After a statement of strike at the national level by the National Headquarters of the Union of Judicial Personnel of Nigeria (JUSUN), the chapter of the Superior Court of the Federal Capital (FCT) has ordered its members to withdraw the services and remain at home from Monday, June 2, 2025.
The directive, contained in a circular dated May 31 and signed by the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Union, was issued to all FCT Superior Court personnel and obtained by Nigerian Tribune on Sunday.
The strike action arises from the failure of the federal government to release funds to implement the minimum wage of N70,000, liquidate five months of arrears of the salary award and pay an increase of 25 to 35 percent for the consolidated public service salary structure.
Entitled “Notice for the indefinite strike”, the circular states:
“Sequel to the circular received from the National Headquarters of Jusun dated May 30, 2025, the Chapter of the Superior Court of FCT orders all members to withdraw the service and remain at home due to the government's failure to release funds for the implementation of the minimum wage N70,000, five months of salary award and 25/35% salary increase.”
The union also ordered that all courts within the jurisdiction of the Superior Court of FCT are blocked until new notice.
An unidentified Jusun official told Nigerian Tribune that the strike would continue until the government meets the lawsuits of the Union.
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“We have expected enough time. The time to act is now. Without a decisive action, the Government will continue to delay the implementation of the minimum wage and the payment of arrears,” said the official.
Previously, the National Headquarters of Jusun had issued a circular on May 30, signed by the interim secretary MJ Akwashiki, ordering all federal chapters to begin strike since June 1 after negotiations without success with the Minister of Labor and Employment.
The circular emphasized that the strike would remain in force until new notice, as ordered by the National Labor Committee (NWC) and the National Executive Council (NEC).
The demands of the union include the immediate payment of five -month salary arrears, the implementation of the national minimum wage N70,000 and the payment of the salary increase from 25 to 35 percent.
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