The Federal Government Approved 14 Days Maternity Leave For Male Workers The Nigerian government has agreed to grant 14 days paternity lea...
The Federal Government Approved 14 Days Maternity Leave For Male Workers
The Nigerian government has agreed to grant 14 days paternity leave to male civil servants.
The Chief of Staff of the Federal Government, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, announced this in a statement she issued on Monday.
The statement said that "the government has approved maternity leave for male workers whose wives have given birth for a period of 14 working days."
The notification added that the leave cannot be taken more than once in two years.
The leave can also be taken for four births.