The Nigerian Government on Wednesday has approved 14-day paternity leave for male Federal civil servants to allow them to bond with their infants.
The Head of Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, disclosed this after the week’s virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Yemi-Esan said the 14-day paternity leave is to enable for proper bonding between the father and a newborn, either natural-born or adopted, especially at the early stages of the child’s life.
She further explained that fathers of adopted babies of less than four months are also entitled to the 14-day paternity leave.
