AN EXAMINATION OF THE LAWS AND PROCEDURES REGULATING TRADE DISPUTES IN NIGERIA

A place in which employees and their employers continuously have disputes, where legal battles and unresolved tension is the norm of the day, such a place where fairness and justice seem farfetched is surely not one human being would happily or readily exist in. The trade resolution system in Nigeria has been sculpted over the decades by history, tradition and the natural craving for justice. This work employs its audience to take a closer look at Nigeria’s trade dispute resolution system, that has been strongly influenced by its historical developments and by evolving industrial relations. The past, present and future state of the legal and institutional frameworks that control disputes between workers and employers would equally be examined and simultaneously addressed. The obstacles and barriers faced by stakeholders, their procedural inefficiencies and the lingering influence of colonial-era law and the possibility of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms to enhance fairness, efficiency and accessibility in settling industrial disputes are extensively traced in this narrative, and through the documentation of a comprehensive analysis of these dynamics, this work provides relevant perceptions into the continuing reformation of the trade dispute resolution system in Nigeria and aims at the promotion of fair, equitable labour practices as well as sustainable industrial harmony