CASE COMMENT: SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF NIGERIA v. MINISTER OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES & 2 ORS
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 …