Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has urged digital satellite TV service providers, DSTV and Startimes to extend already existing subscription to Nigeria by at least one month free to help them ease some of the difficulties associated with the lockdown ordered by the Federal Government in some states to tackle the menace of COVID-19 (Coronavirus).
The Minister made this appeal through his Twitter handle on Monday. He said “as one of the Ministers entrusted with the welfare of Nigerian workers, I politely urge @DStvNg & @StarTimes_Ng to extend all EXISTING subscriptions by at least one month, free-of-charge, as their own contribution to ease the pains of Nigerian workers at this time of lockdown.
“I would also urge @MTNNG @9mobileng @AirtelNigeria @GloWorld to consider giving Nigerians some token airtime & data to ease their pains & to ensure that communication with individuals & authorities is ensured in cases of emergencies, especially when toll-free numbers are busy.”.
1. As one of the Ministers entrusted with the welfare of Nigerian workers, I politely urge @DStvNg & @StarTimes_Ng to extend all EXISTING subscriptions by at least one month, free-of-charge, as their own contribution to ease the pains of Nigerian workers at this time of lockdown
— Festus Keyamo, SAN, CON, FCIArb (UK) (@fkeyamo) March 30, 2020
2. I would also urge @MTNNG @9mobileng @AirtelNigeria @GloWorld to consider giving Nigerians some token airtime & data to ease their pains & to ensure that communication with individuals & authorities is ensured in cases of emergencies, especially when toll-free numbers are busy
— Festus Keyamo, SAN, CON, FCIArb (UK) (@fkeyamo) March 30, 2020
President Muhammadu Buhari in a national broadcast on Sunday imposed total lockdown on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, Nigeria’s commercial center Lagos State and Ogun state in the South West as part of the measures to tackle the dreaded virus that has ravaged the world in the last couple of weeks.
