Many civil servants resumed late on Wednesday at the Federal Secretariat, Ibadan after the two-day Christmas break due to the lingering fuel scarcity in the country.
There was a low turnout of workers in their offices at the secretariat complex, located at Ikolaba, Ibadan.
As at 9.30 a.m., some of the offices were still locked while those that were opened had a few staff at their duty posts.
Some of the early callers in their respective offices blamed the lateness and low turnout of civil servants on the lingering fuel scarcity.
They also disclosed that many of the workers were yet to resume from their annual leave, which extended into the new year.
However, skeletal services were ongoing in some of the offices, as those who were present were seen at their duty posts dusting tables and files.
Meanwhile, business activities have picked up in Ibadan, as patronage has increased in banks, market places and other public concerns.