TIJJANI ABUBAKAR, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is against the Ruling of the Federal High Court, Lagos Division, delivered by Shagari J. on the 16th day of January 2018 in suit No. FHC/L/CS/625/2017, the ruling is found at pages 1244 - 1261 of the Records of Appeal wherein the learned trial Judge refused and struck out the Appellants' Application dated 23rd June, 2017. The said Application was filed by the Appellants seeking to set aside the Ex Parte Order made by the Lower Court on the 11th day of May, 2017 recognizing and enforcing the Final Award of the 14th day of February, 2017. The Lower Court refused the Appellants' Application on the ground that it was functus officio.
Aggrieved by the decision of the Lower Court, the Appellants initiated this appeal. The relevant Notice of Appeal was filed on the 22nd day of January, 2018 and contained at pages 1274 - 1279 of the Records of Appeal. The Appellants' Brief of Argument was filed on the 14th day of March, 2018 …