…the Appeal Court sitting in Port Harcourt for leave to appeal a decision of the National Industrial Court and to compel the Rivers State Government to pay their outstanding salaries. The workers, numbering about 100, said they were disengaged by the Rivers State Government and their salaries have stopped since 2017. Th…

The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN), Lagos Division, has ordered the immediate reinstatement of 70 Nigerian Army personnel who were convicted by courts-martial in 2014 but later granted an unconditional presidential pardon by former President Muhammadu Buhari. In a judgment delivered on July 20, 2026, Justi…

…legal practitioner Adeyemo Amira said the nominee had cases pending before the National Industrial Court in Lagos and Abuja and urged the Senate to allow the courts to determine the matters before proceeding with the confirmation. President Bola Tinubu had recently forwarded a list of ambassadorial nominees to the Sena…

The National Industrial Court of Nigeria has voided the Federal Government’s policy requiring education directors to retire after spending eight years in office, ruling that teachers and education officers who become directors are entitled to remain in service until they attain 65 years of age or complete 40 years of p…

The National Industrial Court of Nigeria has ordered the Police Service Commission, the Nigeria Police Force and the Inspector-General of Police to deploy legally qualified police officers to every police division across the country to promote human rights compliance. The order was contained in a judgment delivered on…

By Innocent Anaba The National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja has barred police officers who are not employed in the Specialist Legal Cadre from representing the Nigeria Police Force in civil proceedings, even if they are qualified legal practitioners. The court also ordered the Police Service Commission, PSC, and t…