BY DAYO ADESULU
National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Dr Sani Aliyu, has on Thursday in Abuja directed that civil and public servants from grade level 12 and above to immediately resume work.
Recall that at the early eased off of the COVID-19, only workers from grade level 14 and above were permitted to resume work.
His words: “For government offices and other corporate offices, we are now extending working hours to normal office hours from Monday to Friday, with the mandatory use of non-medical face masks.
“We encourage work at the home policy for civil/public servants below the grade level of 12.
“Essential staff of grade level 12 and above may be allowed to come to work.
“Our previous cut-off was grade level 14. Temperature checks will be carried out in all official government buildings.
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“With industry and labour, the main modification we have is an advisory for banks to limit the number of customers within the operating areas to 50 per cent occupancy within the banking halls in order to allow for physical distancing and to limit their workers to 75 per cent or less. But banking operations shall continue as usual.”