The National Industrial Court of Nigeria, sitting in Abuja, has ordered the Federal Government and the Registrar of the Trade Unions to register the newly formed National Association of Non-Teaching Staff of Nigerian Universities as a trade union.
In the judgement delivered by Justice Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osaghae, the court ordered the three defendants to register the NANTS (claimant) as a trade union under the Trade Union Act. A copy of the enrolment of judgement order of the court was made available to our correspondent on Tuesday.
The varsity workers had earlier filed a case, suit number NICN/ABJ/345/2023, before the court through one comrade Niyi Akinnibi, seeking an order directing the government to register the National Association of Non-Teaching Staff of Nigerian Universities as a trade union.
The defendants in the suit are the Registrar of Trade Unions, the Minister of Labour and Employment, and the Attorney General of the Federation.
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