NIGERIA PORTS AUTHORITY V. AMINU IBRAHIM AND COMPANY & ANOR

AMIRU SANUSI, JSC (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the Judgment of the Lagos division of the Court of Appeal (lower or Court below) delivered on 8th May 2009 which dismissed the appeal by the appellant before it. The brief facts giving rise to the appeal as could be gathered from the record of appeal, are summarised below:-

The plaintiffs now respondents, approached the Federal High Court Lagos by filing a suit under the Undefended List procedure claiming the under listed reliefs

(a) An order directing the defendant (now appellant) to pay the sum of USD9,186,701 to the appellant/plaintiff being the agreed fee for the consultancy services rendered by the plaintiffs/respondent to it (the appellant).

(b) Interest on the said sum of USD9,186,701.00 at the rate of 10% from 27th April 2004 until final liquidation of the debt.

(c) An order directing the defendant to pay the sum of ₦144,303,981.00 to the plaintiffs being the agreed fee for the consultancy services ente…