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Nigeria: Court Orders Federal Govt to Register NANTS As New Varsity ... The National Industrial Court in Abuja has ordered the Federal Government to register the National Association of Non-Teaching Staff of Nigerian Universities (NANTS) as a trade union, ending a legal battle over the recognition of the newly formed labour body. Justice Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osaghae, in a judgement delivered in suit number NICN/ABJ/345/2023, directed the Registrar of Trade Unions and other relevant authorities to immediately register NANTS and issue it a certificate of registration in line with the Trade Unions Act. The judgement, a copy of which was made available to journalists on Tuesday, followed an action instituted by Comrade Niyi Akinnibi on behalf of the association. The suit named the Registrar of Trade Unions, the Minister of Labour and Employment, and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) as defendants. The claimant sought an order compelling the government to recognise NANTS as a duly registered trade union representing non-teaching staff in Nigerian universities. In the ruling, Justice Obaseki-Osaghae declared that the refusal of the Registrar of Trade Unions and the Ministe…

Court orders FG to register new university workers' union, NANTS The National Industrial Court in Abuja has ordered the Federal Government to formally register the National Association of Non-Teaching Staff of Nigerian Universities (NANTS) as a trade union, declaring the continued refusal of relevant authorities to grant the association legal recognition unlawful. The judgment, delivered by Justice Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osaghae, directed the Registrar of Trade Unions and the Minister of Labour and Employment to immediately complete the registration process and issue the association its certificate of registration. The decision was contained in the enrolment order of the court made available on Tuesday. NANTS had approached the court through a suit marked NICN/ABJ/345/2023, seeking legal recognition under the provisions of the Trade Unions Act. The suit was filed by the association through its representative, Comrade Niyi Akinnibi. Joined as defendants in the matter were the Registrar of Trade Unions, theMinister of Labour and Employment, and the Attorney General of the Federation. In its ruling, the court held that the authorities responsible for trade union registration were…

Nigeria: Court Orders Federal Govt to Register NANTS As New Varsity Workers' Union [Leadership] The National Industrial Court in Abuja has ordered the Federal Government to register the National Association of Non-Teaching Staff of Nigerian Universities (NANTS) as a trade union, ending a legal battle over the recognition of the newly formed labour body.

Court Directs Registration Of New Non Teaching Staff Union In ... The National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Federal Government and the Registrar of Trade Unions to register the National Association of Non-Teaching Staff of Nigerian Universities as a trade union under the Trade Unions Act. Justice Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osaghae delivered the judgment in suit number NICN/ABJ/345/2023, filed by the association through Comrade Niyi Akinnibi. The defendants were the Registrar of Trade Unions, the Minister of Labour and Employment, and the Attorney General of the Federation. The court declared that the refusal by the first and second defendants to register the association was wrongful. It issued a mandatory order directing the defendants to register the body forthwith and issue a certificate of registration. The court also granted a perpetual injunction restraining the defendants, their agents or any authority deriving power from them from denying the claimant registration as a trade union. The judgment noted that members of the new association had pulled out of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities to form NANTS, with branches planned across federal and state …