MOHAMMED MUSTAPHA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the ruling of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, presided over by Valentine B. Ashi, delivered on the 12th of October, 2012.
Facts in Brief:
The appellant entered into a contract with the respondent's predecessor, the National Insurance Corporation of Nigeria, wherein the appellant placed Insurance Risks and Pension Schemes with the respondent; following a dispute over brokerage fees the appellant sued the respondent at the lower court for unpaid commission; and the question arose, whether the suit ought to have been filed within twelve months, as prescribed by Section 26(1) of the National Insurance Corporation Act.
The notice of appeal on pages 75 to 81 of the record of proceedings contains five grounds of appeal from which the following issues for determination were formulated for the appellant, in its brief settled by Professor M. O. Adeyemi:
1. Whether the defendant/respondent, wh…