Child nutrition: APC states plan six-month maternity leave for women

October 9, 2020

Nursing mothers in most parts of Nigeria are entitled to only three months paid leave.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) controlled states intend to implement six months of maternity leave for women, owing to the importance of exclusive breastfeeding in promoting child nutrition. This was contained in a communique issued at the end of a virtual meeting of Secretaries to State Gov

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