Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has suspended its nationwide industrial action declared on Monday, following the intervention of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Motunmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun, and other key stakeholders.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, JUSUN confirmed that its leadership reached the decision after what it described as “thorough deliberations” with the CJN, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Dingyadi, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), and other concerned parties.

The union disclosed that it had resolved to give a one-month window for the Federal Government to release pending funds to the Judiciary

This timeline, it said, was part of the consensus reached during the dialogue initiated by the CJN and supported by the Labour Ministry and labour leaders.

According to the union, once the funds are released, the government is expected to implement several critical demands, including: the new minimum wage of N70,000 and its arrears; a 25 to 35 per cent salary increase for judicial staff; and a six-month wage award and all related arrears.

“These demands must be implemented immediately upon the release of the funds,” the statement noted.

Consequent upon the commitment received from the Chief Justice of Nigeria and assurances from other stakeholders, the union said it had instructed all judiciary workers to resume duties tomorrow.

The statement was jointly signed by the National Vice President of JUSUN, the National Assistant Financial Secretary, and the Chairman of the Federal Industrial Sector Council (FISC), among other executives

JUSUN had declared the strike in protest of the delayed implementation of agreed welfare improvements and non-payment of negotiated allowances and wages, which it said had hampered the effective functioning of the judiciary nationwide.