Present at birth, absent by policy: Inside Nigeria’s parental leave challenge
Add us on Google When Akaninyene Akpan’s wife was wheeled into surgery in Abuja, another man stood beside her. Join the Premium Times WhatsApp Community For Quick Access To News and Happenings Around You. Open in WhatsApp It was not because Mr Akpan had abandoned his family.
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| Canonical URL | https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/898631-present-at-birth-absent-by-policy-inside-nigerias-parental-leave-challenge.html |
| Publication time | Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:41:10 +0000 |
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Add us on Google When Akaninyene Akpan’s wife was wheeled into surgery in Abuja, another man stood beside her. Join the Premium Times WhatsApp Community For Quick Access To News and Happenings Around You. Open in WhatsApp 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 during labour and eventually delivered through a caesarean section. While her uncle accompanied her to the hospital, Mr Akpan, a teacher and football coach, could only send money from afar. “People would think he was the husband, while all I could do was send money. My child was first held by another man,” he recounted.
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