The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has suspended its ongoing nationwide strike and directed members to return to work on Wednesday, June 4, 2025.
The decision was announced in a communiqué issued on Tuesday and jointly signed by the union’s National Vice President and 10 other key officials from various chapters. The union cited extensive deliberations and high-level engagements with the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, and other critical stakeholders as the basis for calling off the strike.
According to the communiqué, JUSUN agreed to suspend the industrial action to allow further dialogue with the Federal Government, with the goal of securing the timely release of funds to the judiciary within one month.
The resolution followed meetings facilitated by representatives of the CJN, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Dingyadi, and leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), among others.
Part of the agreement includes the immediate implementation of JUSUN’s demands upon the release of the funds. These include: the new ₦70,000 minimum wage and its arrears, a 25%/35% salary increase and five months of outstanding wage awards and associated arrears.
The union emphasized that suspending the strike does not mark an end to its demands, but rather provides a window for constructive engagement and monitoring of the government’s compliance with the agreed terms.
Signatories to the communiqué included the National Assistant Financial Secretary and chairpersons of JUSUN chapters in the Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC), Court of Appeal, Federal High Court, National Industrial Court, National Judicial Institute, FCT High Court, FCT Sharia and Customary Courts, and the FCT Judicial Service Commission.
