The Federal Government says banks will open for commercial operations in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun States beginning Monday, May 4.
The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID- 19, Dr Sani Aliyu, disclosed this in an ongoing update in Abuja.
Aliyu said banks would be allowed to open between 8 am and 2 pm in the three places .
He said “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 8 am to 2 pm. 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.”