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Home Business News Coronavirus

Nigeria closer to total lockdown, as FG orders sit at home to its workers

Ruth Okwumbu-ImafidonbyRuth Okwumbu-Imafidon
3 years ago
in Coronavirus, Politics
Nigeria gradually moves to total lockdown as FG asks public servants to work from home

Folashade Yemi Esan

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The Federal Government has asked public servants to work from home, as a step to effect social distancing and check the spread of Coronavirus.

In a memo issued by Folashade Yemi Esan, Head of Service ​of the Federation, government directed all public servants from levels 1 through 12 to work from home effective Tuesday, March 24.

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For those who would remain at work, they had to limit the number of visitors they receive to avoid any unnecessary large gathering.

“As you are no doubt aware, the Federal Government has taken a number of measures to manage the identified cases of COVID–19 and curtail its spread. 

“Government is concerned about the welfare and safety of all public servants just as it is about other Nigerians. All public servants are, therefore, strongly advised to follow the measures being put in place by government to curtail the spread of the pandemic,” it read.

[READ MORE: COVID-19: Kwara Govt shuts down schools, orders civil servants to work from home)

The work-from-home order would last indefinitely until the government reviews the situation and decides that it is safe to come back to work.

“All other categories of officers who will be at work, are strongly advised to limit the number of visitors they receive to the barest minimum. This is to reduce physical contact as much as possible.” 

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What this means: With several state governments declaring partial lockdowns in a bid to check the spread of the virus, this stay at home order from the Federal Government will greatly reduce movement around the country.

Consequently, the country might begin to record a further drop in economic activities even as civil and public servants have been asked to stay home indefinitely.

The Federal Government had also ordered the closure of Unity schools and all tertiary institutions in the country, on Friday.

Meanwhile, the wife of the president, Aisha Buhari had taken to her official Twitter handle to call for a total shutdown of the country.

According to her tweet, children could not be sent home from school when their parents still go out to work every day and expose themselves to the novel virus.

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Comments 4

  1. Oluwole says:
    March 25, 2020 at 8:24 am

    Yes, Aisha Buhari is right in her suggestion but the government in the state and federal level has to make provisions of salary or bonus ,foods, other important facilities to use for the citizens before embarking on total lock down. Locking down people at home will result to a total mess up in the country.

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    • cheema says:
      March 25, 2020 at 3:32 pm

      if one is alive he will need food. if you are not alive then where is mess????. Italy, Spain and oother european countries did the same mistake of delaying lock down and see the outcome. They are all medically advanced countries but unable to handle the situation. Total lock down is must if you dont want to play with lives of people

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  2. Samaila Bukar says:
    March 27, 2020 at 9:34 pm

    FG Govt. Should prepare micro support of money individuals of Nigerian through their account or bvn

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  3. promise says:
    April 1, 2020 at 8:43 am

    please help me with money please to feed my family and also help all Nigerians because they living in hunger just like me that is drinking garri all the time

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