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How Startups Should Handle Termination To Avoid Legal And Reputational Risk

Ending an employment relationship is one of the most sensitive decisions a startup can make. Yet in many fast-moving companies, it is handled with more urgency than structure, often resulting in avoidable legal exposure and brand damage.

Nigeria Employment

TA

Tope Adebayo LP

Morality Clauses, Corporate Image, And The Paystack Experience

In an age when corporate reputation can be lost overnight through social media, celebrity conduct, or regulatory scandal, contracting parties increasingly deploy morality...

Nigeria Employment

Syntegral Legal Practice

The Dual Status Of Public Officers In Private Employment

In Nigeria, employees generally, fall into two broad categories: those in public employment, governed by the Public Service Rules, and those in private employment, whose rights and obligations are regulated by the terms and conditions contained in their contract of employment.

Nigeria Employment

BC

Babalakin & Co.

Examining Nigeria's Minimum Wage Policy: Economic Impacts And Banking Implications

The minimum wage controversy in Nigeria has become one of the most talked-about economic issues in recent years.

Nigeria Employment

Gresyndale Legal

Licensing A Pension Fund Administrator (PFA) In Nigeria: Step-By-Step Guide

Nigeria Employment

Adeola Oyinlade & Co

Contract Of Employment In Nigeria: Termination And Available Remedies

Nigeria Employment

Adeola Oyinlade & Co

Artificial Intelligence In Hiring: Lessons From Mobley v. Workday For Nigerian Data Protection Compliance

Nigeria Employment

BC

Babalakin & Co.

Trade Unionism In Nigeria: The Dangote Refinery And Pengassan Dispute In Perspective

Nigeria Employment

SA

S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

Can A Statutory Employment Be Terminated For A Reason Not Stated In The Termination Letter? A Review Of The Decision In Mr Obidah Ibrahim Dakat V. FRSC & 2 Ors (Unreported, Suit No. NICN/JOS/38/2023, Judgment Delivered By The National Industrial Court On 20 August 2025)

Nigeria Employment

AS

Abdu-Salam Abbas & Co

Unsettled Verdicts: Supreme Court's Shift On Employment Rights In Nigeria Sparks Confusion In Labour Law Circles

Nigeria Employment

PA

PUNUKA Attorneys & Solicitors

Limitation Of Actions: Reconciling The Decisions In N.R.M.A.F.C. v. Johnson And Idachaba v. University Of Agriculture, Makurdi, On The Applicability Of The Public Officers Protection Act To Employment Contracts In Nigeria

Nigeria Employment

SA

S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

Moonlighting In The Nigerian Tech Industry: What Employers And Employees Need To Know

Nigeria Employment

TA

Tope Adebayo LP

Contractor Or Employee? The Startup Dilemma That Can Define Your Future

Nigeria Employment

TA

Tope Adebayo LP

Evaluating Employee Productivity Through Performance Evaluation [Part One]

Nigeria Employment

SA

S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

What The New Tax Reform Acts Mean For Business (Names) Owners In Nigeria

Compos Mentis Legal Practitioners

Upstream Petroleum Taxation Under The Nigeria Tax Act – Key Imperatives

KN

KPMG Nigeria

Tax Reform In Nigeria: Key Changes Under New Tax Acts

TT

The Trusted Advisors

The Nigerian Tax Reform Act 2025 And How It Affects Businesses

SM

Sobowale, Medidem & Bello

An Overview Of Nigeria's Tax Reform Acts: Key Changes & Implications For Individuals And Entities

LL

Lexworth Legal Partners

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Contract of Employment

How Startups Should Handle Termination To Avoid Legal And Reputational Risk

Ending an employment relationship is one of the most sensitive decisions a startup can make. Yet in many fast-moving companies, it is handled with more urgency than structure, often resulting in avoidable legal exposure and brand damage.

Nigeria Employment

TA

Tope Adebayo LP

Morality Clauses, Corporate Image, And The Paystack Experience

In an age when corporate reputation can be lost overnight through social media, celebrity conduct, or regulatory scandal, contracting parties increasingly deploy morality...

Nigeria Employment

Syntegral Legal Practice

The Dual Status Of Public Officers In Private Employment

In Nigeria, employees generally, fall into two broad categories: those in public employment, governed by the Public Service Rules, and those in private employment, whose rights and obligations are regulated by the terms and conditions contained in their contract of employment.

Nigeria Employment

BC

Babalakin & Co.

Why You Should Never Sign A Contract Without Legal Review

Nigeria Commercial

Hullbridge Solicitors

Understanding The Concept Of Duress In Contracts: An Analysis Of The Supreme Court's Decision In Shell Petroleum Development Company Of Nigeria Ltd & 6 Ors v E.N. Nwawka (2003) 6 NWLR (Pt. 815) 184

Nigeria Commercial

AS

Abdu-Salam Abbas & Co

Utilising Arbitration In Resolving Employment Disputes: Scope And Limitations

Nigeria Litigation

TT

The Trusted Advisors

Contract Of Employment In Nigeria: Termination And Available Remedies

Nigeria Employment

Adeola Oyinlade & Co

Trade Unionism In Nigeria: The Dangote Refinery And Pengassan Dispute In Perspective

Nigeria Employment

SA

S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

Unsettled Verdicts: Supreme Court's Shift On Employment Rights In Nigeria Sparks Confusion In Labour Law Circles

Nigeria Employment

PA

PUNUKA Attorneys & Solicitors

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Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

Morality Clauses, Corporate Image, And The Paystack Experience

In an age when corporate reputation can be lost overnight through social media, celebrity conduct, or regulatory scandal, contracting parties increasingly deploy morality...

Nigeria Employment

Syntegral Legal Practice

Artificial Intelligence In Hiring: Lessons From Mobley v. Workday For Nigerian Data Protection Compliance

In February 2023, a disabled 40 year old African American job applicant named Derek Mobley, filed a discrimination lawsuit against Human Resources (HR) software vendor Workday, Inc. in the Northern District of California.

Nigeria Employment

BC

Babalakin & Co.

Bank Corporate Client Acquisitions: Employment Law Considerations

In a recent interview, billionaire Femi Otedola allegedly revealed that multiple banks sent "pretty ladies" to woo him for deposits.

Nigeria Employment

BH

Balogun Harold

Legal Consequences Of Cyber Bullying In Nigeria

Nigeria Media & IT

TT

The Trusted Advisors

Women's Inheritance Rights Under The Constitution: The Case Of Ukeje V. Ukeje And Matters Arising

Nigeria Government

A

Alliance Law Firm

How To Hire And Fire

Nigeria Employment

GE

G ELIAS

The Impact Of Trump's Executive Orders On Dei Programs And Implications For U.S. Contractors In Nigeria

Nigeria Commercial

FS

Moroom Africa Legal Consults

Employer's Duty To The Employee Under Nigerian Labour Law

Nigeria Employment

TT

The Trusted Advisors

Remedies For Wrongful Termination Of Employment In Nigeria

Nigeria Employment

R

Resolution Law Firm

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Retirement, Superannuation & Pensions

Regulatory Update: Highlights Of The Guidelines, Letters, Circulars And Notifications Issued In September 2025

The Central Bank of Nigeria ("CBN"), the National Pension Commission ("PenCom"), the Nigerian Immigration Service ("NIS"), the Federal Inland Revenue Service...

Nigeria Finance

AP

Advocaat Law Practice

Licensing A Pension Fund Administrator (PFA) In Nigeria: Step-By-Step Guide

Nigeria's pension industry has evolved into one of the country's most heavily regulated and financially significant sectors.

Nigeria Employment

Adeola Oyinlade & Co

Individual Tax Residency And Implications Under The Tax Reform Acts

The fact that the new tax reform laws are predicted to improve Nigeria's tax competitiveness indicates that there is a real need for an evaluation of the subject of tax residency.

SA

S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

Highlights Of The Revised Guidelines On Corporate Governance For Licensed Pension Fund Operators

Nigeria Commercial

DC

DCSL Corporate Services Limited

Beyond Retirement: Integrating Pension Funds Into Your Estate Plan In Nigeria

SP

SimmonsCooper Partners

Contractor Or Employee? The Startup Dilemma That Can Define Your Future

Nigeria Employment

TA

Tope Adebayo LP

Understanding The Employees' Compensation Act And Tortious Claims For Workplace Injuries In Nigeria

Nigeria Employment

SK

Streamsowers & Kohn

The Liability Of Retired Professionals When Rendering Professional Consultation

Nigeria Employment

OA

Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

National Pension Commission Introduces New Pension Contribution Remittance System

Nigeria Employment

KN

KPMG Nigeria

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Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

Unsettled Verdicts: Supreme Court's Shift On Employment Rights In Nigeria Sparks Confusion In Labour Law Circles

A recent decision of the Supreme Court of Nigeria has quietly shaken the foundations of Nigerian employment law. In Skye Bank Plc v. Adedokun Adegun ("Adegun")...

Nigeria Employment

PA

PUNUKA Attorneys & Solicitors

Redefining Employer Liabilities: From Nominal To Substantial Compensation For Wrongful Determination Of Private Employment – Insights From Skye Bank Plc v. Adegun (2024) Lpelr-62219(SC)

The Supreme Court of Nigeria's decision in Skye Bank Plc v. Adegun marks a significant shift from the traditional principles governing quantum of damages for wrongful termination or dismissal in private employment...

Nigeria Employment

SP

SimmonsCooper Partners

How To Hire And Fire

The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) is the court vested with the exclusive jurisdiction to adjudicate on labour and employment disputes in Nigeria.

Nigeria Employment

GE

G ELIAS

Employee Rights: Employers Offering Employees The Right To Resign Or Be Terminated.

Nigeria Employment

GE

G ELIAS

Execution And Termination Of Employment Contracts: Legal Framework And Best Practices In Nigeria

Nigeria Employment

TA

TLP Advisory

SKYE BANK PLC v. ADEGUN (SC/406/2018): International Best Practices In Nigerian Labour And Industrial Relations

Nigeria Employment

GE

G ELIAS

Termination Of Contract Of Employment In Nigeria – Remedy Of Specific Performance Or Reinstatement For Breach Of Contract Of Service

Nigeria Employment

NL

Nomos Legal Practice

Remedies For Wrongful Termination Of Employment In Nigeria

Nigeria Employment

R

Resolution Law Firm

Termination Of Employment In Nigeria – A Brief Overview

Nigeria Employment

R

Resolution Law Firm

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The Trusted Advisors

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