...posed the motion by a counter affidavit and written address filed on 7th April 2025. The defendant subsequently filed a notice of preliminary objection on 18th December 2025. The claimant’s motion and the defendant’s NPO were heard together on 8th January 2026 and this ruling is the decision of the Court on both applications. I will consider and determine the NPO first.   NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY OBJECTION  In the NPO, it was contended by the defendant that the motion filed ...

...NSAN), on 13th October 2025, this Court was requested to determine the following questions: Whether by the mandatory Provisions of Rules 32.1, 32.7 and schedule 2.2.8 of the PENGASSAN Constitution of 2022, it is not only the elected Branch Executive Committee (BECOM) that has the Constitutional power to establish the Ethical, Grievance and Disciplinary Committee (EGDC) for the branch? Whether a Branch EGDC not constituted by the elected Branch Executive Committee (BECOM) in accordanc ...

...f documents to be relied on, etc together with the Consequential Amendment and for the amendments to also reflect in the Witness statement on 0aths, in the Statement of Claim/suit filed before this Court. 3.     An order amending the Statement of Claim and adding some paragraphs to the original Claimant's Complaint, Statement of Claim, to add to the List of Witnesses, List of Documents to be relied on, etc. together with the Consequential Amendment and for the amendm ...

...anctioned the Applicant for alleged failure to obey the directive of the 1st Respondent's committee which ordered the applicant, during investigation, to recover the sum of N3,000,000.00 from parties to the case that was subject of investigation and deposit same in the account of the 1st Respondent. 3. A declaration that the 1st Respondent's act of formulating fresh allegations against the Applicant, which were not served on the Applicant, ab initio, after fin ...

...anctioned the Applicant for alleged failure to obey the directive of the 1st Respondent's committee which ordered the applicant, during investigation, to recover the sum of N3,000,000.00 from parties to the case that was subject of investigation and deposit same in the account of the 1st Respondent. 3. A declaration that the 1st Respondent's act of formulating fresh allegations against the Applicant, which were not served on the Applicant, ab initio, after fin ...

...anctioned the Applicant for alleged failure to obey the directive of the 1st Respondent's committee which ordered the applicant, during investigation, to recover the sum of N3,000,000.00 from parties to the case that was subject of investigation and deposit same in the account of the 1st Respondent. 3. A declaration that the 1st Respondent's act of formulating fresh allegations against the Applicant, which were not served on the Applicant, ab initio, after fin ...

...nbsp;    Claimants 9.      Idris Aliyu Bori 10, Foloki Francis Maaebi 11, Chinedu Isiuku 12. Philip Idongesit Nyong 13. Aminu Umar Abdulrahman 14. Abdulaziz Umar Dembo 15. Abubakar Abdullahi Isa (Suing for themselves and as concerned members of the Petroleum & Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) NMDPRA Branch)   And   1.     Petroleum & Natural Gas Senior S ...

...on, etc together with the Consequential Amendment and for the amendments to also reflect in the Witness statement on 0aths, in the Statement of Claim/suit filed before this Court. 3.     An order amending the Statement of Claim and adding some paragraphs to the original Claimant's Complaint, Statement of Claim, to add to the List of Witnesses, List of Documents to be relied on, etc. together with the Consequential Amendment and for the amendments to also reflect in t ...

... of execution of the Order Nisi made on 17th December 2021.   On 17th May 2024, the garnishee filed another motion to seek the following prayers: 1.     An order staying the execution and/or enforcement of the Judgment of the National Industrial Court, Abuja Judicial Division coram Honourable Justice O.Y Anuwe delivered on the 15th day of May 2024 in Suit No: NICN/AB]/310M/2021 between Engr. Kalu George Egbeke V. Federal Polytechnic, Idah and Central Ban ...

... physical and psychological hardship visited on the Claimant by the acts of the Defendant. 7. An Order directing the Defendant to pay the sum of N2,000,000 being the cost of this suit.   CLAIMANT’S CASE The evidence adduced by the claimant in proof of these claims is that he was employed as a security officer by the Defendant, a Human Resource Service Management company, in a letter dated 15th November2007. He accepted the employment and resumed work as a security office ...

...anctioned the Applicant for alleged failure to obey the directive of the 1st Respondent's committee which ordered the applicant, during investigation, to recover the sum of N3,000,000.00 from parties to the case that was subject of investigation and deposit same in the account of the 1st Respondent. 3. A declaration that the 1st Respondent's act of formulating fresh allegations against the Applicant, which were not served on the Applicant, ab initio, after fin ...

... Annual Practicing Fees, being fees that constitute a condition precedent to the issuance and renewal of their Annual Practicing Certificates which constitutes the legal authorisation to practice law without which the firm cannot lawfully earn professional fees from their services.   The Claimant requested that in the event that the above two questions are answered in the affirmative, she should be granted the following reliefs: 1.         A declaration that havi ...

...rade Union by the Registrar of the Trade Unions under the Trade Unions Act, Cap T.14 of 2004 has the competence to lawfully operate, carry out its activities or businesses in the 1st Defendant or any State or Local Government in Nigeria, without any hindrance by anybody or authority. 2.    A declaration that by the express provisions of Sections 1(1 )&(2), 2(1) &(2), 45 and 46 of the Trade Unions Act Cap T14 of the Trade Union Act and Sections 823 (1) & 825 (1)(b) of the Company and A ...

...nbsp;                                            Representation: Benjamin Ogbaini, with him, John Ochoche for the Claimants Abdulrazak Abdulganiyu, with him, Progress A. Imoudu for the 1st Defendant    JUDGMENT The claimants instituted this suit vide a Complaint filed ...

... against the defendants on 14th March 2023. In his amended statement of facts filed on 13th November 2023, the claimant sought these claims against the defendants: 1.        A declaration that the Claimant was unlawfully dismissed from the services of the 1st Defendant based on unfounded and unsubstantiated allegations of aiding and abetting one Nonso Ikegwuonu, an armed robbery suspect. 2.        A declaration tha ...

...half of the Estate of Charles Abamba (deceased) )   And   Gilmor Engineering Nigeria Limited                                                               &n ...

...laimant opened his case. The Claimant, who testified for himself hereinafter referred to as CW1, identified his Depositions made on Oath filed on the 11th of February 2021, and 13th of October 2022, and adopted the same as his evidence in support of his case. The Claimant tendered the underlisted documents, and they are marked accordingly as follows: 1. Letter of Appointment dated January 2011 – marked Exhibit CW001. 2. Claimant’s letter of promotion dated 3rd of April 2014 – ...

...at the defendants met the above conditions and the suit is therefore stale and unenforceable. It was further submitted that the claimant pleaded in the Statement of Fact that she was compulsorily retired on the 8th November 2024. When the claimant filed this suit on 19th February 2025, she was 11 days in excess of the 3 months limitation period in section 2[a] of POPL Niger State. This action is statute barred and the proper order for the Court to make is an order of dismissal.   Learned ...

...accounts were opened. On 7th November 2022, she was summoned to a meeting of the disciplinary committee who was investigating allegation of deceiving the management with PEP approval and improper documentation against her. There was no proof that her actions, which were approved by the Executive Director, amounted to dereliction of duty, gross negligence, incompetence and deliberate concealment of vital information to deceive the Executive Management as alleged by the Defenda ...

...ral damages for failure to pay the Claimant as at when due and thereby making the Claimant to suffer untold hardship. 7. An order directing the Defendants to pay 10% post judgment interest from the day Judgment is given till the date it is fully and finally liquidated. 8. And for such further order or orders that this Court may make in the circumstances of this suit.   THE CASE OF THE CLAIMANT: In his evidence, as the only witness in his case, the claimant ...

...mandatory retirement age of 35 years. 4.        An order compelling the 1st Defendant to pay to the Claimant the total sum of N116,757,280.20 being the salaries and allowances due to the Claimant from January 2000, being the month of his unlawful removal, to 31st July 2012, being the date the Claimant attained the mandatory retirement age of 35 years of service. Or alternatively, an Order compelling the 1st Defendant to pay the Claimant the sum N220,800,643 by employing ...

... sponsored or caused to be published against the Claimant in the Leadership Newspaper of 10th September 2019 and instead publish a Written Apology in 2 National Dailies, including the Leadership Newspaper. 5. An order directing the Defendants to pay to the Claimant the sum of N70,000,000 as General and Exemplary Damages for the embarrassment, public opprobrium, defamation, stigmatization and loss of job/income occasioned by their Disclaimer engineered, sponsored and/or caused to be publish ...

...affecting the Claimant's Eyes not minding the danger and injury that the chemicals may cause the Claimant on duty which injury had permanently shorten the Claimant's life span. 5. An order of court that the Claimant's employment was wrongly terminated by the Defendant without any just cause, the Claimant having spent more than 13 years in the employment of the Defendant. 6. An order of court directing the Defendant to withdraw the termination of the Claimant' ...

...to the service of the Defendant on 20th December 2011 and his appointment was confirmed on 23rd September 2014 with staff no S.1885 as an Instructor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He was promoted to Higher Instructor Cadre on CONPCASS vide a letter dated 18th January 2013. He was further promoted to a Senior Instructor in 2015 vide a letter dated 14th July 2015. His employment is regulated by his employment letter and the Bida Polytechnic Staff Handbook. The Defendant issued him a ...