The Kaduna State Executive Council has approved six months maternity leave for all new mothers in the state.
Governor Nasir El-Rufai announced this on his twitter handle. He wrote’
”I am pleased to announce that just yesterday, our State Executive Council approved six months maternity leave for our female public servants. This encourages the healthy development of infants through prolonged breastfeeding, among other benefits”.
Credit: LIB
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has suspended its Batch ‘C’ orientation course in Kaduna state indefinitely, due to the ongoing violence in the state.
The corps shared the news on its official Facebook, saying:
ATTENTION PROSPECTIVE CORPS MEMBERS DEPLOYED TO KADUNA STATE
The Management of National Youth Service Corps wishes to inform all 2018 Batch ‘C’ prospective Corps Members deployed to Kaduna State that the commencement of the Orientation Course earlier scheduled for Tuesday, 23rd October, 2018 has been suspended till further notice due to the current security situation and consequent curfew imposed by the State Government.
All affected prospective Corps Members are advised to remain at home until further notice from the NYSC Management.
However, all other prospective Corps Members deployed to other States and FCT are to report at the various Orientation Camps on Tuesday, 23rd October, 2018 as scheduled.
All inconveniences are regretted.
Thank you.
Signed
Management