Present at birth, absent by policy: Inside Nigeria’s parental leave challenge
When Akaninyene Akpan’s wife was wheeled into surgery in Abuja, another man stood beside her. It was not because Mr Akpan had abandoned his family. It was because he was hundreds of kilometres away in Lagos, unable to obtain paternity leave from his employer. His wife had developed complications dur...
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