<p style="text-align: justify"><strong>STEPHEN JONAH ADAH, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgement):</strong> This appeal is against the Judgment of the National Industrial Court, Abuja, in Suit No: NICN/ABJ/37/2015, delivered on the 6th day of November, 2017, (Coram: E.N. Agbakoba, J.).</p><p style="text-align: justify">The facts leading to this matter is that the appellant herein was an employee of the respondent since 2001. The appellant was a Principal Accountant with the respondent and was on a Secondment on two successive terms to the World Bank Science and Technical Education Post-Basic (STEP-B) Project Office Abuja. The appellant on his own transferred/relocated his Secondment to Research Triangle Institute (RTI) as Director of Finance without the approval of the employer/respondent. After the said transfer, the appellant wrote to notify the respondent of the relocation and transfer. Upon receipt of the notification, the respondent queried the appellant for serious misconduct and for not seeking for approval first. Thereafter, based on the recommendations of t…</p>