Tag: Industrial Court

Just In! Court orders ASUU to call off 7-month-old strike

Aminu Imam

The National Industrial Court has ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU), to call off the ongoing nationwide strike. Recall that ASUU has been on strike since February 14, as talks between the Federal Government and lecturers of public universities have not yielded a comprise upon which students can return to class. Delivering a ruling on the interlocutory injunction filed by the Federal government, Justice Polycarp Hamman, restrained ASUU from continuing with the industrial action pending the determination of the suit. Justice Polycap who is a vacation judge ordered…

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Prolonged Strike: FG drags ASUU to Industrial Court over refusal to end strike

Aminu Imam

After nearly seven months of strike action which has kept students at home, the Federal Government has taken the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU), to the Industrial Court. Recall that since February 14, ASUU has been on strike to bring attention to the deteriorating facilities at the various universities and the union’s claims of being ignored. On Friday, sources from the Federal Ministry of Labour told newsmen that the ministry’s Trade Dispute Department had filed a complaint with the Abuja-based Industrial Arbitration Court, in accordance with Section 17 of…

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Industrial Court directs resident doctors, FG to suspend hostilities, as strike enters 3rd week

Aminu Imam

The National Industrial Court, Abuja, yesterday, ordered striking members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, (NARD), and the Federal Government to suspend all forms of hostilities and maintain the status quo. The spoke while fielding questions on a television program,  The vacation judge, Justice John Targema, in his ruling, gave the order pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice. Targema said that he granted the application after careful consideration of the processes filed by the applicants. “Having looked especially on the affidavit of extreme urgency, the…

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Kaduna: Court restrains el-Rufa’i’s Judicial Commission from investigating NLC Kaduna strike

Aminu Imam

The National Industrial Court, in Abuja, has restrained the Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up by the Kaduna State government from investigating the recent warning strike by the Nigerian Labour Congress, (NLC), in the State. The NLC and its affiliate unions in Kaduna State had embarked on a five-day warning strike over the recent disengagement of civil servants by the State government. The strike virtually shut down the state until the Federal Government prevailed on both parties to sheathe their swords and sit for negotiation in Abuja. The NLC President,…

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Senate rejects Lauretta Onochie as INEC commissioner

Aminu Imam

The Senate has rejected the nomination of presidential aide, Lauretta Onochie, as a commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The rejection yesterday followed the massive outcry that has trailed her nomination, especially from members of the opposition and civil society organisations who claim she is a card-carrying member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Recall that Rivers State governor,  Nyesom Wike,  on Monday rejected the nomination of Onochie as the national commissioner of INEC, accusing the APC of plotting to rig the 2023 general elections. President Muhammadu Buhari had…

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Court declares Kaduna govt’s reduction of  retired top civil servants pension benefits as draconian, unconstitutional

Aminu Imam

The National Industrial Court, sitting in Kaduna, yesterday, declared the action of the Kaduna State government in reducing the Pension of retired Secretaries to State Government, (SSGs), Heads of Service and Permanent Secretaries as draconian, in bad faith and unconstitutional. Recall that retired Heads of Service and Permanent Secretaries, numbering 71 in the state sued el-Rufai at the National Industrial Court over the deduction of their pension. Counsel to the plaintiffs, Barr. Sam Atung Esq, who said the deduction started in March, 2020 without any prior notice, noted that they…

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Breaking! National Industrial Court declares gov’t’s reduction of pension benefits of retired top civil servants as draconian, unconstitutional

Aminu Imam

The National Industrial Court, sitting in Kaduna, Wednesday, declared the action of the Kaduna State Government in reducing the Pension of retired Secretaries to State Government, (SSGs), Heads of Service and Permanent Secretaries as draconian, in bad faith and unconstitutional, The Industrial Court, therefore, ordered the Kaduna State government to forthwith pay them the difference in their monthly pension commencing from March, 2020. In a swift reaction, Counsel to the claimants, Barr. Sam Atung said, “Justice has been served”. Details to follow…

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Over 6,000 cases pending before Industrial Court – President

Ishaku Yohanna

The President of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN), Justice Benedict Kanyip, said on Monday in Abuja that the court disposed of 1, 486 cases in the out gone 2019 to 2020 legal year. He said that the figure was understandable as 627 cases were disposed of in the fourth quarter of 2019, while in the first quarter of 2020, a total number of 619 were disposed. Kanyip said the figure however, dropped to 240 in the second quarter of 2020, the period in which the Covid-19 lockdown was…

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Industrial court orders resident doctors to resume work immediately

Ishaku Yohanna

The National Industrial Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to cease its industrial action immediately. Delivering a ruling in an order of interim injunction, the judge, Ibrahim Galadima, also ordered NARD to resume duties forthwith pending determination of the pending motion on notice. Galadima made the order as a sequel to an ex parte application filed by Frank Tietie, counsel to the applicant, Citizens Advocacy for Social and Economic Rights and Association of Women in Trade and Agriculture. In the application, the applicant had…

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