FATIMA OMORO AKINBAMI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Yola Division (hereinafter referred to as the lower Court) delivered by Hon. Justice N.C.S Ogbuanya, on the 13th of June 2018, where the claims of the Respondents were granted.
The Respondents as claimants at the lower Court claimed against the Appellants as follows:
1. A declaration that the appointment of the claimants as teachers by the 3rd Defendant was valid, lawful and not illegal having benefited from the services of the claimants for the period of 29 months.
2. A declaration that the claimants are entitled to the payment of their salaries/wages, allowances and other entitlements for the period of the 29 months as at December, 2014, the claimants have worked as teachers for the Defendants.
3. The total sum of N638,966,400.00 (Six Hundred and Thirty-Eight Million, Nine Hundred and Sixty-Six Thousand, Four Hundred Naira) being the ac…