BIOBELE ABRAHAM GEORGEWIL, JCA (DELIVERING THE LEADING JUDGMENT): This is an appeal against the Judgment of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Abuja Division, Coram: O. O. Oyewumi J., in Suit No. NICN/ABJ/17/2019: Victor E. Uyo v. The National Universities Commission, delivered on 22/7/2020. The claims of the Respondent as Claimant were granted against the Appellant as Defendant.
The Notice of Appeal was filed on 27/9/2021 on ten grounds of appeal. See pages 400–407 of the Record of Appeal. The Record of Appeal was compiled and transmitted to this Court on 20/10/2021 but was deemed duly transmitted on 7/2/2022. The Parties filed and exchanged their briefs, which were adopted as their arguments at the hearing of this appeal on 27/4/2022. The Appellant was represented by Chief Solomon Akuma SAN, appearing with Emmanuel Akuma Esq. and O. Idom-Ani Esq. The Respondent was represented by Marcel I. Oru SAN, appearing with Francis A. Ayo Esq. and Noah Adanu Esq.
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