The Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Hon. Justice Husseini Baba Yusuf, has officially announced that the FCT High Court will embark on its 2025 annual court vacation starting Monday, July 20, and will return for the new legal year on Monday, September 14, 2025.
In a circular dated June 17, 2025, addressed to all FCT High Court judges, Justice Baba Yusuf cited Order 48 Rule 4(e) of the FCT High Court Rules, 2025, granting him the authority to set the dates for the yearly judicial recess.
“I hereby declare that the Court will proceed on Annual Vacation beginning from Monday, July 20th to Friday, September 11, 2025,” the Chief Judge stated. “The Court will resume for the New Legal Year on Monday, September 14, 2025.”
Justice Baba Yusuf also extended warm wishes to his fellow judges, hoping they enjoy “a very restful and most rewarding vacation.”
While the break provides judges time to rest, reflect, and prepare for the demands of the upcoming legal year, a select number of vacation judges will be on standby to handle urgent or emergency matters that may arise during the recess.
