Covid-19: Lagos Gives 2 Week Leave To Workers

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has directed junior and middle-level civil servants in the state to stay at home from Monday for the next two weeks on account of the coronavirus pandemic.

Specifically affected are those on Grade Levels 1 to 12 who are not engaged in essential services.

“In addition to previous measures, I hereby direct that all public officers in the entire unified public service from grade level one to 12 which constitutes about 70% of our entire workforce should stay at home from Monday, March 23, 2020, for fourteen days at the first instance,” the governor said in an address on Sunday.

“We’ll review this as time goes on. Members of the public are advised to refrain from visiting any of our physical offices and to transact such businesses as is possible on the phone or online channels.”

Lagos State has 19 of the 27 cases of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country.

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