Longe explained further that presently, the portal can only process Affidavits that are non-cases related.
“It is now a norm that the Affidavit for loss of items, age declaration, change of name, etc can now be done via portal.fhc.gov.ng and following the instructors…”
By Olawale Lamina
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has unveiled an digital portal for the public to procure affidavits from the court.
The Pinnacle Times learnt that the new initiative introduced into the nation’s judiciary by the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, now brings the court in tune with technological innovation and the global best practices.
At the Lagos division recently, the court’s Deputy Chief Registrar, Mr. Godwin Longe had put in place an inspection of the facility’s new ICT department headed by Mr. Agwu Charles.
Agwu, the head of the ICT expatiated on how the general public can make use of the digital platform, saying, “It is now a norm that the Affidavit for loss of items, age declaration, change of name, etc can now be done via portal.fhc.gov.ng and following the instructors.
“What you just need to do is to login to the site: portal.fhc.gov.ng
Longe explained further that presently, the portal can only process Affidavits that are non-cases related.
He said: “Affidavits filed to support a case are still done manually because of the peculiar disposition in such Affidavits.
He emphasized the fact that people don’t need “to be physically present to procure the type of Affidavits mentioned above.”
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