Federal High Court Begins Vacation July 28

The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Justice John Tsoho, has announced the 2025 Annual Vacation and Roster for Vacation Judges of the trial Courts in the country.
Justice Tsoho, in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday in Abuja, through the Federal High Court, Director of Information ,Catherine Christopher, stated that the annual 2025 vacation is slated to commence from , Monday,July 28, 2025, and billed to come to an end , Tuesday, September 16, 2025.
According to the CJ, this is by the provisions of Order 46, Rule 4 (d) of the Federal High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules 2019.
He added, that Court sitting shall resume on Wednesday, September 17, 2025



Justice Tsoho explained that the vacation is necessary for the “ judges to enjoy their well-deserved rest and to prepare for the tasks and activities of the New Legal year.”
The statement noted that consequently, the Litigating public is at liberty to approach functional Courts amongst the three premier divisions; Abuja, Lagos and Port-Harcourt, located nearest to them with Matters of extreme urgency.
For the duration of the vacation, Justice Emeka Nwite and Justice Peter O. Lifu will be handling cases with urgency at the FHC, Abuja.
Hon. Justice Deinde I. Dipeolu and Hon. Justice Musa Kakaki will be available to handle cases in Lagos while Justice A. T. Mohammed and Justice P. M. Ayua, will be on the ground to handle litigation matters in Port Harcourt.