Judiciary

Judiciary

Industrial Court awards damages against Assembly Commission for unlawful dismissal, orders reinstatement

he Presiding Judge, Benin Judicial Division of the National Industrial Court, Hon. Justice Adunola Adewemimo has declared the purported dismissal of Mr. Roland Eigbe from the service of Edo State House of Assembly Service Commission for being unjustifiable, unlawful, null and void. The Court held that the action of the […]

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Review of some Significant Decisions in Labour and Employment Matters– 2024 by Folabi Kuti SAN

With proven elasticity to address disparate uncodified ‘questions of fact’ constituting unfair labour practices in the world of work, the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN/the Court) may appear to legislate each time it pronounces on factual details that arise for adjudication within its constitutional mandate to apply international labour […]

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Court Orders Temporary Forfeiture Of $49,700 Recovered From Ex-INEC REC

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the temporary forfeiture of $49,700 allegedly recovered from Dr. Nura Ali, the former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for Sokoto State during the 2023 general elections, News360 Nigeria reports. The ruling was delivered by Justice Emeka Nwite following […]

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Industrial Court nullifies employment termination of Mr Chendu, 99 others from College of Education

The Presiding Judge, Jos Judicial Division of the National Industrial Court, Hon. Justice Ibrahim Galadima has declared the purported suspension and termination, nullification and cancellation of Mr Dake Chendu and 99 others’ from the College of Education Gindiri by the Plateau State Governor as unlawful, illegal, null and void, and […]

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Industrial Court orders Adamawa Govt to immediately pay Retiree Next of Kin N4m, awards damages

The Presiding Judge, Yola Judicial Division of the National Industrial Court, Hon. Justice James Agbadu-Fishim has ordered Adamawa State Government and its Attorney General to immediately pay Deborah Enoch, an Administrative of the Estate of Umar Enoch Yagwag the liquidated sum of N2,221,651.52 (Two million, two hundred and twenty-one thousand, […]

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The Pendulum of Precedent: Examining the Supreme Court’s Oscillating Stance on the Applicability of Limitation Laws to Employment Contract

In recent years, the Nigerian Supreme Court has issued a series of seemingly conflicting decisions regarding the applicability of limitation laws, particularly the Public Officers Protection Act (POPA), to employment contracts. This jurisprudential vacillation has created a climate of uncertainty among legal practitioners and lower courts alike, calling into question […]