The tracking of persons who made contacts with the coronavirus patient and the increase in military deployment in the troubled Northeast of Nigeria to tackle Boko Haram insurgents are some of the leading stories in the Nigerian press on Monday.
The Nation said that no fewer than 100 persons had contacts with the Italian, who is Nigeria’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) index case, the Lagos State government said on Sunday.
The Punch said that isolation centres for potential patients suffering from the coronavirus disease are not ready in the Federal Capital Territory and some states such as Kano, Rivers and Ogun.
This Day said the military has commenced massive deployment of troops in the North-east to crush Boko Haram fighters.
The Daily Trust reported that the United States Agency for International Development has promised to support the Federal Government in treating 1.2 million Nigerians suffering from tuberculosis.
Channels Television reported that at least 30 people have been killed while several others injured as gunmen suspected to be bandits attacked some villages in Igabi and Giwa local government areas of Kaduna State.
The Leadership reported that after the Supreme Court imposed fine on two All Progressives Congress (APC) lawyers for filing frivolous appeals, fear has gripped both the ruling party and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on their separate requests for the apex court to revisit its verdicts.
The Sun said that condemnations have trailed the bill before the Nigerian Senate to send ‘repentant’ Boko Haram terrorists for training overseas.
The Guardian said thousands of Catholics defied the first rain of the year in Abuja to protest against the worsening insecurity in the country.
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