On 28 July 2022, the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (“the NIC”), delivered a judgment in Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria v. Minister of Petroleum Resources and 2 Ors (“SPDC case”), where the NIC held that the Guidelines for the Release of Staff in the Nigeria Oil and Gas Industry 2019 (“Guidelines”) were valid and applicable to employment contracts in the petroleum industry.
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