COVID-19: FG extends work-from-home directive for workers
By Nneka Nwogwugwu
The Federal Government has extended its work-from-home directive for civil servants on Grade Level 12 and below.
This was announced on Monday as part of measures to prevent spread of COVID-19.
According to the Presidential Steering Committee On COVID-19 domiciled in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, civil servants will continue to work from home till June 11, 2021, after which the directive may be reviewed.
The government also reintroduced some measures which were put in place during the second COVID-19 wave in Nigeria which include restricted gatherings at worship centres and banned night clubs.
NatureNews reports that the deadly COVID-19 strains in India, South Africa, Turkey and Brazil is spreading so fast.
Nigeria has so far recorded 165,419 cases of the virus out of which 2,065 have died while 156,300 have been discharged.