National Broadcasting Commission Loses In Court And Ordered To Pay Staff 5 Years Salary

The National Industrial Court, Abuja, on Wednesday ordered the reinstatement of one Kate Obiechina, dismissed by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) in 2013.

Justice David Isele, in his judgment, said that due process was not followed by the NBC to dismiss the claimant. He said that the dismissal was in breach of her constitutional right of fair hearing, because she was not formally informed through writing, and neither was the allegation of misappropriation of government fund investigated.


He ordered that the judgment should be complied with, within 14 days and arrears of her salary from the date of her dismissal paid in full.

The claimant before her dismissal was a Principal Monitoring Officer in the Makurdi office of the NBC.
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