Ekiti State Government has announced an increase in the maternity leave period for women in its public service from 12 weeks to 16 weeks.
The Permanent Secretary in the State Ministry of Information, Youth and Sports Development, Kola Ajumobi, disclosed this at a public enlightenment forum in Ado Ekiti, the state capital.
He said that the gesture was approved by the state governor, Ayodele Fayose, as part of his display of love and special regard for the womenfolk in the state.
Ajumbi said it was also aimed at encouraging exclusive breast feeding for newly born children in the first six months of birth.
He said that nursing mothers would, in addition to the four months, be granted two hours’ off duty every day for a period of six months from the date they resumed from maternity leave.
Ajumobi noted that the present administration in the state would continue to roll out various palliative packages exclusively for women to empower and guard them from avoidable travails.
The Permanent Secretary in the State Ministry of Information, Youth and Sports Development, Kola Ajumobi, disclosed this at a public enlightenment forum in Ado Ekiti, the state capital.
He said that the gesture was approved by the state governor, Ayodele Fayose, as part of his display of love and special regard for the womenfolk in the state.
Ajumbi said it was also aimed at encouraging exclusive breast feeding for newly born children in the first six months of birth.
He said that nursing mothers would, in addition to the four months, be granted two hours’ off duty every day for a period of six months from the date they resumed from maternity leave.
Ajumobi noted that the present administration in the state would continue to roll out various palliative packages exclusively for women to empower and guard them from avoidable travails.
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