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Extension Of Probation Period – Analysis Of Ann Chiamaka Nwanguma v. Artee Industries Ltd's Case

Under Nigerian labour laws, the length and conditions of probation are determined by the terms agreed upon by the parties, often allowing employers to extend the period at their discretion.

Nigeria Employment

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Olajide Oyewole LLP

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

Nigerian labour law has historically been an amalgam of inherited colonial statutes regulations and indigenous adaptations.

Nigeria Employment

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G ELIAS

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

In employer and employee relationships just like in any relationship disputes are bound to arise and where the dispute is not properly managed it may lead to the termination of employment by either the employer or the employee.

Nigeria Employment

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Nomos Legal Practice

Employment Dispute Resolution Mechanisms In Nigeria: Arbitration, Mediation And The Role Of The Industrial Court

Workplace conflicts between employees and employers, or even among colleagues, inevitably occur periodically. These disagreements often stem from various factors...

Nigeria Litigation

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The Trusted Advisors

Navigating The Controversial Concept Of Worker's Rights To Strike Vis-À-Vis The Federal High Court's Injunction Restraining The Nigerian Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress And Other Allied Trade Unions From Embarking On A Strike Action

Nigeria Employment

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PUNUKA Attorneys & Solicitors

Managing Layoffs In Nigeria: What The "Magnificent 7" And Other Tech Giants Should Know

Nigeria Employment

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Famsville Solicitors

The Position Of The Nigerian Courts On Termination Of Employment - Part II

Nigeria Employment

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Oake Legal

The Position Of The Nigerian Courts On Termination Of Employment - Part I

Nigeria Employment

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Oake Legal

The Co-Employer Principle – Need For Worries?

Nigeria Employment

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Olajide Oyewole LLP

Unbundling The Ratios In The Case Of Folakemi Adeosun v. AGF: An Absolute Waiver Of NYSC Certificate As A Requirement For Employment?

Nigeria Litigation

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The Trusted Advisors

Did The Court Validly Resurrect The Guidelines For The Release Of Staff In The Nigeria Oil And Gas Industry In Shell Petroleum Development Company Of Nigeria V. Minister Of Petroleum Resources & 2 Ors?

Nigeria Employment

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Streamsowers & Kohn

CASE REVIEW: The Shell Petroleum Development Company Of Nigeria Limited & The Minister Of Petroleum Resources Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission Attorney-General Of The Federation

Nigeria Employment

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Famsville Solicitors

‘Keeping Your Hiring Practices Legal': Employment & Employee Issues FAQs In Nigeria: LeLaw Thought Leadership

Nigeria Employment

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LeLaw Barristers & Solicitors

The Nature Of Employment Of Supernumerary Policemen And Other Matters Arising From The Yet-To-Be-Reported Supreme Court's Decision In Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited v Okon Johnson & Ors.

Nigeria Employment

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Olumide Babalola LP

An Overview Of The Regulatory Changes In The Nigerian Banking & Finance Sector In 2024 And Outlook For 2025

Nigeria Finance

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Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

CBN Guidelines On Digital Lending In Nigeria: Legal Obligations For Fintechs And Lenders

Nigeria Technology

Danol Partners

Doing Business In Nigeria: What Investors Must Know About Registering A Business In Nigerian Free Zones

Nigeria Commercial

Adeola Oyinlade & Co

Tax Administration In Nigeria – A Review Of The 2025 Nigerian Tax Reform Laws

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Pavestones Legal

Understanding The Investment And Securities Act 2025: Key Innovations And Implications

Nigeria Commercial

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PUNUKA Attorneys & Solicitors

Tax Appeal Tribunal Rules That Employers Cannot Be Held Liable For Tax On Employees' Voluntary Pension Contribution

On 18 June 2019, the Tax Appeal Tribunal (TAT or Tribunal) held that the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) could not hold employers accountable for taxes arising from withdrawals of Voluntary Pension Contribution

Nigeria Employment

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Andersen in Nigeria

"Is A Terminated/Dismissed Worker Obliged To Repay Staff Loans?"

It is not unusual for employers to provide loan schemes for employees for the purpose of acquiring properties or undertaking personal projects.

Nigeria Employment

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Perchstone & Graeys

From Frying Pan To Fire - Dismissal In Retrospect

In the course of disciplinary proceedings, it is common practice for an employer to suspend an accused employee pending the conclusion of investigations and disciplinary hearings.

Nigeria Employment

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Perchstone & Graeys

The Exclusive Jurisdiction Of The National Industrial Court In Labour And Employment Matters

The National Industrial Court is vested with exclusive jurisdiction on all labour, employment and related matters and as such all labour, employment and allied matters pending before State High Courts across Nigeria ...

Nigeria Employment

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Gbenga Biobaku & Co

Nigerian Employment Law

Nigeria Employment

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Strachan Partners

Employee Medical Fitness Test: An Infraction Of Employees' Fundamental Right?

Nigeria Employment

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Perchstone & Graeys

Value For The Loss Of Use Of A Finger = NGN500,000 ?

Nigeria Employment

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Perchstone & Graeys

You Can Fire But With Reason

Nigeria Employment

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Perchstone & Graeys

"I Resign With Immediate Effect"

Nigeria Employment

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Perchstone & Graeys

‘Can An Employer Fire An Employee Over A Case In Court?' - Workplace Criminality

Nigeria Employment

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Perchstone & Graeys

Can An Employer Fire An Employee Over A Case In Court? - Workplace Criminality

Nigeria Employment

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Perchstone & Graeys

Value For The Loss Of Use Of A Finger = Ngn500,000?

Nigeria Employment

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Perchstone & Graeys

National Industrial Court: The Cart Before The Court?

Nigeria Employment

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Perchstone & Graeys

Taking Away The Power To ‘Hire And Fire' Without Reason: The Aloysius V Diamond Bank's Case Revisited

Nigeria Employment

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Perchstone & Graeys

Can An Employer Fire An Employee Over A Case In Court? - Workplace Criminality

Gbenga was a cleaner at AC Ltd. On a Tuesday morning, while carrying out his duties, Gbenga was arrested by the police, alongside a security guard.

Nigeria Employment

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Perchstone & Graeys

Value For The Loss Of Use Of A Finger = Ngn500,000?

Solomon Jude lost a finger to an armed robbery attack in the course of attending to his duty out of station.

Nigeria Employment

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Perchstone & Graeys

National Industrial Court: The Cart Before The Court?

The establishment Act created it as a specialized tribunal with exclusive adjudicating power on matters relating to or connected with labour and industrial relations laws, (Section 7 (1) of the National Industrial Court Act 2006).

Nigeria Employment

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Perchstone & Graeys

Taking Away The Power To ‘Hire And Fire' Without Reason: The Aloysius V Diamond Bank's Case Revisited

The jurisprudential basis is pithily expressed as staying in sync with the global position on employment relationship, easily summed up as "International Labour Standard" and "International Best Practice".

Nigeria Employment

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Perchstone & Graeys

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