Nigeria on Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

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

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.

Termination of employment in Nigeria is a sensitive legal issue. It is a general principle of law that whoever hires can fire. Consequently, an employer can be said to have the discretionary...