Professor Israeli Worugji of the University of Calabar, Nigeria and Nheoma Worugji of the Rivers State University, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo Port Harcourt Nigeria, in their article, The National Industrial Court of Nigeria Swimming with the Tide in Ebere Onyekachi Aloysius V. Diamond Bank, note that ordinarily, an employer has the freedom to terminate the employment of an employee upon due notice and regardless of motive. The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) in a recent decision, however, seems to have limited the employer’s otherwise open-ended power to bring the contract of employment to an end. In Aloysius case, the NICN, relying on international labour standards and its new mandate under the Constitution (Third Alteration) Act, decided that no termination of a contract of employment should take place unless there is a valid reason connected with the capacity or conduct of the employee or based on the operational requirements of the establishment.Professor Israel Worugji and Nheoma Worugji review the Aloysius the case against the background of the common law and statutory provision on termination of employment, the International Labour Organisation’s instruments and international best practices.