Nigerian Supreme Court Rules on University's Duty of Care Towards Students
The Nigerian Supreme Court, in a case involving a student, Victor Appel, and the Federal University of Technology Akure, ruled on Appel's appeal against the university for incorrectly grading his engineering degree. Appel had requested a re-mark of his scripts, alleging the university's failure to investigate his low scores properly.
The court directed the university to re-mark his scripts and awarded Appel damages of N500,000. The university unsuccessfully challenged the ruling, leading to further appeals and cross-appeals.
Ultimately, the Supreme Court dismissed the appeals, upholding the initial ruling and ordering the university to comply with the re-marking directive. The court emphasized the university's duty of care towards its students and the need for adequate compensation for any breach of that duty.
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