June 03, (THEWILL) – The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has suspended its nationwide strike and directed members to resume work on Wednesday, June 4, 2025.
JUSUN had on May 30 directed its members across federal courts and judicial institutions to withdraw their services from June 2, citing the non-payment of a five-month wage award, non-implementation of the new ₦70,000 national minimum wage, and the delayed 25/35 per cent salary increase.
While judiciary workers under the National Judicial Council (NJC) and the Supreme Court opted out of the strike, their counterparts at the Federal High Court (FHC) enforced the action, locking out judges, lawyers, staff, and litigants on Monday.
In a statement jointly signed on Tuesday by the JUSUN National Vice President and 10 other union officials, the union said the decision to suspend the strike followed extensive deliberations and a series of meetings with representatives of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Dingyadi, the Nigeria Labour Congress, and other stakeholders.
“The stakeholders agreed that JUSUN should honour the intervention of the CJN, the Minister of Labour and other relevant parties,” the statement read.
The union noted that suspending the strike would create room for further engagement with the Federal Government to ensure the release of funds to the judiciary within one month.
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