... Claimant’s employment by the Defendant     2.             The Defendant reacted with Amended Statement of Defence dated and filed on 14th February, 2020. The Claimant had earlier also filed a Reply to the Defendant’s Statement of Defence, dated and filed on 23rd October 2018. The matter was subsequently set down for trial. 3.             At the ...

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...p; SAMUEL ii.    A DECLARATION that the Claimant is entitled to the sum of fifteen Million Naira (N15,000,000.00) only being the terminal benefits due from the Defendants to the Claimant being the next of kin of AKANDE ADENIYI  SAMUEL iii.   A DECLARATION that the Claimant is entitled to receive from the Defendants all information and documents relating to the contributory pension fund account of AKANDE ADENIYI  SAMUEL iv.   AN ORDER ...

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...p;                       1. MFN PORT SERVICES LTD                                                 - DEFENDANTS 2. ACI HOLDINGS LIMITED  ...

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...p;                                                                           3.   DR. ROSEMOND GREEN OSAH-OGULU (ACT ...

...r determination, viz: a. Whether having regard to the provisions of Part II, Section 6(A) of the Third schedule to the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as Amended), and Rule 3 of the 2014 Revised NJC Guidelines & Procedural Rule for the Appointment of Judicial Officers of all Superior Courts of Record in Nigeria, the 1 st Defendant has the power to call for expression of interest and shortlist ...

...ed 23/12/2020;Exh.C3-copy of the Medical Report dated January 14 2021; Exh.C4-copy of the Medical Report dated February 5 2021; Exh.C5-copy of the Report dated March 4 2021; Exh.C6-copy of Claimant’s Solicitor’s letter dated 19/2/2021; Exh.C7-copy of the Claimant’s Solicitor’s Reminder letter dated 8/6/2021; Exh.C8- copy of the Replyby Defendant’s Solicitors). TheCW was cross-examined and discharged and his case closed, his counsel not having any need for his Re-examination. For the De ...

...nbsp; JUDGMENT   1.             By an Originating Motion dated 2nd August 2021 and issued on 17th August 2021, the Applicants, who are retired police officers and members of the Retired Police Officers Association, Rivers State Branch, instituted this suit, for themselves and as representatives of the 142 aggrieved members of the Retired Police Officers Association, Rivers State Branch, against the National Pension Commission an ...

...t petroleum exploration and production company- The Shell Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited (1st Defendant), and who also worked under the 2nd Defendant oil company-Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCO); a subsidiary of the 1st Defendant company, commenced this suit against the Defendants, basically to challenge the termination of his employment, which abruptly brought to an end his expectation to reach retirement age of 60 years set out in the employment con ...

...ed access to another lump sum payment, despite having a new employment with new contributions made in his same RSA with the 1st Respondent.   2.             The Applicant raised a sole legal question for determination bordering on interpretation of Section 7 (1, 2 &3) of the Pension Reform Act 2014, in respect of entitlement of a disengaged employee to his pension fund. The sole legal question submitted is as follows:  &l ...

...bsp;    By  the Claimant’s Amended Statement of Facts (Ordered on 20th March 2019), dated 20th March 2019, and filed on 25th March 2019, Claimant seeks for the following reliefs: “(1). A declaration that the termination of the Claimant’s employment by a letter dated 5th day of March 2015 for no ascribed reasons, amounts to an unlawful breach of contract of employment, witch-hunting, intimidation and victimization and is wrongful, illegal and unlawful for th ...

...the Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Defendant company, and for recovery of his withheld arrears of salaries and emoluments, and other sundry reliefs. Reacting to the suit, the Defendant caused appearance to be entered on its behalf by The Zenith Law Firm, and filed its Statement of Defence and other frontloaded defence processes dated 2nd March 2022 and filed on 4th March 2022.Also filed earlier by the Defendant is a Notice of Preliminary Objection dated 23rd December 2021 and filed on ...

...nbsp; By  the Claimant’s Amended Statement of Facts (Ordered on 20th March 2019), dated 20th March 2019, and filed on 25th March 2019, Claimant seeks for the following reliefs: “(1). A declaration that the termination of the Claimant’s employment by a letter dated 5th day of March 2015 for no ascribed reasons, amounts to an unlawful breach of contract of employment, witch-hunting, intimidation and victimization and is wrongful, illegal and unlawful for the reasons and mod ...

...;     The Claimant’s endorsed Reliefs are as follows:   “(1). A Declaration that the review and the re-computation of the claimant’s financial  entitlements which had already been rightly computed by the Ministry of  Establishment, Rivers State on the 27th of January, 2000, by the Defendant is ultra vires, illegal, unlawful, null and void.    (2). A Declaration that the Deductions and short payment of the Claimant’s monthly ...

...im T.O Ismail-Fibs and E. M Kema) -for the Claimant/Applicant; G.C Agi, Esq., (Holding the Brief of B.B Anwanane, Esq.) -for the Defendant/Respondent.   RULING   1.              The Claimant/Applicant, vide General Form of Complaint dated and issued on 6th October 2021, approached this court, to ventilate his purported dismissal as the Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Defendant company, and for recovery of ...

...a (N10,000,000.00), being general damages for breach of contract”. An unnumbered additional relief states: “The Defendant may pay this sum with cost to the Claimant or to the Claimant’s Legal Practitioner within the time allowed for appearance and upon such payment, the proceedings shall terminate”.     2.             The Defendant reacted with its counsel’s Memorandum of Appearance and Defen ...

...er of termination to the Claimant in line with articles 6.4 and 4.1 of the Defendant’s Handbook.       c.    AN ORDER of this Honourable Court directing the Defendant to pay the Claimant the sum of two million , five hundred and seventy thousand one hundred naira (2,517,200.00) representing the benefits due and payable to the Claimant by the Defendant as stated hereunder:  1. N350,000.00 x 1.8 x2 yrs = N1,260,000.00 ; 2. Payment in lieu of notice = ...

...e Defendant to within 30   days of delivery of judgment pay the Claimant all arears of her  salaries and entitlements in the sum of N110,000.00 monthly from  the month [of] January 2015 to June 2020  (4). An Order mandating the defending (sic) to pay the Claimant her                   salaries and entitlements from July 2020 till delivery of Judgment   and thereafter her ...

...ed her since her resignation from the Defendant’s services.   b.    An Order directing the Defendant to pay to the Claimant the sum of one hundred and ten thousand, five hundred and forty four naira (N110,544.00) only being the sum payable by the Defendant in favour of the Claimant as contributory pension to ARM Pension for the Claimant’s pension while in the employ of the Defendant.       c.    An Order directing the Defendant ...

...r naira, thirty seven kobo) deposited with the Defendant through her sales commission for purchase of ‘a unit of 3 bedroom terrace duplex (middle piece) in Lekki Gardens Estate phase v, upon withdrawing from the said contract in accordance with the parties agreement.   2.    Payment of interest at the rate of 20% per month on the said sum of money from 16th of October 2018 till judgment is delivered and thereafter at 25% per month until final liquidation of judgment s ...

...tion that the Claimant has suffered damages as a result of the acts of the Defendant. 3.    A Declaration that the Claimant is entitled to and be paid his salaries, entitlement and emolument from the period he was unlawfully and illegally dismissed from his employment until judgment is given in this suit. 4.    The sum of N60,000,000 (sixty million naira) being damages for unlawful and  illegal termination/dismissal IN THE ALTERNATIVE, the sum of N100, 000, ...