...rdance with the obligation imposed on the 1st Defendant by the provisions of Section 5(5) of the Employees’ Compensation Act is wrong, illegal, a clear violation of the provisions of ECA and thereby constitutes an offence punishable under the Employees’ Compensation Act, 2011. 5.    A declaration that the 2nd Defendant’s failure/refusal/neglect to impose the requisite sanctions against the 1st Defendant and/or prosecute the 1st Defendant for its offenc ...

...         The Claimant opened his case on 13th January, 2025. He called his witness by name Ms. Oladele Adijat who testified as CW1, adopted her Statement of Oath dated 24th June, 2024 as her evidence-in-chief and tendered documents which were admitted in evidence and marked as Exhibits A to J respectively. The case of the Claimant briefly from the pleadings and evidence led is that he is a Data Analyst and a former employee of the Defendant who comme ...

...the Affidavit are annexture, marked as Exhibit A to C respectively. Equally filed in support is a written address dated the 27th day of November 2020. 4. Upon being served with the Originating Summons, the Defendant filed Counter Affidavit of 16 paragraphs deposed to by one Mr. Sunday A. Ilupeju, council officer in the employment of the Respondent Institution. Attached to the counter affidavit are Exhibit B1 and B2. Equally filed in opposition to the Claimant’s Originating Summons is a wr ...

...e Respondent Institution. Attached to the counter affidavit are Exhibit B1 and B2. Equally filed in opposition to the Claimant’s Originating Summons is a written address dated 18th day of January 2021. However, by leave of Court, the Defendant filed amended written address on the 25th day of February, 2022. 5. On the other hand, the Claimant filed a further Affidavit on 30th August, 2021 and attached Exhibit F and G thereto. Also, the Claimant filed a reply on point of law on 31st March, ...

...;of staff which the Claimant/Defendant to Counter claim did not do as instructed by the 1st Defendant. 3. Interest on the said sum of N242, 390 (Two hundred and forty two thousand, three hundred and Ninety naira) calculated at 21% per annum from 2nd of March 2022 until the judgment of this Honourable Court and thereafter at the rate of 21% per annum until the Judgment of this Honourable Court is finally liquidated by the Claimant/Defendant to Counter claim. 4. The sum of N30, 000 (Thirty thous ...

...n of action, counsel referred the Court to section 12 (3) of the Act and contended that the period when an employee or dependent may elect to claim compensation is 6 month, failure to do so may make the claim to elapse. 7. In another argument, counsel stated that the Claimant herein sidesteps the requirement and came to Court prematurely. That until the Claimant has taken the necessary steps in conjunction with the 1st Defendant. It is inappropriate to make the 2nd Defendant a party. Couns ...

...n of action, counsel referred the Court to section 12 (3) of the Act and contended that the period when an employee or dependent may elect to claim compensation is 6 month, failure to do so may make the claim to elapse. 7. In another argument, counsel stated that the Claimant herein sidesteps the requirement and came to Court prematurely. That until the Claimant has taken the necessary steps in conjunction with the 1st Defendant. It is inappropriate to make the 2nd Defendant a party. Couns ...

... he was unlawfully sacked by the 1st Defendant to the date of Claimant’s reinstatement or the date of the Judgment of this suit by the Honourable Court in favour of Claimant’s reliefs. 7. AN ORDER OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT awarding the sum of N500, 000,000:00 (Five Hundred Million Naira) only against the Defendants jointly and severally as compensations for trauma and financial loss incurred by the Claimant since the unlawful termination of his appointment. 8. AN ORDER OF THIS HONOU ...

...y the 1st Defendant forthwith.   AN  ORDER  OF  THIS  HONOURABLE  COURT REINSTATING the Claimant forthwith, to the service of the 2nd Defendant and be placed on the status and position of Chief Lecturer which the Claimant was but for the illegal and irregular dismissal of the Claimant from the service of the 2nd Defendant on 06/07/2023 by the 1st Defendant.   AN ORDER OF THIS H ...

...h April, 2024. He testified as CW1 adopted his two statements on Oath dated 4th July, 2022 and 15th Nov. 2022 respectively as his evidence –in-chief and tendered 10 documents   out of which two were objected to by the Defendant’s counsel and leave was granted to the counsel to address the Court on the grounds of his objection at address stage and for the ruling to be delivered in the course of this Judgment. Meanwhile, the other documents not objected to, were admitted and marke ...

...any deduction earlier made against the Claimant’s surety (Dr. Mudashiru Lateef Owolabi) Over the alleged breach of the Bond Agreement (Made pursuant to the TETFUND GUIDELINES) dated the 23rd December, 2013 executed between the Defendant and the Claimant with the Claimant’s surety over the Claimant’s PHD progaramme. 5. AN ORDER DIRECTING the Defendant, to pay to the Claimant the sum of 78, 252. 77 dollars being the short-falls of Claimant’s school fees and living exp ...

...any deduction earlier made against the Claimant’s surety (Dr. Mudashiru Lateef Owolabi) Over the alleged breach of the Bond Agreement (Made pursuant to the TETFUND GUIDELINES) dated the 23rd December, 2013 executed between the Defendant and the Claimant with the Claimant’s surety over the Claimant’s PHD progaramme. 5. AN ORDER DIRECTING the Defendant, to pay to the Claimant the sum of 78, 252. 77 dollars being the short-falls of Claimant’s school fees and living exp ...