Federal High Court has announced that its registries across all divisions nationwide will now operate on weekends and public holidays specifically for the filing of pre-election cases ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Gatekeepers News reports that the Chief Registrar of the court, Yahaya Shafa, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday titled, “Notice to Lawyers and the General Public.”
According to the statement, the registries will open from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on weekends and public holidays to accommodate legal practitioners handling pre-election matters.
Shafa explained that the decision was necessitated by the limited constitutional timeframe allowed for the filing and determination of pre-election disputes.
“The Federal High Court of Nigeria formally notifies all legal practitioners that registries in all divisions of the Federal High Court would be open between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., weekends and public holidays for the filing of pre-election matters only,” the statement read.
“This has become expedient to meet up with the limited time frame for filing pre-election matters,” it added.
The development comes amid ongoing legal disputes surrounding the timetable and schedule of activities released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the 2027 general elections.
Although INEC has already unveiled the election timetable, aspects of the schedule are currently being challenged in court.
