...o amend her Complaints and Statement of Claim in the manner shown in the documents entitled Claimant’s “Proposed Amended Complaint” and Claimant’s “Proposed Amended Statement of Facts” both of which documents are attached to the affidavit in support of this motion and marked Exhibits TM1 and TM2 respectively. AND FOR such further or other Orders as this Honourable Court may deem fit to make in the circumstances.   The application is predica ...

...E OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE (IITA).” 2) It is also necessary to correct or remove some words or phrases which the Claimant regards as redundant from her Complaint and Statement of Facts and to amend the Claimant’s Complaint and Statement of Facts in the manner which has been highlighted in the Claimant’s Complaint and Statement of Facts both of which documents are attached to the Affidavit in support of this motion and marked Exhibits TM1 and T'M2 respectively. 3. In support of thi ...

...o Counter Claim dated and filed on 27th day of February, 2025. However, the Claimant did not file any reply to the Defendants’ Statement of Defence. 4. Pleadings having been settled, trial in this suit commenced on the 5 th day of March, 2025 and was concluded on the 20th day of March, 2025. The Claimant and the Defendants called one witnesses each. CASE OF THE CLAIMANT 5. On the 5th day of March, 2025, the Claimant open its case by calling one Mr. Emmanuel Omoyosoye, the Managing Di ...

...o wit: 1. Whether the Statement of Facts filed by the Claimant is competent and if not, what is the effect of the incompetent process on the entire processes filed by the Claimant? 2. Whether Claimant’s suit filed on 28th January, 2022 is statute barred. 3. Whether this Honourable Court has the requisite jurisdiction to hear and determine this suit. 6. In arguing the issues, Learned Counsel submitted on issue one that the Claimant’s Statement of Fact, List of Witnesses and List of ...

...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 ...