Federal Government Offices To Open Three Times Weekly, Close At 2.00 Pm, Says Head Of Service

In accordance with the arrangement on progressive facilitating of limitations to resuscitate the economy and reinforce measures to contain the spread of coronavirus, the Federal Government workplaces are to revive three times each week from next Monday. 

The Head of Service (HOS), Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, who gave the mandate, said the days are Monday, Wednesday and Friday. 

Officials from Grade Levels 14 and or more and those on fundamental obligations have in this manner been coordinated to continue work yet the workplaces are to close every day at 2.00 p.m. 

These were contained in an announcement gave on Thursday in Abuja marked by Olawunmi Ogunmosunle, Director, Information, in the workplace of the Head of Service. 

The announcement focused on the need to guarantee full consistence with the mandates and counsel on the counteraction of the Covid-19 pandemic including upkeep of social removing, normal washing as well as cleaning of hands and wearing of face covers. 

The announcement read: "The Head of Service (HOS) of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan has coordinated officials on Grade Levels 14 or more including those on fundamental administrations to continue work with impact from Monday, fourth May, 2020. 

"The order is further to President Muhammadu Buhari's communicated on a staged and progressive facilitating of the lockdown measures occasioned by COVID-19. 

"The Head of Service in her announcement likewise gave the accompanying mandates; Offices are to open three times each week, to be specific Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The end time will be 2.00 pm on every day. 

"The concerned officials are to guarantee full consistence with the mandates and guidance on the counteraction of the COVID-19 pandemic. These measures incorporate support of social separating, standard washing as well as cleaning of hands and wearing of face covers. 

"Officials are to restrict the quantity of guests they get to the barest least. They ought to likewise guarantee that the guests consent to wellbeing and wellbeing guidance/orders. 

"Perpetual Secretaries and Chief Executive Officers are additionally encouraged to guarantee that hand washing and sanitation offices are put at passageways and vital focuses in their MDAs. Infrared thermometers are to be given at the passage of the MDAs for obligatory temperature checks while as much as practicable the passageway to the MDAs is constrained to just one. 

"It will be noticed that the Federal Secretariat Complexes have been cleaned while endeavors are continuous to do same in other open workplaces."