The Federal High Court of Nigeria is to proceed on its 2025 annual vacation from 28 July, according to the Chief Judge of the Court, Justice John Tsoho.

In an official circular in Abuja, the Chief Judge said the vacation is pursuant to the provisions of Order 46, Rule 4 (d) of the Federal High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules 2019.

He said the vacation will commence on Monday, 28 July 2025 and terminate on Tuesday, 16 September 2025.

According to him, formal court sittings shall, however, resume on Wednesday, 17 September 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 enable the judges to have some rest and 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 will 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 the Port Harcourt Division will have Justices P. M. Ayua and A. T. Mohammed as vacation judges.

The Chief Judge prayed his fellow brother judges to have a pleasant vacation. (Nigerian Tribune)