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Nigerian govt set to commemorate 2024 World Breastfeeding Week
This is contained in a statement issued on Monday by the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.
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Nigeria’s health minister advocates six months maternity leave
The federal government had earlier pegged it at four months in June.