... the 10th of May 2024 and adopted the same as his legal submission in the aid of the case of the Defendant and urged this Court to dismiss this suit.Counsel for the Claimant identified his Final Written Address filed on the 2nd of May 2024 and adopted the same as his legal submission in the aid of the case of the Claimant while urging this Court grant the claim of the Claimant.CASE OF THE CLAIMANTThe fact leading to the claim of the Claimant as contained in the Claimant’s pleadings is th ...

...osed the Defendant the right of defence. The suit was therefore adjourned for the adoption of Counsel’s Final Written Address.   On the 28th of May 2024, the matter came up for the adoption of Counsel’s Final Written Address, the Claimant was absent, neither was the Claimant represented. Since the suit was filed on the 4th of December 2022, the Defendant has never put up appearance despite services of the numerous hearing notices. Relying on the provision of Order 45 Rule 7 ...

...osed the Defendant the right of defence. The suit was therefore adjourned for the adoption of Counsel’s Final Written Address.   On the 28th of May 2024, the matter came up for the adoption of Counsel’s Final Written Address, the Claimant was absent, neither was the Claimant represented. Since the suit was filed on the 4th of December 2022, the Defendant has never put up appearance despite services of the numerous hearing notices. Relying on the provision of Order 45 Rule 7 ...

...   That 1st and 3rd Defendants/Applicants have been very dedicated in doing their job since they took over this matter sometimes in January, 2024. The application came up for the hearing on the 27th of June 2024, Nurudeen Ayuba, Esq. Counsel for the Defendant identified the application filed on the 30th of May 2024, the application is accompanied by a 10-paragraph affidavit deposed to by Muhammad Rabiu Suleiman, Esq. the head of legal service of the 1st Defendant and Written ...

... Defendant from the time of her employment until the effective date of her resignation from the service of the 1st Defendant.   f.        N24,000,000.00(Twenty-Four Million Naira) only as general damages for unlawfully tampering with the Claimant's Contract of Employment as an Associate Professor.   g.      N100,000,000.00(One Hundred Million Naira) only as general damages for defamation. The Claimant pre ...

...ngs Account's (RSAs) through the Pension Fund Custodians (PFCs) specified by the employees' Pension Fund Administrators (PEAS). Upon the determination of the above questions, the Claimant seeks the following reliefs: a.      A DECLARATION that the Defendant as an employer is obliged by Section 11 (3) (a) and (b) of the Pension Reform Act 2014 to deduct its employees' monthly contribution (comprising of the employees' contribution and the employer's contribut ...

...ber to December 2018(2 months) c.      January to June, 2016 (6 months) Upon the determination of the above questions, the Claimant seeks the following reliefs: 1.      A declaration that the Kaduna Electricity Distribution Plc. Condition of service is binding on all parties.   2.      A declaration that the plaintiff is entitled to exercise his right arising from the said Kaduna Electricity D ...

...r himself hereinafter refers to as CW1 identified his Depositions made on Oath made on the 9th of May 2019 and adopted the same as his evidence in support of his case. CW1 thereafter tendered Exhibits CW001, CW002, CW003, and CW004. On the 9th of February, 2022, the Defendants opened their defence, Mr. Ola Olunubi hereinafter refers to as DW1 testified for the Defendants. DW1 identified his Statement on Oath filed on the 5th of August 2019 and adopted same as his evidence in support of ...

... act against the Defendant is wrongful, prejudicial, character assassinating, unfair labour practice and liable to damages.   4.      AN ORDER for the sum of N100,000,000. 00 (One Hundred Million Naira) in favour of the Claimant as compensatory, aggravated, exemplary, punitive and general damages for wrongful dismissal from the service of the Defendant on grounds of theft without prove or conviction of theft in any competent Court of law and/or indicted ...

...all be liable to imprisonment or fine or both imprisonment and fine.   5.     Having regard to the combined provisions of Sections 53 (0) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) and (7) and 54(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) and (g) of the Employees Compensation Act 2010 whether an officer of the Claimant or any person authorized thereby at any time and at all reasonable hours can enter the Defendant’s workplace with or without warrant or notice and require the production of the Defen ...

...ief of Piriga Chiefdom in Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State with all his salaries, allowances and entitlements and benefits of the office thereof.   4.      AN ORDER of perpetual injunction restraining the Defendants individually or by themselves, agents, privies, servants or anybody claiming through them from appointing or conferring upon any other person in the place of the Claimant as the Chief of Piriga Chiefdom in Lere Local Government Area ...

...ged affidavits to drive home their respective position, a casual study of this application delineates that the ground of the objection to the jurisdiction of this Court revolves around the issue of law; not fact or mixed law and facts which will require affidavits. A preliminary objection fundamentally deals squarely with issues of law. Therefore, there is no need at all for the objector to file an affidavit in support thereof. However, where a preliminary objection leaves the exclusive p ...