FG Directs Banks to Open to Public on Monday

• FG Directs Banks to Open to Public on Monday

The Federal Government on Wednesday directed all Deposit Money Banks in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja to commence operations effective Monday 4th, May 2020.

Dr. Sani Aliyu, the National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, disclosed this and gave conditions and preventive measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 banks’ operating hours.

According to Aliyu, banks would be allowed to open between 8 am and 2 pm in the three states. In his words, “In terms of the banks, this continues to be a recurring issue for all of us. We have been in touch with the CBN governor.

“Moving on from Monday, banks will open and they will operate normal services from 8am to 2pm. That is six hours but there will be the usual restrictions. For instance, self-distancing and the use of temperature monitors, hand hygiene, and making sure the capacities of banking halls are restricted so that people do not come together.”