Unic Press UK: The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Bankers’ Committee have agreed that no bank should lay-off any staff in light of indications that several banks in the country are on the verge of laying off some workers as the effect of COVID-19 pandemic takes a toll on earnings.
In a press release Sunday, the CBN, through its Director of Corporate Communications, Isaac Okorafor, said:
“In order to help minimize and mitigate the negative impact of the COVID19 pandemic on families and livelihoods, no bank in Nigeria shall retrench or lay-off any staff of any cadre (including full-time and part-time). To give effect to the above measure, the express approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria shall be required in the event that it becomes absolutely necessary to lay-off any such staff.”
#CBN, Bankers’ Committee Suspend Lay-offs in Banks…https://t.co/yKDZJ6BvGR
— Central Bank of Nigeria (@cenbank) May 3, 2020
Nigeria COVID-19 Case Update As of 23.55 Hrs GMT on 2 May 2020
220 new cases of #COVID19;
62-Lagos
52-FCT
31-Kaduna
13-Sokoto
10-Kebbi
9-Yobe
6-Borno
5-Edo
5-Bauchi
4-Gombe
4-Enugu
4-Oyo
3-Zamfara
2-Nasarawa
2-Osun
2-Ebonyi
2-Kwara
2-Kano
2-Plateau2388 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 385
Deaths: 85 pic.twitter.com/06ZsNqpWU8— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 2, 2020
