of the National Industrial Court unless the person is qualified
to practice as a legal practitioner in Nigeria and has been so
qualiJied for a period of not less than ten years and has
considerable knowledge and experience in the law and practice
of industrial relations and employment conditions in Nigeria.
(4) A person shall not be eligible to hold the office of a Judge of
the National Industrial Court unless the person is a legal
practitioner in Nigeria and has been so qualified for a period of
not less than ten years and has considerable knowledge and
experience in the law and practice of industrial relations and
employment conditions in Nigeria.
(5) If the oJlicc of the President of the National Industrial Court is
vacant, or if the person holding the office is for any reason
unable to perform the functions of the of1icc, then, until a
person has been appointed to and assumed the functions of that
ollicc or until the person holding the office has resumed those
functions, the President shall appoint the most senior Judge of
the Court having the qualiJication to be appointed as President
of the National Industrial Court as provided under subsection
(3) of this section to perform those functions.
(6) Except on the recommendation of the National Judicial
Council, an appointment pursuant to the provisions of
subsection (5) of this section shall cease to have effect after the
expiration of three months from the elate of such appointment
and the President shall not re-appoint a person whose
appointment has lapsed.
Jurisdiction
254 C- (I) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 251, 257, 272 and
anything contained in this Constitution and in addition to such
other jurisdiction as may be conferred upon it by an Act of the
National Assembly, the National Industrial Court shall have
and exercise jurisdiction to the exclusion of any other court in
civil causes and matters(a) relating to or connected with any labour, employment,
trade unions, industrial relations and matters arising
from workplace, the conditions of service, including
health, safety, wei f~1rc of labour, employee, worker and
matters incidental thereto or connected therewith;
(b) relating to, connected with or arising from Factories Act,
Trade Disputes Act, Trade Unions Act, Labour Act,
Employees' Compensation Act or any other Act or Law
relating to labour, employment, industrial relations,