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PAUL O. JOSEPH
V.
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AND ORS

(2019) JELR 91448 (NICN)

National Industrial Court of Nigeria 26 Jun 2019 Nigeria
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- The claimant, a former Nigerian Embassy staff in Gabon, alleged wrongful termination following an on-the-job injury in 2001, sought substantial unpaid emoluments, allowances, general damages, and enforcement of a 2006 Gabonese judgment aw

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Suit Number:NICN/ABJ/328/2018
Judges:HON. JUSTICE K. D. DAMULAK


1.    INTRODUCTION

The claimant commenced this action vide a general form of complaint dated 26th day of November 2018 and filed on the same day. The claimant’s claim is for:-

a) A DECLARATION that the termination of employment of the claimant without hearing and who was incapacitated as a result of injury sustained in the course of his official duties without full emolument was illegal and unlawful.

b) A DECLARATION that the termination of employment of the claimant without hearing and without payment of his transport and housing allowance of 5,000F CFA and 10,000F CFA per month respectively was illegal and unlawful.

c) AN ORDER directing the Defendant to pay the claimant all his emolument to the tune of Twenty two million, three hundred and seventeen Thousand, Naira and One Hundred and Twenty Kobo (N22,317,120.00) being the full emolument of the claimant as a result of the termination of his employment following the incapacity of injury sustained in the course of his employment.

d) AN O…

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