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May 20, 2020 IGP Rescinds Order Restricting Movement of Essential Workers

IGP Rescinds Order Restricting Movement of Essential Workers

The Inspector-General of Police has rescinded an order restricting the movement of essential workers amid the COVID-19 lockdown.

Many essential workers last night were restricted from moving within Lagos at the beginning of the 8 pm curfew imposed to limit the spread of the virus.

According to security officials enforcing the order, health workers and journalists could not be allowed to move around after 8 pm.

However, in a statement late Tuesday, IGP MOHAMMED ADAMU said essential workers can now go about their essential duties.

Force Spokesman, FRANK MBA in the statement said the IGP had directed all Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police and Commands Commissioners of Police to give effect to these exemptions whilst enforcing the restriction orders.

May 20, 2020 Covid-19 Cases in Nigeria Rise to 6,401 As 226 New Cases Were Confirmed

Covid-19 Cases in Nigeria Rise to 6,401 As 226 New Cases Were Confirmed

Nigeria has recorded 226 new cases of the COVID-19, bringing the country’s total number of infections to 6,401.

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control announced this late on Tuesday.

According to the agency, of the 226 new cases, 131 are in Lagos, 25 in Ogun, 15 in Plateau, Edo with 11 cases, Kaduna with 7, Oyo with 6, the FCT and Adamawa with 5 each, Jigawa, Ebonyi and Borno with 4 each, Nasarawa with 3 cases, Bauchi and Gombe with 2 each and one each in Enugu and Bayelsa states.

A total of 1,734 persons have, however, recovered from the virus while the death toll now stands at 192 in the country.

May 19, 2020 NASU Threatens 14-day Warning Strike Over Short Payment in Salaries

NASU Threatens 14-day Warning Strike Over Short Payment in Salaries

The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU says it will begin a 14-day warning strike in Federal Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education, over shortfall in payment of its members’ salaries.

General Secretary of NASU, Peters Adeyemi, in a statement in Abuja said that the non-teaching staff union was protesting the short-payment of its members’ salaries since February 2020 through the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).

According to Adeyemi, the association has filed the Trade Dispute Act CAP 432, Trade Disputes (Essential Services) Act, CAP 433 of the of the law of the Federation of Nigeria 1990 and Trade disputes (Amendment) Decree No 47 of 1992 otherwise called Form TD/3.

May 19, 2020 Federal Government Extends Gradual Easing of Lockdown by Two Weeks

Federal Government Extends Gradual Easing of Lockdown by Two Weeks

The Federal Government has extended the gradual easing of Coronavirus lockdown by two weeks across the nation.

Chairman, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, at a briefing said the nation was not ready for full re-opening of the economy.

Mustapha said the outcomes of the first phase of the eased lockdown had been mixed, saying that while some objectives were met, the assessment showed that non-compliance was rampant.

He explained that the extension of the first phase of the lockdown ease was to enable other segments of the economy to prepare adequately for compliance with the guidelines, preparatory to reopening in the coming weeks.

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