The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has directed that visits to its head office in Apapa is limited to only Tuesday and Thursday between 12noon and 2pm.
In a statement which was released on Wednesday, NIMASA said it was making further clarification on the Federal Government’s directives in a memo issued from the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation, which stated that all nonessential Public Servants on Grade Level 12 and below should stay and work from home, today asked staff of the Agency within the category to comply with the directive as a measure to curtail the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19).
It said that, “in furtherance to procedures in the prevention of spread of the deadly Coronavirus among staff and external stakeholders of the Agency, the Executive Management led by the Director General, Dr. Bashir Jamoh further directed all Heads of Departments, Units and Zonal Coordinators to identify some essential staff who will be on duty in their locations on a rotational basis for the next couple of weeks, in order not to totally halt the operations of the Agency until the situation improves”.
The statement added that, “all visits to the Agency are restricted to Tuesdays and Thursdays between 12noon and 2pm only, for visitors of Assistant Directors and above. Shipping companies and agents as well as other critical stakeholders who transact with operational departments and units of the Agency are however exempt from this condition”.
“The Management further advised all staff that have traveled to countries with high incidences of COVID-19 recently to self-isolate for 14 days and inform the NIMASA Search and Rescue Base (SRBC) Clinic for close monitoring”.
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