The Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) has embarked on the disinfection of its headquarters and 10 other offices around the country as part of measures to mitigate the spread of coronavirus.
This is being done through the installation of locally made disinfectant tunnels and hand blowers by the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI).
Speaking, Executive Chairman of FIRS, Mohammad Nami, said the lives and safety of its staff is key to the management, which is why they are trying to protect them from the virus.
His words, “…the lives and safety of our staff is key, because as you will deduce from our monthly FACC allocation committee reports, FIRS today contributes over 70% of what is being shared at FAAC on a monthly basis, so the need for us as a team in management to protect the lives of our staff has become a priority to the current management.
“We have chosen about 10 locations in Lagos, Port Harcourt, Kano, Kaduna and some other offices that we feel there is a lot of traffic, so that the staff and taxpayers are both protected from the virus.”
The Executive Vice Chairman NASENI, Prof Mohammed Haruna, explained that although the disinfectant tunnels will not cure the virus, it will prevent individuals from bringing it into the premises.
