The Federal High Court of Nigeria has scheduled its 2026 Easter vacation to run from Tuesday, April 7 to Monday, April 13.
The announcement was contained in a statement issued on Friday, March 6, 2026, by the court’s Director of Information, Dr Catherine Christopher.
According to the statement, the Chief Judge of the court, John Terhemba Tsoho, approved the vacation in line with the provisions of Order 46, Rule 4(c) of the Federal High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules 2019, as amended.
The court said regular sittings will resume nationwide on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, across all its judicial divisions.
Despite the holiday, the court said selected divisions in Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt and Enugu will remain operational during the period to address cases requiring immediate judicial attention.
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It explained that only urgent matters will be handled during the vacation, specifically cases involving enforcement of fundamental rights, applications relating to the arrest or release of vessels, and issues considered to be of critical national importance.
The court also named the judges assigned to sit during the vacation in the designated divisions.
In the Abuja Judicial Division, Emeka Nwite and Musa S. Liman will serve as vacation judges. The Lagos Judicial Division will be handled by Akintayo Aluko and Ogazi F. Nkemakonam.
For the Port Harcourt Judicial Division, the assigned judges are Phoebe M. Ayua and Adamu T. Mohammed, while Mabel T. Segun-Bello will preside over matters in the Enugu Judicial Division.
The circular further directed the vacation judges and heads of divisions to promptly bring any matter requiring urgent consideration to the attention of the Chief Judge for appropriate instructions.
It also clarified that the dates contained in the notice override any earlier information that may have circulated regarding the court’s 2026 Easter vacation schedule.