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What Lagos Govt told Civil Servants amids lockdown

Thompson Nsisongabasi

May 04, 2020

All state civil servants from grade level 15 and above are to resume work on Tuesday, May 5 2020, according to the Lagos State Government.

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The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, gave the order on Sunday during a press conference as the commercial city begins the easing of the COVID-19 lockdown on Monday.

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According to Governor Sanwo-Olu, while the affected workers will resume duties, those below grade level 14 are to stay at home from Monday, May 4, 2020.

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The Lagos Government had earlier said markets, where non-food items are sold, will be allowed to open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

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The Commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs, Dr Wale Ahmed, as saying that the markets and stores will be opened from 9 a.m till 3 p.m on the selected days.

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He also noted that all food and farm produce sellers will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

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According to Dr Wale, the move follows the gradual easing of the COVID-19 lockdown in Lagos State from Monday, May 4th, adding that safety measures must, however, be observed in the markets.

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As of late Saturday night, 2 May 2020, Nigeria has 2, 388 COVID-19 infections with Lagos State accounting for 1, 068, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

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A further breakdown of the figures in Lagos State reveals that 791 of the cases are active while 247 persons have been discharged with 30 lives lost to the pandemic.

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— Thompson Nsisongabasi

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