...st, 2018, accompanied by a Witness Statement on Oath, List of Witnesses, and List of Documents. The Defendant later filed a Further Amended Statement of Defence on 5th September, 2022.   Upon service of same, the Claimant filed a Reply on 4th November, 2022.   Trial commenced on the 4th day of December, 2024, wherein the Claimant testified as CW1 and adopted his Witness Statements on Oath marked C1(a) and C1(b). Through the said CW1, twenty-three (23) documents were t ...

...he 18th day of November 2024, foreclosing the Applicant from cross-examining the Claimant (CW1) in this suit. 2.      An Order granting leave to the Applicant to cross-examine the Claimant (CW1). 3.      Such further or other orders as this Honourable Court may deem fit to make in the circumstances.   The application was predicated upon, inter alia, the following grounds: 1.      That the order fo ...

...t of their respective cases on 23rd May, 2025 with the Claimant testifying as CW1. He adopted his witness statement on oath filed on the 3rd day of May, 2024, which was adopted and marked as Exhibit C1(a).   In the course of his testimony, CW1 tendered seven (7) documents which were admitted in evidence and marked as Exhibits C2 to C8, while Exhibits C4 and C6 were admitted under protest. The documents admitted are as follows: ·         ...

... when the Claimant opened his case. The Claimant, Mr. Pius Chile Ogbonna, testified for himself as CW1. He adopted his witness statements on oath made on the 15th day of January, 2025 and the 25th day of January, 2024, which were admitted and marked as C1(a) and C1(b), respectively.   During his testimony, CW1 tendered nine (9) documents, which were admitted in evidence and marked as Exhibits C2 to C10, with Exhibit C10 admitted under protest. The documents were admitted as fol ...

...n, to wit whether, having regard to the facts and circumstances of this case and the state of the law, the Applicants’ motion has merit. Counsel submitted that the application is incompetent and runs contrary to the provisions of the Rules of this Court. He argued that by virtue of Order 38 Rule 6(3) of the Rules of this Court, an application to relist a suit struck out must be brought within fourteen (14) days of the order striking out the suit, except where time is first enlarged by o ...

...p;  The sum of ?20,000,000.00 (Twenty Million Naira) as exemplary damages for breach of the terms of her employment.   In response, the Defendant on the 19th of August, 2022 filed a Memorandum of Conditional Appearance accompanied by a Statement of Defence, list of witnesses, witness statements on oath, list of documents and copies of same.   The Claimant filed a Reply to the Statement of Defence on the 26th of October, 2022.   Trial commenced on t ...

...ishee proceedings and setting aside the garnishee order nisi made in this suit.   Dissatisfied with that ruling, the Judgment Debtors/Applicants have now approached this Court by way of a Motion on Notice, brought pursuant to Order 64 Rule 8 of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (Civil Procedure) Rules, and under the inherent jurisdiction of this Honourable Court.   Arising from the said motion on notice, the Judgment Debtors/Applicants seek the following relie ...

...nts by the Defendant after the six-month probation period and further years of service to the Defendant was unjust and unlawful. c.    AN ORDER quashing the termination of the Claimants’ employment by the Defendant in August 2018. d.    AN ORDER directing the Defendant to reinstate the Claimants and confirm them, having served the six-month probation period and further years with the Defendant meritoriously. e.    AN ORDER directing ...

...nt may file and serve his Statement of Defence. 4.    An order deeming the Statement of Defence and accompanying processes filed along with this application as properly filed and served, appropriate default fees having been paid. 5.    Such further orders as the Court may deem fit in the circumstances. The application is predicated on eleven grounds, summarized as follows: 1.     That the originating processes were served on ...

...r with the inscription: “ACCESS DENIED. SECURITY RISK” and conspicuously displayed at the main gate — being the only entrance into the premises of the 1st Defendant’s Obagi base and the only entrance to the Obite Gas Plant — and thereby publicised to the 1st Defendant’s employees, contractors, visitors, and members of the general public, constitutes a libel and defamation of the Claimant. f.    The sum of ?500,000,000.00 (Five Hundred Million Naira) being ge ...

...e Hundred Million Naira) as general damages for embarrassment and psychological trauma occasioned by the Defendant’s purported unjustifiable termination of the Claimant’s appointment. The sum of ?1,500,000.00 (One Million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira) being the cost of prosecuting this suit. In response to the initial Complaint filed by the Claimant, the Defendant on 13th June 2017 filed a Memorandum of Appearance together with a Statement of Defence, witness statement on oat ...

...the mandatory Ex Gratia payment as an additional redundancy benefit, as stipulated in the Defendant’s Staff Manual, 2009. A Declaration that the Claimant is entitled to end-of-service benefits under the Defendant’s Gratuity Scheme, as provided in the Defendant’s Staff Manual, 2009, having served the Defendant meritoriously for over 14 years. A Declaration that the Claimant is entitled to compensatory damages for loss of earnings by way of returns on investment, occasi ...

...ssued by the Defendant Company, along with other documents showing that the Claimant was employed by the Defendant. ·        Exhibit C3-Medical Report on the Claimant from Lavinda Eye Specialist Hospital, dated 4th December 2014. ·        Exhibit C4 (a–c) - Medical Reports from Mercy Eye Centre, Abak, Akwa Ibom State. ·        Exhibit C5 (a–g)-Receipts of medical bil ...

...  The sum of ?1,500,000.00 (One Million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira) as legal fees.   In response, the Defendant filed its Statement of Defence on the 31st day of January, 2023, accompanied by its List of Witnesses, Witness Statement on Oath, List of Documents, and copies of the documents to be relied upon at trial. The Claimant, in turn, filed a Reply to the Defendant‘s Statement of Defence on the 15th day of May, 2023.   Trial commenced before this Cou ...

... of Facts, the Defendant, on the 17th day of October 2022, filed a memorandum of appearance and, subsequently, on the 13th day of March 2023, filed a Statement of Defence and Counter-Claim, together with a list of witness, witness statement on oath, list of documents, and copies of the said documents to be relied upon at trial. The Claimant, in turn, filed a Reply to the Statement of Defence and Counter-Claim on the 22nd day of March 2023. Trial commenced on the 7th day of June 2023. The Claim ...

...Housing Fund as Refunds for the respective Claimants as stated as follows:  i. Ikechukwu Ibekwe; N113, 196.74 ii. Linus Umanah: N304, 424.16 iii. Augustine Benye: N153, 410.14 iv. Amaka Njoku: N218, 652.16 v. Kenneth Iwuoha: N216, 063.32 vi. Oluseye Igbafe: N216, 063.31 An Order that the Defendant pay the pay the sum of N2, 085, 605.36   to the Claimants as One Month Salary In lieu of Notice as stated ...

...stated as follows:  i. Ikechukwu Ibekwe; N113, 196.74 ii. Linus Umanah: N304, 424.16 iii. Augustine Benye: N153, 410.14 iv. Amaka Njoku: N218, 652.16 v. Kenneth Iwuoha: N216, 063.32 vi. Oluseye Igbafe: N216, 063.31 An Order that the Defendant pay the pay the sum of N2, 085, 605.36   to the Claimants as One Month Salary In lieu of Notice as stated below:  i. Ikechukwu Ibekwe; N1 ...

...actice. A DECLARATION that the Defendant’s abandonment of the Claimant while he was suffering from that from Covid-19 led to the Claimant having a fall at his place of work which ruptured the Claimant’s discs at lumbar spine and thereby caused the Claimant a severe injury/disability. GENERAL/EXEMPLARY DAMAGES OR COMPENSATION of N800, 000,000.00 (Eight Hundred Million Naira) against the Defendant for its reprehensible acts against the Claimant. ANY FURTHER OR OTHER ...

...g public holiday to the company.  An Order directing the Defendant to pay to the Claimant all, allowances in arrears from February 2018 till date with additional 10% interest till judgment. Which are:- Medical Allowance for Eighteen [18] months 8x18 = N144, 000 Feeding Allowances for Eighteen [18] months 8x18= N 144, 000 Transportation Allowance for Eighteen months 8x18 = N144, 000 Incentives 8x 18= N144,000  Pay off as a supervisor N300,000  Housing ...

...o;s unpaid salary for 44 months covering April 2014 to 18th July, 2017. h. An order directing the Defendant to pay the sum of ?1,193,500.00, representing unpaid salary for 55 months from June 2017 to 2021, the year the suit was instituted, on the basis that the Claimant’s employment is still subsisting. i. An order directing the Defendant to pay the sum of ?21,700.00 per month from January 2022 until judgment is delivered. j. An order for pre-judgment interest at the rate of 10% per mon ...

...Statement of Defence, and with the leave of this Court subsequently filed an Amended Statement of Defence on the 4th of December, 2024. The amended defence was accompanied by a witness statement on oath, a list of documents, and copies of the listed documents to be relied upon at trial. The Claimant, on the 10th of May, 2024, filed a Reply to the initial Statement of Defence filed by the 1st Defendant and did not file any consequential amendment thereafter. Trial commenced on the 1 ...

...idavit and written address, the Defendant/applicant filed an 11 paragraphed further affidavit along with one exhibit and a reply on point of law on the 28th day of October, 2024 in support of the said motion on notice.    Arising from the written address filed in support of the motion on notice counsel for the Defendant/applicant, Chief K.C. Ehiogu, Esq. formulated a sole issue for determination to wit: whether the ...

...g the Defendant to pay the said sum of ?13,790,000.00 as set out above. 6.     An order awarding general damages in the sum of ?75,000,000.00 (Seventy-Five Million Naira) against the Defendant for the wrongful termination, breach of contract, and consequential hardship, pain, and trauma suffered by the Claimant. 7.     Interest on the monetary claims at the rate of 21% per annum from 31st January 2014 until the date of judgment, and 15% per a ...

...kwuchukwu Chukwuma) testified as CW1 and adopted two witness statements on oath made on 14/2/2023 and 8/05/2023 marked as C1 (a) and C1 (b) respectively. Through the said CW1, 16 documents were tendered and admitted in evidence as Exhibits C2 – C17, while Exhibit C16 was admitted under protest. Exhibit C2 - Letter written by the claimant solicitor's dated 18/11/2020, Exhibit C3 - Letter written by the Defendant solicitor dated 15th March 2021, Exhibit C4 - Letter written by ...