FG Begins 14-Day Paternity Leave For Civil Servants

Federal government of Nigeria has commenced the 14-day paternity leave for civil servants.

Gatekeepers News reports that this was disclosed in a circular issued by Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoCSF), Folasade Yemi-Esan

Last year, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved paternity leave for men in the Federal Civil Service, to enable them to properly bond with their newborns.

Yemi-Esan said the implementation began on November 25, 2022.

The statement read, “Government has also approved Paternity Leave for serving male officers whose spouse delivers a baby. The period of the leave shall be fourteen working days. The leave shall not be more than once in two years, and a for maximum of four children.

“Where the family of a male officer adopts a child under four months old, the officer will similarly enjoy Paternity Leave for a period of fourteen working days.”

The statement added, “We’ve also gotten approval to include paternity leave. This is something that is new. And this is something that the unions in the service asked that we include, and luckily, we’ve been able to include it.

“We’ve also been able to ensure that leave now is calculated based on working days, not on calendar days, that also has been approved. We also have introduced the transition from paper service to a digital service. So these are some of the new things that are in the new PSR that has just been approved by the federal executive council.”