The chairman of Delta state Civil Service Commission, Nkem Okwuofu, have said that an official memo banning nursing mothers among the civil servants from bringing their babies to office is underway.
Nkem who spoke during a routine inspection exercise at the Directorate of Sustainable Development Goals on Thursday in Asaba said the memo will be sent to all departments of government in Delta State.
She stated that the commission would provide creche facilities within the ministries to enable nursing mothers to take care of their babies.
She said the facilities would provide a conducive environment for mothers to breastfeed their babies and return to work. The civil service commission chairman said that bringing infants to the office exposed the children to infections.
