2025-03-27https://repository.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/handle/123456789/32795The :(J.im of this paper is to highlight the nature, causes and resolution strategies I mechanisms for labour conflicts in the Nigeria-public sector. It observed that when an organization has a dysfu,Y,lctionally high level of conflict, managers are likely to dissipat¢· valuable resources and time in order to achieve harmon:i~us work relations and that conflict can also be functioflt;il when it acts as catalyst for the use of initiative and creativity which can facilitate qualitative change in the Public Sector. The paper comprises of abstract; conceptual discourse; causes a/labour conflicts; the meaning and strategies of conflict resolution; conflict resolution in the Nigeria public sector; conclusiOIJJ and recommendations. Among the recommendations canvasser;/. are: the dismantling of obstacles to the use of · "mediation" as the first statutory method of resolving conflicts; further strengthening of the institutions responsible for conflict resolution; a call on government to imbibe the virtue of honouring valid agreements reached through consensual process of collective bargaining and to respect I uphold its own laws. Key Words: Labour conflict, Conflict resolution, Conflict Management, Public Sector.application/pdfJA Political science (General), JZ International relationsArticle