Lagos okays 6-month maternity leave, 10 days for fathers

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The Lagos State Government has introduced a 10-day paternity leave for male civil servants and extended maternity leave for female worker to six months. Speaking at a joint press conference at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre, Alausa, the state Head of Service, Mrs Josephine Williams, said the new leave regime was meant to reduce the negative implication of the extensive work life of parents, who are civil servants in the state.