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Adebayo was employed as Operations Manager by Zenith Logistics Ltd, Ikeja, Lagos, under a written contract of employment. After five years of meritorious service, he was accused of gross misconduct involving the alleged unauthorized diversion of company funds based on an anonymous petition. Without issuing a query or setting up a disciplinary committee, the Managing Director verbally dismissed Adebayo on the spot. The company also withheld his earned salary for the preceding month and refused to pay any terminal benefits. Adebayo intends to institute a legal action against Zenith Logistics Ltd at the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN). Required: (a) Distinguish between 'termination of employment' and 'summary dismissal' under Nigerian Employment Law, highlighting the legal consequences of each. (6 marks) (b) Advise Adebayo on the procedural invalidity of his summary dismissal with reference to the constitutional principle of fair hearing and relevant Nigerian judicial precedents. (8 marks) (c) State four (4) remedies available to an employee who has been wrongfully dismissed under current Nigerian labour jurisprudence as administered by the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN). (6 marks) (Total: 20 marks)

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