VICTORY AT THE NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL COURT FOR THE TRICYCLE OWNERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA(TOAN), LAGOS CHAPTER
This is a Judgment in a case filed on behalf of self employed workers – drivers/owners of tricycles organized in the Tricycle Owners Association of Nigeria (TOAN), Lagos State Chapter. The Judgment set aside the policy letters by the Lagos State Government which disallowed TOAN from operating while allowing non trade union bodies to carry
Read MoreVICTORY AT THE NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL COURT FOR AN EMPLOYER INJURED DURING THE COURSE OF HIS EMPLOYMENT
This is a case handled by Abope Chambers, absolutely pro Bono, for a poor worker. The suit was filed on 28/12/2018. Judgment was delivered in favour of the poor worker on 4/12/25 ordering the employer to pay the injured worker N16,199,590 (over N16m) in unpaid salaries, refund of medical expenses incurred as special damages, and
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ABOLITION OF ALL FORMS OF POVERTY IN NIGERIA: WHOSE TASK?
ABOLITION OF ALL FORMS OF POVERTY IN NIGERIA: WHOSE TASK? A Lecture delivered by Femi Aborisade at the 70th birthday of Dr. Osagie Obayuwana on 24/4/25 at NBA Benin Branch Secretariat, Bar House, Behind High Court of Justice, Sapele Road, Benin City, Edo State The topic of discussion has made my task simple because it
Read MoreSTRIKE AND LITIGATE TO ENFORCE PAYMENT OF NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE
The National Minimum Wage Act, 2019, was amended in 2024 by inserting new Sections 3(1) and 3(4), which provide for a national minimum wage of not less than N70,000 per month by establishments employing not less than 25 workers (s. 4(1)(b) of the Act) and a review of same after three years, respectively. The amendment
Read MoreHistoric Judgment Applies ILO C190 and Condemns Workplace Harassment in Nigeria
On April 9, 2025, the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Ibadan Judicial Division, delivered a landmark judgment in Mr. Omene Andy Robinson v. Mr. Nasarvali Dudekeh & Shongai Technologies Limited (Suit No. NICN/AB/03/2020). Presided over by Hon. Justice J.D. Peters, this decision is the first in Nigeria to apply the International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention
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