10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers, Wednesday morning, April 22, 2020

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

1. Buhari orders payment of varsity lecturers’ withheld salaries

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate payment of the withheld February and March salaries of university lecturers who had not been captured in the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information platform (IPPIS). Read more

2. 117 new COVID-19 cases in Nigeria; total now 782

The number of people infected by COVID-19 in Nigeria increased to 782 on Tuesday night after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 117 new cases in seven states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Read more

3. COVID-19: Presidential Task Force approves disbursement of materials, equipment to states

The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, said on Tuesday the team had approved plans for the distribution of medical equipment and consumables available in stock to states to fight the coronavirus pandemic in the country. Read more

4. IGP redeploys Abia police commissioner over Ohafia killing

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, Tuesday ordered the deployment of Ms. Janet Agbede as the new Commissioner of Police in Abia. She replaced Mr. Okon Ene who has been redeployed to the Force Headquarters in Abuja. Read more

5. Bullet lodged in El-Zakzaky’s skull, release him now, Falana tells Kaduna govt

Rights lawyer, Femi Falana, on Tuesday, called for the immediate release of the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife. Read more

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6. Another WHO staff tests positive for COVID-19 in Bauchi

Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, said Tuesday another staff of the World Health Organization (WHO) had tested positive for coronavirus in the state. The development brought the number of people infected by the virus in the state to eight. Read more

7. Abia govt shuts down private hospitals as state records first cases of COVID-19

The Abia State government on Tuesday shut two private hospitals where the state’s two index coronavirus cases were initially admitted. Read more

8. COVID-19: Nasarawa places 43 Lagos returnees in isolation

The Nasarawa State government said on Tuesday at least 43 persons who returned to the state from Lagos have been placed in isolation. Read more

9. Lagos discharges 9 more COVID-19 patients

The Lagos State government Tuesday confirmed the discharge of nine more coronavirus patients after they recovered from the disease. Read more

10. Labourer electrocuted in Ebonyi

A middle-aged man was on Tuesday electrocuted in Abakaliki area of Ebonyi. The incident occurred along the Abakaliki/Enugu highway at about 12:00noon on Tuesday. Read more

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