The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, has approved the court’s 2026 annual vacation, which will commence on July 27 and end on September 11. The details are contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Director of Information of the Federal High Court, Catherine Christopher.
The statement said the annual vacation was approved pursuant to the Federal High Court Civil Procedure Rules, 2019, with the vacation scheduled to run from Monday, July 27, 2026, to Friday, September 11, 2026. Despite the vacation, the court said judicial services would continue in urgent matters through designated vacation courts.
The Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt, and Enugu judicial divisions will remain operational to entertain cases requiring immediate judicial attention. The court advised members of the public and legal practitioners to file and prosecute only urgent matters at the designated vacation courts closest to them.
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The Chief Judge also designated eight judges to sit during the vacation period. In Abuja, Justices J.O. Abdulmalik and O.A. Egwuatu will preside over urgent matters, while Justices Akintayo Aluko and Ogazi F. Nkemakonam will serve in Lagos. The Port Harcourt Division will be handled by Justices P.M. Ayua and A.T. Mohammed, while Justices F.O.G. Ogunbanjo and M.T. Segun Bello will sit in the Enugu Division.
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