...te authority stating the way and manner a particular rule of Court should be complied with, observed or obeyed. It concerns and regulates the way and manner a particular rule of Court shall be complied with or adhered to." 5.      Counsel further submitted that Paragraph 7 of the National Industrial Court Practice Directions 2020 allows this Court to hear matters virtually. More particularly, paragraph 7(5) confers on the Court the power to conduct trial and take wit ...

...ate authority stating the way and manner a particular rule of court should be complied with, observed or obeyed. It concerns and regulates the way and manner a particular rule of court shall be complied with or adhered to." 5.      Counsel further submitted that Paragraph 7 of the National Industrial Court Practice Directions 2020 allows this Court to hear matters virtually. More particularly, paragraph 7(5) confers on the Court the power to conduct trial and take w ...

...bsp;   An omnibus prayer. 2.     The application is predicated upon the beneath grounds: a.      The Claimant's Further and Better Affidavit introduced new and crucial facts that require a response. b.     It is in the interest of justice for this Application to be granted as it ensures that the Court has the necessary facts to decide the matter on its merits. 3.      It is supported ...

...llowance from 9 September 2019 to 8 September 2024. A declaration that the Claimant is a victim of the Defendants’ discriminatory application of the bonus package contained in the contract of employment for those in managerial positions. An order compelling the Defendants to pay to the Claimant the total sum of $240,00 (Two Hundred and Forty Thousand US Dollars) as compensation for the Defendants’ discriminatory application of the bonus package contained in the Claimant&rsq ...

...ade union and workplace matters, and does not extend to simple contractual disputes or contracts for service. c. The cause of action herein does nct arise from an employment relationship ("contract of service"), but from a simple contract for service/commercial transaction, which is outside the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court.   d. Jurisdiction is statutory and cannot be inferred, extended, or conferred by the parties or by implication.   4. In reaction, the Claima ...

...ade union and workplace matters, and does not extend to simple contractual disputes or contracts for service. c. The cause of action herein does nct arise from an employment relationship ("contract of service"), but from a simple contract for service/commercial transaction, which is outside the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court.   d. Jurisdiction is statutory and cannot be inferred, extended, or conferred by the parties or by implication.   4. In reaction, the Claima ...

...to pay the sum of N2, 000, 000.00 (Two Million Naira) only representing the cost of litigation. d.   AN ORDER OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT mandating the Defendants to pay the sum of N100, 000,000.00 (One Hundred Million Naira) as general damages. e.   AN ORDER OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT authorizing the sale by the Claimant of Tidemar 38, a 2002, 1000 tonnes Barge last refurbished in 2017 measuring 42 meters length, 12 meters width and 2.5 meters draft being property of ...

... Credentials. 2.            Pursuant to the above foregoing, the 2nd Defendant/Applicant filed a Motion on Notice dated the 5th day of December, 2025 brought pursuant to Order 17 Rules 1-3 and Order 18 Rule 2 of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2017; Section 254C of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (As Amended), and under the inherent jurisdiction of this Honourable Court pr ...

...t through their Counsels and filed their various statement of Defenses together with other processes in compliance with the Rules of this Court. The Case of the Claimant as pleaded 3.           The case of the Claimant is that he was a former professional driver and an employee of the1st Defendant whose Operational driver and an employee of the 1st Defendant whose Operational office is at OB/ OB Gas plant, Omoku within the premises of ...

...Jurisdiction to entertain tortious claims regardless the manner so constructed. 5. This Honourable Court’s Jurisdiction to restricted and confined to the resolution of dispute CLOSELY connected and related to labour and employment. 6. That the suit is covered under the jurisdiction of the High Court of a state and not this Honourable Court. 7. The Claimant/Respondent’s statement of facts and reliefs do not disclose any reasonable cause of action within the exclusive jurisdiction o ...

... required by law. The said Originating Summons dated the 9th day of September, 2024 and other Courts' processes were not also properly served on the Defendant as required by law.  That no Originating process in this action was served on the Defendant/Applicant/Judgment Debtor as prescribed by law.  There was a breach of fair hearing as the Defendant/Applicant/ Judgment Debtor was neither heard nor given an opportunity to be heard before the O ...

...x in replacing the bolt joints, steering rod, shaft and replacement of tyre. AN ORDER directing the Defendants jointly and severally to pay to the Claimant the sum of ?20,000,000.00 (Twenty Million Naira) representing damages for the wrongful termination, untold hardship, sufferings and mental agony imposed or inflicted on the Claimant. AN ORDER directing the Defendants jointly and severally to pay to the Claimant the sum of ?2,000,000.00 (Two Million Naira) as cost of this litigation. ...