{"id":170251,"date":"2025-07-19T20:54:43","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T19:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/katsina-extends-maternity-leave-to-four-months-ten-days"},"modified":"2025-07-19T22:04:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T21:04:16","slug":"katsina-extends-maternity-leave-to-four-months-ten-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/katsina-extends-maternity-leave-to-four-months-ten-days","title":{"rendered":"Katsina Extends Maternity Leave to Four Months Ten Days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Katsina State Government has approved the extension of maternity leave for nursing mothers in the state civil service from three months to four months and ten days.<\/p>\n<p>This was disclosed by the Principal Private Secretary to Governor Dikko Radda, Abdullahi Aliyu-Turaji, while receiving officials of the Civil Society Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) during a courtesy visit at the Government House, Katsina.<\/p>\n<p>Aliyu-Turaji said the decision was reached during the State Executive Council meeting as part of the government\u2019s efforts to promote child nutrition and support working mothers.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the development, Secretary of CS-SUNN Katsina chapter, Mr. AbdurRahman Abdullahi, commended the state government, describing the policy shift as a critical step towards encouraging exclusive breastfeeding.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Katsina State Government has approved the extension of maternity leave for nursing mothers in the state civil service from three months to four months and ten days. 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