The Central Bank of Nigeria and the Bankers Committee have suspended the ongoing lay-offs in Nigerian banks, a statement by the Director, Corporate Communications, CBN, Isaac Okorafor has disclosed.
A special meeting of the Bankers’ Committee, according to the statement, was convened on May 2, 2020, to further review the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Nigerian banking industry.
The statement said, the Committee particularly deliberated on the issue of the operating costs of banks in view of the disruptions emanating from the global economic difficulties and decided as follows:
“In order to help minimize and mitigate the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on families and livelihoods, no bank in Nigeria shall retrench or lay-off any staff of any cadre (including full-time and part-time).
“To give effect to the above measure, the express approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria shall be required in the event that it becomes absolutely necessary to lay-off any such staff.
“The Central Bank of Nigeria solicits the support of all in our collective effort to
weather through the economic challenges occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic,” the statement said.
