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A COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF TERMINATION AND DISMISSAL LAWS IN NIGERIA VIS-À-VIS INTERNATIONAL LABOUR LAW STANDARDS

This research critically evaluates the inadequacy of Nigerian labour laws on termination and dismissal, especially in comparison with international labour standards such as ILO Convention No. 158.The study focuses on how Nigerian labour law principally in the private sector continues to rely heavily on common law doctrines like the master-servant principle, which allow employers to terminate employment without providing valid reasons.This mainly applies to contracts without statutory flavour as is the case with nongovernmental corporations.It examines the extent to which Nigerian labour law al…