Judges of the Federal High Court (FHC) of Nigeria will, on April 16, proceed on a two-weeks Easter vacation.
The Chief Judge of FHC, Justice John Tsoho, made the announcement in a circular made available to newsmen on Sunday by the court’s Director of Information, Dr Catherine Christopher, in Abuja.
The CJ said though the vacation would end on April 28, the judges would formally resume sitting on April 29.
“This is pursuant to the provisions of Order 46, Rule 4 (C) of the Federal High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2019 (as amended).
“The court resumes sitting on Tuesday, 29th April, 2025 in all Judicial Divisions,” he said.
Tsoho said during the vacation period, the Abuja, Lagos and Port-Harcourt Judicial Divisions would remain open to the public only for cases of extreme urgency.
“It is important to note that during the vacation, only matters relating to enforcement of fundamental rights; arrest or release of vessels and matters that concern dire national interest are to be entertained by vacation judges.”
According to the circular,, Justices Emeka Nwite and Musa Sulaiman Liman will serve as vacation judges for Abuja judicial division while Justices Akintayo Aluko and Isaac I. Dipeolu will hold forth for Lagos division.
It said the Port Harcourt division would have
Justices Phoebe Ayua and Adamu Mohammed as vacation judges.
The statement advised vacation judges and heads of divisions to promptly refer to the chief judge all matters which they believe may require his urgent attention and directives.(NAN)
