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Court Orders Reinstatement of Ogun Teaching Hospital Nurse, Cites Due Process Breach

Court Orders Reinstatement of Ogun Teaching Hospital Nurse, Cites Due Process Breach

The Lagos Division of the National Industrial Court has ordered the reinstatement of Mrs. Ajibola Aishat Olufunke, a Principal Nursing Officer at Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, ruling that her dismissal in November 2020 was…

Court Orders Sterling Bank to Pay Former Employee ₦10.45m Gratuity Over Policy Dispute

Court Orders Sterling Bank to Pay Former Employee ₦10.45m Gratuity Over Policy Dispute

The Lagos Division of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria has ordered Sterling Bank to pay ₦10.45 million in outstanding gratuity to a former employee, Mrs. Nkechi Stella Ogbonnaya, after ruling that the bank failed…

Industrial Court Affirms Worker Entitlements in Landmark Pandemic-Era Ruling

Industrial Court Affirms Worker Entitlements in Landmark Pandemic-Era Ruling

The National Industrial Court of Nigeria sitting in Port Harcourt has ruled in favour of an employee, Mr. Joseph, ordering his former employer, Madrik-Uju Company Limited, to pay N1 million in outstanding employment benefits. The…

Court Orders Navy to Reinstate Commodore Adebayo, Mandates Full Benefits Payment

Court Orders Navy to Reinstate Commodore Adebayo, Mandates Full Benefits Payment

The National Industrial Court, Abuja Judicial Division, has ordered the Nigerian Navy, the Nigerian Navy Board, and the Chief of Naval Staff to restore Commodore S. I. Adebayo to his pre-trial rank, effective September 27,…

Court Declares Kano Tipper Drivers Association’s Trade Union Activities Unlawful

Court Declares Kano Tipper Drivers Association’s Trade Union Activities Unlawful

The National Industrial Court sitting in Kano has ruled that the Kano State Tipper Drivers Association cannot operate as a trade union, as it is not registered under the law. Delivering judgment, the Presiding Judge,…

Court Reinstates NAPTIP Officer, Awards ₦10m for Unlawful Dismissal and Detention

Court Reinstates NAPTIP Officer, Awards ₦10m for Unlawful Dismissal and Detention

The National Industrial Court, sitting in Lagos, has nullified the dismissal of Mr. Borisade Joel Oluwafemi by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), ruling that the action breached his constitutional…

Court Backs CBN, Dismisses Employee’s Claim Over Alleged Unlawful Sac

Court Backs CBN, Dismisses Employee’s Claim Over Alleged Unlawful Sac

The National Industrial Court in Uyo has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Mr Simeon I. Umeh against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), ruling that his dismissal from the bank was lawful. Delivering the judgment,…

Supreme Court Clarifies Industrial Court’s Role in Defamation Claims

Supreme Court Clarifies Industrial Court’s Role in Defamation Claims

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has delivered a landmark judgment clarifying the jurisdiction of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) in handling defamation cases that arise from employment disputes. The ruling resolves years of…

Court Orders Customs to Pay Retired Officer’s Pension from 1996 to 2014

Court Orders Customs to Pay Retired Officer’s Pension from 1996 to 2014

The National Industrial Court in Calabar has ruled that the Nigerian Customs Service Board and the Nigeria Customs Service acted unconstitutionally in refusing to pay the pension of Chief Celestine Otu Edem, accrued over 27…

Court Declares Union Bank’s Termination of Ex-Employee Unlawful, Orders Payment of ₦14.4m Gratuity Arrears

Court Declares Union Bank’s Termination of Ex-Employee Unlawful, Orders Payment of ₦14.4m Gratuity Arrears

The National Industrial Court of Nigeria, sitting in Lagos, has declared the termination of Mrs. Rose Inenemoh Unuigbe’s employment by Union Bank of Nigeria wrongful, holding that the bank failed to comply with the terms…

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