Federal High Court announces Christmas Vacation For 2026

Nigeria’s Federal High Court has announced that its Christmas vacation will run from Monday, December 21, 2026, to Tuesday, January 5, 2027. Regular sittings will resume on Wednesday, January 6.

In a statement on Monday, November 9, the court’s Director of Information, Dr Catherine Christopher, said Chief Judge John Terhemba Tsoho approved the break under Order 46, Rule 4(c) of the Federal High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2019. Only four judicial divisions will remain open during the vacation to hear urgent cases.

“It is important to note that, during the vacation period, the Vacation Judges shall entertain only matters relating to the enforcement of fundamental rights, the arrest or release of vessels, and other matters of urgent national importance such as trial of pre-election cases,” Christopher said.

Justices I. E. Ekwo and O. A. Egwuatu will sit in Abuja, while Justices Akintayo Aluko and Ogazi F. Nkemakonam will sit in Lagos.

Justices P. M. Ayua and A. T. Mohammed will sit in Port Harcourt, while Justices F. O. G. Ogunbanjo and M. T. Segun-Bello will sit in Enugu. The chief judge wished judges and other members of the court a merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.