{"id":121429,"date":"2025-08-14T14:14:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T13:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=121429"},"modified":"2025-08-14T14:14:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T13:14:06","slug":"nnpcl-wins-appeal-escapes-%e2%82%a65-billion-damages-payout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/nnpcl-wins-appeal-escapes-%e2%82%a65-billion-damages-payout\/","title":{"rendered":"NNPCL Wins Appeal, Escapes \u20a65 Billion Damages Payout"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>By Tracy Moses<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has secured a significant legal victory after the Court of Appeal in Abuja, on August 8, 2025, overturned an earlier judgment against it.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The appellate court nullified the April 2023 decision of the Federal High Court, which had invalidated the removal of Senator Ifeanyi Araraume as Non-Executive Chairman of the NNPC Board and ordered the company to pay him \u20a65 billion in damages.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In a statement issued on Wednesday, NNPC Ltd described the ruling as a major relief, noting that it shields the company from a hefty financial burden and averts a legal complication that could have rendered all Board decisions since 2021 void.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Court of Appeal held that the earlier judgment was fundamentally flawed, emphasizing that the claim was statute-barred.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>According to the company, the landmark verdict not only secures the continuity of its governance structure but also sets a crucial precedent in Nigeria\u2019s corporate law. 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