...e Hundred Million Naira) as general damages for embarrassment and psychological trauma occasioned by the Defendant’s purported unjustifiable termination of the Claimant’s appointment. The sum of ?1,500,000.00 (One Million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira) being the cost of prosecuting this suit. In response to the initial Complaint filed by the Claimant, the Defendant on 13th June 2017 filed a Memorandum of Appearance together with a Statement of Defence, witness statement on oat ...

...the mandatory Ex Gratia payment as an additional redundancy benefit, as stipulated in the Defendant’s Staff Manual, 2009. A Declaration that the Claimant is entitled to end-of-service benefits under the Defendant’s Gratuity Scheme, as provided in the Defendant’s Staff Manual, 2009, having served the Defendant meritoriously for over 14 years. A Declaration that the Claimant is entitled to compensatory damages for loss of earnings by way of returns on investment, occasi ...

...ssued by the Defendant Company, along with other documents showing that the Claimant was employed by the Defendant. ·        Exhibit C3-Medical Report on the Claimant from Lavinda Eye Specialist Hospital, dated 4th December 2014. ·        Exhibit C4 (a–c) - Medical Reports from Mercy Eye Centre, Abak, Akwa Ibom State. ·        Exhibit C5 (a–g)-Receipts of medical bil ...

...  The sum of ?1,500,000.00 (One Million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira) as legal fees.   In response, the Defendant filed its Statement of Defence on the 31st day of January, 2023, accompanied by its List of Witnesses, Witness Statement on Oath, List of Documents, and copies of the documents to be relied upon at trial. The Claimant, in turn, filed a Reply to the Defendant‘s Statement of Defence on the 15th day of May, 2023.   Trial commenced before this Cou ...

... of Facts, the Defendant, on the 17th day of October 2022, filed a memorandum of appearance and, subsequently, on the 13th day of March 2023, filed a Statement of Defence and Counter-Claim, together with a list of witness, witness statement on oath, list of documents, and copies of the said documents to be relied upon at trial. The Claimant, in turn, filed a Reply to the Statement of Defence and Counter-Claim on the 22nd day of March 2023. Trial commenced on the 7th day of June 2023. The Claim ...

...Housing Fund as Refunds for the respective Claimants as stated as follows:  i. Ikechukwu Ibekwe; N113, 196.74 ii. Linus Umanah: N304, 424.16 iii. Augustine Benye: N153, 410.14 iv. Amaka Njoku: N218, 652.16 v. Kenneth Iwuoha: N216, 063.32 vi. Oluseye Igbafe: N216, 063.31 An Order that the Defendant pay the pay the sum of N2, 085, 605.36   to the Claimants as One Month Salary In lieu of Notice as stated ...

...stated as follows:  i. Ikechukwu Ibekwe; N113, 196.74 ii. Linus Umanah: N304, 424.16 iii. Augustine Benye: N153, 410.14 iv. Amaka Njoku: N218, 652.16 v. Kenneth Iwuoha: N216, 063.32 vi. Oluseye Igbafe: N216, 063.31 An Order that the Defendant pay the pay the sum of N2, 085, 605.36   to the Claimants as One Month Salary In lieu of Notice as stated below:  i. Ikechukwu Ibekwe; N1 ...

...actice. A DECLARATION that the Defendant’s abandonment of the Claimant while he was suffering from that from Covid-19 led to the Claimant having a fall at his place of work which ruptured the Claimant’s discs at lumbar spine and thereby caused the Claimant a severe injury/disability. GENERAL/EXEMPLARY DAMAGES OR COMPENSATION of N800, 000,000.00 (Eight Hundred Million Naira) against the Defendant for its reprehensible acts against the Claimant. ANY FURTHER OR OTHER ...

...g public holiday to the company.  An Order directing the Defendant to pay to the Claimant all, allowances in arrears from February 2018 till date with additional 10% interest till judgment. Which are:- Medical Allowance for Eighteen [18] months 8x18 = N144, 000 Feeding Allowances for Eighteen [18] months 8x18= N 144, 000 Transportation Allowance for Eighteen months 8x18 = N144, 000 Incentives 8x 18= N144,000  Pay off as a supervisor N300,000  Housing ...

...o;s unpaid salary for 44 months covering April 2014 to 18th July, 2017. h. An order directing the Defendant to pay the sum of ?1,193,500.00, representing unpaid salary for 55 months from June 2017 to 2021, the year the suit was instituted, on the basis that the Claimant’s employment is still subsisting. i. An order directing the Defendant to pay the sum of ?21,700.00 per month from January 2022 until judgment is delivered. j. An order for pre-judgment interest at the rate of 10% per mon ...

...Statement of Defence, and with the leave of this Court subsequently filed an Amended Statement of Defence on the 4th of December, 2024. The amended defence was accompanied by a witness statement on oath, a list of documents, and copies of the listed documents to be relied upon at trial. The Claimant, on the 10th of May, 2024, filed a Reply to the initial Statement of Defence filed by the 1st Defendant and did not file any consequential amendment thereafter. Trial commenced on the 1 ...

...idavit and written address, the Defendant/applicant filed an 11 paragraphed further affidavit along with one exhibit and a reply on point of law on the 28th day of October, 2024 in support of the said motion on notice.    Arising from the written address filed in support of the motion on notice counsel for the Defendant/applicant, Chief K.C. Ehiogu, Esq. formulated a sole issue for determination to wit: whether the ...