...He argues that once his appointment was confirmed, the Defendant could no longer terminate his employment merely by notice. He also relies on the Defendant’s Conditions of Service, Exhibit C3, particularly the provision requiring termination of staff to be done by management in accordance with the prescribed procedure. He further contends that the termination letter was signed by an Acting Company Secretary who lacked authority and that no fair hearing or proper disciplinary process was af ...

...uments to be relied upon at trial, without frontloading the documents themselves. The Writ was dated and filed on 5 April 2023 on the basis of the allegation that his employment was wrongfully terminated, and he sought the following reliefs against the Defendant: A DECLARATION that the forceful disengagement of the claimant was wrong and abhors good judgment and human sympathy to the plight of the claimant’s family and well-being. AN ORDER directing the ...

... defendant: A Declaration that the termination of the Plaintiff’s (sic claimant’s) employment vide the defendant’s letter of 3rd May 2006, is unlawful, unconstitutional, null and void. An order directing the defendant to pay to the plaintiff (sic claimant) the sum of ?6, 612, 253.00 as accumulated salaries, allowances, and expenses from 2005 to 2008. The sum of ?10,000,000.00 general damages for the loss caused the Plaintiff ...

...of the Plaintiff’s (sic claimant’s) employment vide the defendant’s letter of 3rd May 2006, is unlawful, unconstitutional, null and void. An order directing the defendant to pay to the plaintiff (sic claimant) the sum of ?6, 612, 253.00 as accumulated salaries, allowances, and expenses from 2005 to 2008. The sum of ?10,000,000.00 general damages for the loss caused the Plaintiff [claimant] by the Defendant by reasons of his unlawful and wrongful t ...

...ile it processed the payments. When no payment followed, the claimants’ solicitors sent a second letter, giving the defendant seven days to settle. While they were still awaiting payment, the defendant’s Head of Human Resource Support Services, Mr. Abubakar A. Mohammed, stated in a Unity FM (93.3) interview that all disengaged staff had been fully paid. This representation, among other factors, prompted the claimants to bring their action in this court to recover their outstanding en ...

...st defendant on Grade Level 01 with effect from August 1, 2006, and placed in various council departments. After two years, their appointments were formally confirmed. In October 2009, however—while their appointments were still subsisting—they were orally and summarily informed of their suspension. From that date onward they neither received salaries nor were reinstated, despite multiple efforts on their part, including meetings with the council and written complaints. Their request ...

...for hearing. The Claimant was granted leave to amend his Statement of Facts on 20/5/2025. The Claimant accompanied his Amended Statement of Facts with the Defence to the Counter-Claim of the Defendants. The Defendants did not file an Amended Statement of Defence, and there is need to join issues with the Claimant’s Amended Statement of Facts. After series of adjournments, the claimant opened his claim by testifying in chief on the 8th day ...

... at the rate of 10% (Ten Percent) per Month from the date of judgment till the total liquidation of the judgment sum.   The cost of this suit as may be assessed by the honourable court. On January 17, 2023, the Claimant also filed a Motion for Summary Judgment. That motion is hereby struck out, as the matter has now been fully heard on its merits and judgment is being rendered. On July 3, 2023, the Defendant filed its Memorandum of Conditional A ...

...;    reliefs which bother on the dismissal of the Claimant from the employment of the 1st Respondent. The Parties duly filed and exchanged pleadings and upon issued           having been joined, the suit was adjourned for hearing. The Claimant was granted leave to amend his Statement of Facts on 20/5/2025. The Claimant accompanied his Amended Statement of Facts with the Defence to the Counter-Claim of the Defendants. ...

...ed on 11 October 2004 upon successful completion of the prescribed probationary period. Over the ensuing fifteen years, he received two promotions, was honored with two formal commendations from agency management, and enjoyed periodic salary and emolument increases without ever facing a disciplinary query. In recognition of his consistently diligent performance, he was subsequently transferred to the sensitive Operation Lafiya Dole posting in Maiduguri, Borno State, where the agency deemed his s ...

...March 2022 and, with the leave of this Honourable Court, filed a Further Amended Complaint on 13 July 2022, seeking the following reliefs: (1) A DECLARATION that the purported appointment of the 5th Defendant to the office of Registrar of the 1st Defendant, while the Claimant’s term of office is still subsisting, is unlawful, illegal, null, and void. (2) A DECLARATION that any purported appointment of the 5th Defendant as Registrar before the expiration of the Claimant’s guarantee ...

...A, refused to accept service of the Tribunal processes because the Company has no presence in Bayelsa State.   By a Motion on Notice dated and filed on the 13th July 2023, the Appellant /Respondent sought for and was granted leave by the Tribunal to “Amend its Notice of Appeal, all other accompanying processes as well as the Appellant’s Demand Notices to reflect the name; CONTINENTAL OIL AND GAS LIMITED” as the Respondent in this Case. The Application was granted and an ...