The Federal High Court of Nigeria has announced that its registries across all divisions will be open on weekends and public holidays to receive pre-election matter filings.
The Chief Registrar, Yahaya Yakubu Shafa, made this known in a notice signed and made available to Naijaonpoint on Thursday.
According to him, the move is necessary to meet the limited time for filing pre-election matters ahead of the 2027 elections and comply with the provisions of the electoral law.
Shafa stated that the court registries would operate between 10:00am and 2:00pm on weekends and public holidays strictly for the filing of pre-election matters.
“This has become expedient to meet up with the limited time frame for filing pre-election matters,” he said in the notice.
The directive takes immediate effect and applies to all divisions of the Federal High Court nationwide.
The jurisdiction of the Federal High Court in pre-election matters is exclusive under the Electoral Act 2026, meaning the High Courts of States have no concurrent jurisdiction, making the Federal High Court registries the sole gateway for all such filings across the country.
The 2027 general elections are scheduled for January and February according to the timetable earlier released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
