Nigeria, June 14 -- The Federal High Court has announced that its electronic filing system will officially become operational in the Lagos Division from 23 June, marking a major step in the court's ongoing digital transformation.

The announcement was contained in a public notice titled "Notice to Lawyers and the General Public", signed by the Chief Registrar of the court, Sulaiman Hassan, on 5 June.

According to the notice, the last day for manual filing of new cases in the Lagos Division is 20 June. After that date, all new filings must be done electronically via the designated e-filing portal.

"All cases instituted prior to the go-live date shall continue to be processed manually until judgment is delivered and the matters are finall...