COVID-19: FG directs civil servants on Grade 14 to resume work
COVID-19: FG directs civil servants on Grade 14 to resume work
The Nigerian government has directed civil servants on
Grade Level 14 and above to resume work on a daily
basis
The directive was issued by the head of the civil ser-
vice of the federation (HOCSF), Folasade Yemi -Esan
Yemi-Esan stated that government workers in the es-
sential services sector should also resume work
immediately
As part of measures to ease the COVID-19 lockdown,
the Federal government has directed civil servants on
Grade Level 14 and above to resume work as from June 2.
The directive was issued by the head of the civil service of the federation (HOCSF), Folasade Yemi -Esan, in a statement on Tuesday, June 2, The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
She said government workers in the essential services
sector should also resume work immediately.
The directive was issued by the head of the civil service of the federation (HOcSF), Folasade Yemi -Esan.
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The statement explained that the workers would be ex-
pected to go to work from Monday through Friday
between 9am to 2pm daily.
The head of service advised the workers to comply with measures on the prevention of the COVID -19
pandemic.
Government agencies were also advised to limit the
number of visitors they receive to the barest minimum
and ensure that the visitors complied with safety and
health advice/ directives.
Meanwhile, Governor Yahaya Bello has finally taken
heed to the warnings of the Nigeria Centre for Disease
Control (NCDC) with his decision to impose a total
lockdown in Kabba-Bunu local government area in Kogi
The decision of the governor over the Kabba-Bunu LGA
was made known on Monday, June 1, in a statement
made available to Legit.ng by his chief press secretary.
Onugwo Muhammed.
According to Muhammed, "During the lockdown, there
shall be no house to house movement within the local
government area.
The CPS said that the Kogi state incident management
team will continue with contact tracing to track those
who might have had contact with the alleged index
cases and that health workers who have physically met
with infected persons should self-isolate
The state government urged residents to strictly adhere to the lockdown order and the guideline of the NCDC.
In another report the National Orientation Agency
(NOA) revealed the major reason why the number of
confirmed infected persons is increasing.
The agency in a tweet on Tuesday, May 26, said the only reason coronavirus cases are going up is because we do not take responsibility by following partial lockdown guidelines the COVID-19 Presidential Task Force (PTF) put in place.
The NOA went to urge Nigerians to follow the preventive guidelines and instructions in order to stay safe
