By Ameh Ochojila, Abuja

The judges of the Federal High Court of Nigeria are to proceed on their two-week Easter vacation from Wednesday, April 16, 2025.

The Easter holiday will last till Monday, April 28, 2025, while the judges formally resume work on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.

According to a circular signed by the Chief Judge of the Court, Justice John Terhemba Tsoho, three critical divisions of the court shall however be opened to attend to emergency cases only.

A press statement notifying the general public of the court’s holiday was signed by Dr Catherine Oby Christopher, the
Director of Information for the Court.

“This is Pursuant to the provisions of Order 46, Rule 4 (C) of the Federal High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2019 (as amended),” Christopher said.

“The Court resumes sitting on Tuesday, 29th April, 2025 in all Judicial Divisions.

“During the vacation period, the Abuja, Lagos, and Port-Harcourt core Judicial Divisions shall remain open to the public only for cases of extreme urgency.

“It is important to note that during the vacation, only matters relating to the enforcement of fundamental rights; arrest or release of vessels, and matters that concern dire National Interest are to be entertained by Vacation Judges.”

The official indicated that Justices Emeka Nwite and Musa Sulaiman Liman will serve as vacation judges for the Abuja judicial division while Justices Akintayo Aluko and Isaac I. Dipeolu will hold forth for the Lagos division.

The Port Harcourt division will have Justices Phoebe M. Ayua and Adamu T. Mohammed as vacation judges.

Christopher advised vacation judges and heads of divisions to promptly refer to the chief judge for all matters that they believe may require his urgent attention and directives.

The chief judge wished his fellow judges a wonderful Easter celebration in advance.