Having determined that the Claimant’s injury was sustained in the course “of his employment with the Defendant falls clearly within the contemplation of the new Employee’s Compensation Act and thus the Claimant is entitled to requisite compensation.” Now by section 2(2) of the Employee’s Compensation Act 2010, the implementation of the Act and the Fund established under section 56 is vested in the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund Management Board. It is to this Board that a deserving employee must apply for compensation. It is when the employee is dissatisfied with the decision of the Board that an appeal shall lie to this Court under section 55(4) of the Act. In addition to this the Defendant is expected under this law to be credited monthly all moneys, funds or contributions by employers for adequate compensation to employees or their dependents for any death, injury, disability or disease etc. Section 56. See also Section 33 also. There is nothing before the court to indicate that any of the pre conditions to evoking the provisions of the Employers Compensations Act have been complied with.
— E.N. Agbakoba, J. Igenoza v Unknown Defendant (2019) – NICN/ABJ/294/2014