Public service employment: are all public servants protected by special status in Nigeria?

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Title:	Public service employment: are all public servants protected by special status in Nigeria?
Author:	Akpan, George Sampson
Year:	1998
Periodical:	Lesotho Law Journal: A Journal of Law and Development
Volume:	11
Issue:	2
Pages:	233-247
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Nigeria
Subjects:	civil service labour law
Abstract:	This article examines whether the fact that a person is employed in the public service or as a public servant in Nigeria, without more, accords him a legal or special status under the Nigerian legal system, and hence security of employment. It concludes that the mere fact that a person is employed in the public service or by a statutory body does not, by that fact alone, invest him with the status of a protected servant, and consequently a secured tenure. The crucial consideration at any point in time is the terms or conditions of the employment contract that govern the relationship between employer and employee. Notes, ref.