The Federal High Court of Nigeria (FHC) will commence its 2025 annual vacation from Monday July 28, according to the Chief Judge of the Court, Justice John Terhemba Tsoho.
The vacation in an official circular by the Chief Judge in Abuja said is pursuant to the provisions of Order 46, Rule 4 (d) of the Federal High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules 2019.
He said the vacation is scheduled to terminate on Tuesday September 16, 2025 .
According to him, formal court sittings shall, however, resume on Wednesday September 17, 2025.
A statement by the Director of Information of the Court, Dr Catherine Oby Christopher, on behalf of the Chief Judge explained that the vacation is to afford judges to have rest and to prepare for the tasks and activities of the new legal year.
During the vacation period, the three core divisions of the court, Abuja, Lagos, and Port-Harcourt Judicial Divisions, will be functional for only cases of extreme urgency.
Consequently, the litigating public will have the opportunity to approach any of the Courts located nearest to them for their urgent matters.
According to the statement, the Abuja division of the court would be manned by Justices Emeka Nwite and Mohammed Liman as vacation judges.
The Lagos division is to have Justices Isaac Dehinde Dipeolu and Musa Kakaki while Port- Harcourt division would have Justices P. M. Ayua and A. T Mohammed as vacation judges.