Outline of Nigerian Employment law
Under Nigerian law, the relationship between an employer and an
employee is regulated by the Common Law of Contract as applied by
the Nigerian courts, and a draft of other statutes which in one way
or the other, affect the right of employees. These statutes
and other laws operate against the backdrop of the Constitution of
the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (the "Constitution")
and will be void to the extent that any of their provisions
conflicts with the provisions of the Constitution.
The principal statutes and laws that are relevant to the
employment of persons in Nigeria are:
a. Labour Act, (Chapter L1), LFN 2004;
b. The Trade Unions Act, (Chapter T14), LFN
2004 as amended by the Trade Union Amendment Act, No. 8 of
2005;
