AllNews Nigeria brings you top news compilations and roundup of the top Nigerian newspaper headlines online for today Tuesday, May 19th, 2020.

1. COVID-19: See Breakdown By States As Nigeria's Total Cases Surpass 6000
The Nigeria Centre for disease Control (NCDC) on Monday night announced 216 new cases of COVID-19 in the country.

2. Buhari Extends Lockdown Easing For Two Weeks
President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the gradual ease of lockdown in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lagos and Ogun states by two weeks.

3. COVID-19: President Buhari Urges Governors To Work Closely With PTF
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged governors to work closely with the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, to bring about better harmony in the fight against the pandemic.

4. COVID-19: Some Nigerians Want Lockdown To Continue - Lai Mohammed Presents Poll Results
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has presented recent outcome of the NOI Polls which indicated that whereas 57 per cent of Nigerians support easing of the lockdown imposed to contain Coronavirus spread, 29 per cent others want restriction of movement to remain.

5. COVID-19: Chinese Medics' Whereabouts Finally Confirmed Following PDP's Ultimatum
Following the Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) demand for the federal government to declare the whereabouts of the 15-member team of Chinese medics who entered Nigeria to help tame the spread of Coronavirus, the medical experts were on Monday said to have been with the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, CCECC...https://allnews.ng/news/nigeria-news-check-out-latest-nigeria-newspaper-headlines-for-today-tuesday-may-19th-2020