ADEMOLA SAMUEL BOLA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal stems from the ruling of the National Industrial Court, Abuja Coram Agbakoba J. delivered on 20th day of July, 2018. The ruling arose from a preliminary objection filed by the Appellant challenging the competence of the Respondent's action at the lower Court on the ground that the action was statute barred. The preliminary objection was dismissed.
Dissatisfied with the decision of the lower Court and pursuant to Order 7 Rule 2 of the Rules of this Court the Appellant filed its Notice of Appeal at the lower Court on 22nd October, 2020. The Notice consisted of three (3) grounds.
The background of this appeal reveals that the Respondent was an employee of the Appellant whose employment was determined in August 2007. On 26/3/2012 the Respondent instituted an action at the High Court of Justice, Maiduguri, Borno State in suit No BOHC/MG/CV/16/2012 against the Appellant in respect of the determination of her employment…