The High Court of Lagos State has officially declared its 2025 Christmas vacation, with regular court sessions suspended from Wednesday, December 24, 2025, through Friday, January 2, 2026.
Court proceedings are scheduled to resume on Monday, January 5, 2026.
The vacation period was approved by the Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Olanrewaju Alogba, under the authority of Order 49, Rules 4(c) and 5 of the High Court of Lagos State (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2019, which grants the Chief Judge power to determine court vacation dates and make provisions for urgent judicial matters.
This was communicated in a public notice issued by the Chief Registrar of the High Court, Mr. T. A. Elias, and dated November 26, 2025.
The notice confirms that the vacation period includes all dates between December 24, 2025, and January 2, 2026, in line with established court practice.
While regular hearings will be suspended during the Christmas break, the court clarified that urgent judicial matters will still be addressed.
Judges are authorised to hear and determine urgent applications relating to substantive cases already assigned to them.
For new urgent applications not connected to existing cases, a judge will be designated specifically to handle such matters during the vacation.
The notice also emphasised that any matter certified as urgent may be entertained during this period, provided it complies strictly with the requirements set out in Order 49, Rule 5 of the Lagos High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2019.
