EXCLUSIVE: Strike: Why full virtual hearing is difficult for Federal High Court – Official
The court, through its official, says it can only afford to install facilities for virtual hearing in four out of its 36 divisions based on available funds.
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The Federal High Court has said its scramble to catch up with the trend of adoption of virtual hearing amid the closure of physical courts during the ongoing judiciary workers’ nationwide strike, is being hampered by lack of fund.
PREMIUM TIMES understands that the Federal High Court is among many Nigerian courts that still sparingly embrace virtual hearing despite putting in place the COVID-19-motivated practice directions recognising remote proceedings since last year.