling 82.9 million, live in poverty —NBS

Forty per cent of the Nigerian population lives in poverty, the latest figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Monday revealed. Read more

9. 3 hospital staff among newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ondo

Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, said Monday three junior employees of the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) were among the four newly discovered COVID-19 cases in the state. Read more

10. Police arraigns 3 men for alleged assault in Osun

Police in Osun State Monday arraigned three men at the Osogbo Magistrate. Court for alleged assault and breach of public peace. Read more

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