Wrongful dismissal: Nigeria Immigration Service to pay ex-staff N9.7M 

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Muhammad-Babandede CG Nigeria Immigration Service

By Glory Abuh-Adejoh

The National Industrial Court, Abuja, on Wednesday ordered the Nigeria Immigration Service, to pay an ex-staff, Oguntoyinbo Made N9.7 million in salary arrears within 30 days.

The salary as ordered by the court, was for July 1, 1999 to Aug.31,2014.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Made was employed by the Service, on Nov. 1, 1993 as an Inspector of Immigration on Conpass 07.

Made had approached the court to seek redress after he was removed from the service as a result of a retrenchment exercise in April, 1999.

Although he was reabsorbed back into the service in 2003, he was not part of the day to day activities and promotion exercises of the service.

However, by the judgment of the same court in June, 2014, the defendant was ordered to recognise the claimant as its staff.

Following the directive of the court, the claimant was again reabsorbed, but was never paid salary arrears from July, 1999…



Source: News Agency of Nigeria