President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday approved the extension of the ongoing movement restriction in the country by two weeks to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and secretary to the government of the federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha who stated this today at the daily briefing of the task force in Abuja said the extension takes effect from the midnight of May 18 to June 1, 2020.
Based on the development, the imposed nationwide curfew from 8pm to 6am subsists.
Also schools, places of worship and business centres will remain close.
The ban on interstate travel will also be in place for the next weeks.
“The reality is that in spite of the modest progress made, Nigeria is not yet ready for full opening of the economy and tough decisions have to be taken for the good of the greater majority.
“Any relaxation will only portend grave danger for our populace.
“Advisedly, the current phase of eased restriction will be maintained for another two weeks during which stricter enforcement and persuasion measures will be pursued.
“Based on the recommendations of the PTF, Mr. President has approved the following:
“The measures, exemptions, advisories and scope of entities allowed to reopen under phase one of the eased locked down, shall be maintained across the federation for another two weeks effective from 1200 midnight today (18th May 2020 to 1st June 2020),” he said.
