The National Industrial Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the immediate reinstatement of a registered nurse, Thomas Olamide, who was dismissed in 2023 by the Ogun State College of Health Technology after exposing alleged misconduct at the institution.
In a judgment delivered last Wednesday in Suit No. NICN/LA/125/2023, Justice S. A. Yelwa declared Olamide’s termination “unlawful, unjust and unfair,” and directed the college and the Ogun State Attorney General to reinstate her without delay.
The court also ordered the defendants to pay all outstanding salaries, allowances and entitlements due to Olamide from the date of her suspension until her reinstatement, in addition to N5 million as damages.
Olamide, represented by her counsel, Timothy Adewale, had argued that she was unfairly dismissed for whistleblowing on irregularities within the college.
