The Federal Government on Tuesday clarified that it has not declared a fresh lockdown of the country following confirmation of the second wave of COVID- 19 .

The Minister of Information and Culture , Alhaji Lai Mohammed gave this clarification when he featured on a Radio Nigeria programme, “ Politics Nationwide ’’ .

“ The Federal Government has not declared a fresh lockdown .

“ What we have done is that we have simply reiterated the old protocols and asked federal workers on Level 12 and below to stay at home and they will still receive their salaries .

“ Lagos state has equally asked their level 14 workers and below to work from home and Kaduna state has done the same.

“ Therefore , there is no fresh lockdown and the issue of hardship and economy meltdown does not arise , ’’ he said .