Lagos judiciary approves one-week Easter break for workers

The Lagos state judiciary has approved a one-week break for its workers for the celebration of the 2025 Easter vacation.
This is contained in a statement by Tajudeen Elias, acting chief registrar on Sunday in Lagos.
According to the statement, Kazeem Alogba, Chief Judge of the state, approved April 18 to April 25, as holiday for judicial workers, for the celebration.
The statement noted that workers were expected to resume work on April 28.
“Arrangements for dealing with urgent causes during the break are that each judge will deal with all urgent applications, related to any substantive cause already assigned to them.
“In any urgent application, the substantive cause of which has not already been assigned, will be dealt with by the judge to whom the application is specifically assigned.”
The statement added that notwithstanding, the provision of Order 49, Rule 4, stipulates that any cause or matter, may be heard by a judge during the period of the vacation, where such a cause or matter was urgent.
”This, is provided that the condition prescribed by Order 49 Rule 5, shall be observed and complied with.”
(NAN)
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