- Justice Kanyip said the order shall subsist until the determination of a motion on notice for interlocutory injunctions equally filed by the AGF
- The judge stated that the court, under Sections 7(1) and 19(a) of the NICN Establishment Act, can grant an ex-parte order in cases where a strike is threatened but not yet commenced.
An order of interim injunction prohibiting members of organised labour, such as the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), the Trade Union Congress (TUC), and their affiliates, from carrying out the strike that was scheduled to start on November 14 has been issued by the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN).
In ruling on an ex-parte application filed by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) on behalf of the Federal Government and argued by Tijani Gazali (SAN), Acting Director (Civil Appeals), Federal Ministry of Justice, Justice Benedict Kanyip, the court’s president, issued the order on Friday.
Justice Kanyip said the order shall subsist until the determination of a motion on notice for interlocutory injunctions equally filed by the AGF.
The judge said the court is empowered under sections Section 7(1) and 19(a) of the NICN Establishment Act, to hear such ex-parte application and grant such ex-parte order where a strike is threatened, but yet to be commenced, as in this case.
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