NewsNigeriaPoliticsNursing Mothers In Niger State To Enjoy Six Months Maternity Leave

Nursing mothers in the Niger state’s civil service are to enjoy six months maternity leave to adequately care for themselves as well as their newborns.

Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago approved during the State Executive Council meeting at the Council Chamber of Government House, Minna.

“The policy was approved as part of efforts aimed at protecting maternal and child health in line with international best practices.

“The six months’ maternity leave is aimed at affording women ample time to take good care of themselves and their newborns, as well as help them become more productive when they resume,” Bago explained.

The Governor then directed the Head of Service, Abubakar Sadiq Idris, to work out modalities for the proper implementation of the policy.

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Veteran journalist and recipient of A.B.C Yola, Reporter of the Year Award (1997), Hassan Umar Shallpella, works with WAP as a Regional Correspondence. He was trained at Institute of Mass Communication and Technology Jos and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Training School Lagos.He was a News desk Editor and a Correspondent at the Punch newspaper and till 2019, was the Deputy Editor ofThe Scope newspaper.

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