...ment but was promised that the letter would be issued after his probationary period of six (6) months. He was, however, issued a Staff Identity Card by the 1st Defendant.    The Claimant worked diligently for the 1st Defendant for approximately twelve (12) years without any form of dereliction of duty on his part. Sometime in September 2023, he was redeployed to the 2nd Defendant, which is owned by the same management/person as the 1st Defendant.     Upon red ...

...TERNATIVE,     AN ORDER directing the Defendant to pay to the Claimant the sum of N100,000,000 (One Hundred Million Naira) as damages for the psychological trauma suffered by the Claimant and his family as a result of the wrongful termination of the Claimant's employment with the Defendant.  5. AN ORDER directing the Defendant to issue to the Claimant a certificate of ten (10) years Long Service award in line with the provisions of the National Joint Industrial Council (NJI ...

... to staff at the level of Assistant Manager   on Grade Level 10/1 as at 7/8/2019 to date.  (d) The sum of N20,000,000.00 as damages for emotional shock, embarrassment and stress.  5. 2nd - 6th Claimants claims:   Each claims the sum of N3,347,338.45 being annual salary as Officer II on Grade Level 08/1 from August 2019 to July 2024 (except the 6th Claimant whose appointment was dated 17th September, 2019). (b)  All staff promotions due to ...

...s of Settlement is not binding until it becomes a judgment of this Honourable Court  NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY OBJECTION  The Defendants/Applicants filed a Notice of Preliminary Objection on the 10th day of February, 2021 pursuant to Order 15 Rule 1(a) of the National Industrial Court Rules 2017 and the inherent jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, seeking the following relief:  An Order dismissing this suit for want of jurisdiction.  The grounds of the objection ...

...ules, which empowers the Court to set aside orders made in the absence of a party, and the case of ENL CONSORTIUM LTD VS. S.S. (NIG) LTD (2018) 11 NWLR (Pt. 1630) 315, where the Supreme Court held that an order made in the absence of a party who was not aware of the adjourned date is liable to be set aside. They argued that the interest of justice overwhelmingly favours setting aside the cost order. Claimants/Respondents' Submissions The Respondents' counsel responded by arguing that ...

...e defendant. 3. An order directing the defendant to pay to the Claimants the arrears of their several salaries and allowances as per their letters of employment specified in the accompanying Statement of Facts including promotions and all increments as paid to all staff of equivalent levels from the date of their several letters of employment.   4. 1st Claimant (Mr. Daddy Clinton Mene) claims individually :  (a) The sum of N14,913,044.95 being annual salary as Assistant Manag ...

... Naira) for trauma suffered and injury to reputation, and Special Damages in the sum of N1,500,000.00 (One Million Five Hundred Thousand Naira) for trauma and family distress. (h) An Order directing the Defendants to pay the Claimant the sum of N1,500,000.00 (One Million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira) being cost of this suit. The Defendants filed their Memorandum of appearance and Statement of Defence on the 24th day of June, 2025, denying the Claimant's claims and contending that th ...

...E The Claimant's case is that the Claimant was employed by the Defendant as a Junior Geoscientist vide an appointment letter dated 1st March, 2021, with her appointment taking effect from 22nd February, 2021. Her total monthly remuneration package was N60,000.00 (Sixty Thousand Naira), structured as follows: Basic Salary N25,000.00; Housing N13,000.00; Transport N12,000.00; Lunch Subsidy N5,250.00; Utility N2,250.00; and Education N2,500.00. The Claimant was placed on a probationary p ...

...or of Proceedings is sought.  It was submitted that when a lower Court is made aware of the pendency of an appeal or a proceeding pending at a higher Court, the Lower Court has to await the outcome of the proceeding at the higher Court before determining the matter before it, so as not to foist upon the higher Court a fait accompli.  Counsel relied on the case of Taraba State Local Government Service Commission & Anor v. Shinkom & Ors (2022) LPELR - 57951 (CA). Counsel also c ...

...led on the 1st day of June, 2026, in response to the Respondent's Motion to Set Aside.   The Applicant/Judgment Creditor further filed a Further Affidavit and a Reply on Point of Law dated the 8th day of June, 2026 and filed on the 9th day of June, 2026, in response to the Respondent's Counter-Affidavit.   ISSUES FOR DETERMINATION   Having carefully considered the Motions, Affidavits, Counter-Affidavits, Written Addresses, and Submissions of Counsel on bot ...

...take cognizance of matters presented in a formal way for its decision. It is the power of the court to decide a matter in controversy and presupposes the existence of a duly constituted court with control over the subject matter and the parties."  Counsel further submitted that the importance of jurisdiction cannot be overemphasized, relying on ratio 2 of the same case, where the Supreme Court held that "the issue of jurisdiction is fundamental as it goes to the competence of ...

... of service are in the case file. The Defendants' absence on the date of hearing, without any communication to the Court of their inability to attend, demonstrates a clear lack of diligence.  ISSUES FOR DETERMINATION The Claimants/Applicants raised a lone issue for determination in their Written Address, to wit: Whether the Claimants are entitled to judgment on the failure of the Defendants to file a defence to this suit? Having carefully considered the Motion, the supporti ...

...t's total monthly payroll from July 2011, when the Employees' Compensation Act, 2010 became operational, up to Date. 5. Whether, having regard to the provisions of Sections 36(1) of the Employees' Compensation Act, 2010 the Claimant is entitled to the cost of any action to recover the unpaid assessment from the Defendant.  The Claimant further sought the following reliefs:  1. A DECLARATION that the Defendant is an employer within the meaning of the Employ ...

...S  Learned Counsel on-behalf of the 2nd Defendant/Applicant adopted its processes in support of the application and referred to paragraph 2 of the supporting affidavit deposed to by Mr. Nnamdi Ezenwa. Counsel submitted that the reason adduced therein—namely, that the 2nd Defendant's witness number 1 (Mr. Henry Uchenna Ezenwa) whose written deposition was filed on July 9, 2021, is unable to come and give evidence in this case due to his unavailability—constitutes suffic ...

...p;   From a careful review of the Objectors' Notice of Preliminary Objection, the Written Address in support, the Respondent's Reply, and the Reply on Points of Law, the following sole issue is hereby formulated for determination:   "Whether this suit is competent and this Honourable Court has the jurisdiction to hear and determine the same, having regard to the grounds of objection raised by the Defendants/Objectors."    In determining this sole issue ...

...p; Thereafter, the Defendant filed its Statement of Defence on the 21st day of October, 2024, along with a List of Witnesses, List of Documents, and Written Deposition on Oath of Dorothy Sedi.  The Claimant filed a Reply to the Statement of Defence and a Further Statement on Oath on the 13th day of November, 2024.                            FACTS OF THE CASE   The Claimant’s Case. The Claiman ...

...the sum of N506,172.27 only, (computed at the Late Mr. Omatseye Jemide's one month's Basic Salary, plus one month's Transport Allowance) being the Deceased's annual Leave Allowance entitlement, with respect to year 2015.  v. An Order of Court directing the Defendant to pay to the Claimant the sum of N5,580,226.56 only, being the cumulative of the Late Omatseye Jemide's Long Service Compensation per the Defendant's Staff Manual, computed at the monetary equ ...

...ced.   SUMMARY OF PARTIES' CASES  The Claimant's Case as distilled from his Statement of Facts and Reply is that he was employed by the Defendant in October 2022 as a Driver/Delivery Clerk. His salary was progressively reviewed from N150,000.00 to N350,000.00 by June 2025. He avers that from November 2022 to May 2025, the Defendant arbitrarily and unlawfully deducted various sums from his monthly salaries under different guises without any explanation. These deducti ...

...g damages for maliciously instigating and procuring the wrongful termination of appointment of the calimant from the services of 1st and 2nd Defendants IV) The sum of #5,000,000.00 ( Five Million Naira ) against the 3rd Defendant as damages for defamation of character for maliciously and falsely alleging that the claimant stole chicken legs parts which the 3rd Defendant knew to be false. V) The sum of #2,000,000.00 ( Two Million Naira ) as damages for breach of contract between cla ...

...l remuneration multiply by 15 years being the total number of years the 1st Plaintiff have spent working for the 1st  defendant Company as redundancy entitlement. 8. An Order of Court for Payment in whole and in block of 1st  Plaintiff statutory Pension contributions made by the 1st  Plaintiff through deductions of 5 percent from his monthly salaries by the defendants and another 5 % statutory contribution by the 1st defendant in favour of the 1st Plaintiff amounting to 10% Pensi ...

...a Written Address. Both parties adopted their processes at the hearing on the 3rd day of December 2025.  ISSUE FOR DETERMINATION The sole issue for determination in this application, as formulated by the Applicant and adopted by the Respondent, is: “Whether in view of the facts and circumstances of this case, this Honourable Court ought to exercise its powers under Section 7(4) of the Arbitration and Mediation Act, 2023, to appoint a third Arbitrator as the umpire.” &nbs ...

...riginating process and served on the Defendants and the Defendants after filing their Memorandum of Condition Appearances chose to amicably settle their matter.  This settlement was reduced into writing filed and adopted by parties,   they urged the court to enter it as Consent Judgment.   This procedure is allowed both under the law and rules of this court. Section 20 of the National Industrial Court Act, 2006 as well as Order 42 of the National Industrial Court ...

...p action or suit against the Defendant is also a representative action under the Rules of this Honourable Court as to deny the Claimants locus standi in this matter.3. Whether by virtue of suing the Defendant as a party in the Claimants' suit, this suit is not well constituted to confer jurisdiction on this Honourable Court.Upon a careful consideration of the two sets of issues submitted by the parties, this Court finds the issues formulated by the Defendant to be more direct and apt for th ...

...all the claimant’s salaries, allowances and other benefits accruable to her from  the 28th day of September, 2016 till final determination of this suit.  or alternatively.   5.     An order of court directing the Defendant to pay over the claimant the sum of N64,744,226.73 (Sixty four Million, Seven Hundred and Forty four Thousand, Two Hundred and twenty six Naira Seventy three kobo) representing special and general damages thus:-   (a. ...