Manual, digital filing of cases to run concurrently in FHC Lagos division-CJ Tsoho

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The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court (FHC), Justice John Tsoho, has clarified that the digitisation transition scheduled to commence on June 23 in Lagos division would run concurrently with the manual process.

The CJ made this known in a statement by the Chief Registrar of the court, Sulaiman Amida Hassan, made available to newsmen in Abuja.

According to him, this decision has been taken to ensure a seamless and inclusive adoption of the e-filing transition, while addressing feedback and operational concerns received from stakeholders.

“The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court of Nigeria Honorable Justice John Terhemba Tsoho, OFR, KSS, FCIArb.(UK) wishes to inform legal practitioners in the Lagos Judicial Division and its environs, that the digitisation transition previously scheduled to commence on June 23, 2025 would still hold, but will run concurrently with the manual process; that is to say, adopting a hybrid implementation of the policy.

“It is important to clarify that, this reform is being introduced with careful planning and in phases, taking into consideration the infrastructure,capacity and preparedness of users and staff.

“Also, it is to enhance access to Justice and align with global best practices in Judicial Administration.

“Legal practitioners are still strongly encouraged to obtain and activate their Legal Mail accounts via https://nigerianbar.ng, as possession of a Legal Mail remains a key requirement for accessing the e-filing platform.

“Further updates and a new timeline for the full transition to the e-filing process will be communicated in due course,” he said.

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Dele Fashomi

Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.

Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.

He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.

Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).

He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.

He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.

Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.

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