Despite some challenges, the FHC has remained in the forefront of justice administration in Nigeria anniversary last week. Established on 13 April 1973 by the military government of General Yakubu Gowon as the Federal Revenue Court, it later metamorphosed into the Federal High Court . Today, it has grown to become Nigeria’s most ubiquitous court with presence in all the 36 states of the federation and boasts of no fewer than 76 judges.
The establishment of the FHC was initially conceived to enforce the collection of public revenue which explains why it was designated as the federal revenue court. But in the last 50 years, the court has grown into a judicial behemoth dispensing justice in what a former Nigeria Bar Association president, Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, has described as “well above average.
Apart from the issue of corruption that must be addressed, the FHC will have to come up with innovative ways to reduce the length of time it takes to conclude hearing cases, even though this is a malaise that is common with justice administration in Nigeria. The process of appointing new judges must also be reviewed.
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