{"id":10845,"date":"2019-05-30T11:37:12","date_gmt":"2019-05-30T11:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=10845"},"modified":"2019-05-30T11:37:12","modified_gmt":"2019-05-30T11:37:12","slug":"inauguration-what-gov-el-rufai-did-for-female-public-servants-in-kaduna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/inauguration-what-gov-el-rufai-did-for-female-public-servants-in-kaduna","title":{"rendered":"Inauguration: What Gov. 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