All journalists and other media staff in Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are to use their company valid Identity Cards to access their places of work and assignment venues during the 14-day lockdown ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari in the two states and the FCT.
Special Assistant To The President, Office of The Minister of Information and Culture, Segun Adeyemi, said the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who made the clarification on Monday deemed it necessary to do so in view of the inadequate time to properly accredit working journalists in the affected states and the FCT during the period.
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He stressed that members of the media were expected to continue to provide essential services during the lockdown, in order to keep Nigerians well updated on the COVID-19 pandemic.
Recall that President Buhari during his national broadcast on Sunday had ordered restriction of all movements in the two states and Abuja following the increasing number of coronavirus cases in the country.
