Nigeria, Nov. 13 -- The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed a N400 million and £159,098 legal fee case filed against Ned Nwoko Solicitors, ruling that the matter falls outside the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court.

The case stemmed from a disagreement over a foreign debt recovery contract involving the Oyo State Government.



In a unanimous decision delivered on Wednesday, Justice Abba Bello Mohammed held that the Federal High Court lacked the legal authority to handle disputes arising from "simple contracts." The judgment effectively voided the earlier ruling by the lower court, which had allowed the case to proceed.



The appellants in the case included Ned Nwoko Solicitors, Lillian Ngozichukwu Nwoko, Hon. Chinedu Muni...