Legal

• Proffers legal advice to the Commission;
• Drafts legal documents;
• Legal representation in suits involving the Commission;
• Provides secretarial services to the Board of the Commission;
• Drafts contract documents between the Commission and any other party.
• Writes legal opinions where the need arises on any issue relating to the mandate of the Commission

Currently, the Unit is involved in the following:

Matters in Court:-

• Dr. Gbolagunte Vs. National Research Institute for Chemical Technology & Anor- Suit No. FHC/KD/CS/22/2009 Federal High Court Kaduna;
• Samuel Nwankwo & Ors. Vs. FCE (Technical) Umunze & Ors- Suit No. FHC/AWK/CS/95/2009, Federal High Court Awka;
• Moses Braimoh & Ors Vs. Nigeria Railway Corporation- Suit No. FHC/L/CS/169/2006;
• Drafting of contract documents, legal opinions, etc: These are handled as they arise.
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Status of all cases, concluded and ongoing.

The following cases were concluded and there are no appeals arising from them:

• Christian I. Yare vs. National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission Appeal No: SC/254/2005 – Supreme court
• Olusola Sunday Aina vs. Border Communities Development Agency; National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission; and Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice (Suit No: CV/479/11); NICN/ABJ/234/2012
• Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE) & Comrade Akogun Ekundayo vs. National Theatre of Nigeria; Alh. Kabir Yusuf (General Manager/CEO of National Theatre; National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission; and The Accountant General, Federal Republic of Nigeria Suit No: NICN/LA/149/2014
• Adetoro Rashidata & 431 Ors. (For themselves and as representatives of members of staff disengaged from Federal Polytechnic Bida under the Civil Service reforms) vs. Federal Polytechnics Bida & 5 Ors. Suit No: NICN/ABJ/387/2015.
• Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities vs. Federal Ministry of Education and National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission Suit No: NICN/ABJ/82/2016

The Commission was subpoenaed to testify in several cases, including:

• Moses Braimoh & Ors vs. Nigeria Railway Corporation – Suit NO: FHC/L/CS/169/2006
• Dr. Gbolagunte vs. National Research Institute for Chemical Technology – Suit No: FHC/KD/CS/22/2009
• FRN vs. Prof. Adebiyi Daramola and 1 other Charge No: AK/4C/2017 (HC 9, Akure)
• FRN vs. Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe & 2 Ors. Charge No: AB/EFCC/03/2016 (HC 3, Abeokuta)

Pending cases:

• Samuel Nwankwo &120 Ors vs. Federal Collage Of Education (Tech.) Umunze & 8 Ors. CA/E/742/2017 – Court of Appeal Enugu;
• National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission vs. The Trade Unions Members of the Joint Health Sector Unions & Federal Ministry of Health (JOHESU) CA/A/391/M/2019 – Court of Appeal Abuja
• Tajudee Okeshola & 3Ors vs. Ministry of Mines and Steel & 4 Ors. NICN/JOS/5/2014.
• Chief Temple Ubani & 15, 454 Ors vs. Federal Ministry of Power & 3 Ors. NICN/ABJ/210/2016.
• Oluwole Olatunji Kolade vs. The Industrial Training Fund Governing Council & 2 Ors. NICN/LA/198/2017
• Yusuf Abdullahi & Ors vs. PTAD & Ors. NICN/ABJ/97/2019
• Dr. O. J. Ugochukwu & Ors vs. Minister of Health & Ors. NICN/EN/46/2017.
• Incorporated Trustees of Kingdom Human Rights Foundation Int’l vs. The President Federal Republic of Nigeria & 44 Ors. NICN/ABJ/286/2018
• Incorporated Trustees of Kingdom Human Rights Foundation Int’l vs. Josiah Biobelemoye (President JOHESU) & 7 Ors. NICN/ABJ/138/2018
• Adeleye Julius Olufemi & 69 Ors vs. Federal Ministry of Education; National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission; and The Governing Council, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife Suit No: NICN/IB/53/2019.