UDOKWU
V.
ZENITH BANK PLC

(2021) JELR 111378 (CA)

Court of Appeal 30 Dec 2021 Nigeria
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- This is an appeal against the decision of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria in a case involving the termination of the appellant's employment. - The appellant claimed that the termination of her appointment was unlawful and sought

Case Details

Suit Number:CA/A/1151/2018
Judges:MOORE A. A. ADUMEIN JCA STEPHEN JONAH ADAH JCA YARGATA B. NIMPAR JCA
Counsel:Tochukwu Onyiuke, Esq. For the Appellant; John Erameh, Esq. For the Respondent.
Location:Abuja

STEPHEN JONAH ADAH, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the decision of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, coram E.D.E Isele, J, in Suit No: NICN/ABJ/340/2013, delivered on the 8th day of January, 2016.

The appellant as claimant at the lower court by way of complaint dated the 16th day of December, 2013, instituted the action giving rise to this appeal wherein she claimed the following reliefs:

a. A Declaration that the purported termination of the claimant's appointment contained in the defendant's letter dated 11th day of February, 2013 and addressed to the claimant is unlawful, wrongful, ultravires, void and of no legal effect as it is against natural justice.

b. An Order setting aside the said purported termination of the claimant's appointment as contained in the defendant's letter dated 11th day of February, 2013.

c. An Order directing the Defendant to pay forthwith to the Claimant the sum of N26,666,800.00 (Twenty-Six Million, Six Hundred and …

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