Order 45 — Computation of Time
Rule 1 Rules for computation of time
Where by any law or any order made by the Court, a time is appointed or limited for the doing of any act, the period shall be reckoned:
(a) by excluding the day on which the order is made or on which the event occurred;
(b) where the last day of the period is a public holiday, the time shall continue until the end of the next day following which is not a public holiday;
(c) where the act is required to be done within a period which does not exceed six (6) days, public holidays shall be left out of account in computing the period.
Rule 2
No pleadings, summons, motions, orders, originating process, documents and other processes shall be served before 6.00 am or after 6.00 pm. Service effected after 6.00 pm shall be deemed to have been effected the following day.
Rule 3 Court may extend time
The Court may, as often as it deems fit and either before or after the expiration of the time appointed by these Rules or by any judgment or order of the court, extend or adjourn the time for doing any act or taking any proceedings:
Provided that any party who defaults in performing an act within the time authorised by the Court or under these Rules shall, at the time of compliance, depose to an affidavit stating the number of days he is in default, and pay to the court an additional fee of N500.00 (five hundred naira) for each day of such default.