By Ukpono Ukpong The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has suspended its nationwide industrial strike following a series of crucial meetings and agreements reached with the Chief Justice of Nigeria and other key stakeholders. The union, which had downed tools on Monday, June 2, announced the suspension after what it described as “long deliberations […]
The suspension of the 64-day-old nationwide strike embarked upon by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, has been received with mixed feelings in Abuja. Some lawyers described the suspension as a welcome development, owing to the strategic importance of the judiciary, others expressed the reservation that since all issues which warranted the strike have […]
Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has threatened to embark on another strike action if the issue of non-implementation of financial autonomy of the judiciary which led to the first action is not addressed. Daily Times had reported earlier that the Judicial Workers on Wednesday announced the suspension of its strike action which lasted for […]
JUSUN has suspended the strike. Daily Times gathered that the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has resolved to suspend its over the two-month strike, effective from Monday. Breaking: ASUP Suspends Strike JUSUN, News Online gathered took the decision at its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting which just ended in Abuja. READ ALSO: Drama In […]
Ukpono Ukpong, Abuja The Federal Government has expressed optimism that the strike of the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) and the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) will end soon. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, stated this after a conciliation meeting between the Government negotiating team and the two unions […]
The Minister of labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has explained that the meeting with the combined unions of Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) and the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) has been postponed to enable the Federal Government negotiating team to harmonize all issues from the Memorandum of Understanding reached during separate meetings with […]
Ukpono Ukpong, Abuja A mild drama ensued yesterday when members of Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) and Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) walked out of a meeting called at the instance of Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, to discuss the ongoing industrial action by the groups. The meeting was scheduled […]
On Monday, the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) began a nationwide strike over the judiciary’s financial autonomy. Comrade Jimoh, the union’s National Treasurer, who is leading the demonstration, has stated that they will continue to strike and protest until their demands are met. JUSUN shut down all courts in the country on April 6 […]
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) says it will hold a nationwide peaceful protest on April 19 to further push home its demand for financial autonomy for the judiciary. This threat contained in a circular obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, dated April 16 and signed by the Deputy Secretary […]
On Wednesday, the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) vowed to keep the nationwide strike going until all of the demands for financial autonomy for the judiciary are met by all 36 state governments. Members of the House of Representatives Committee on Judiciary, chaired by Hon Onofiok Luke, who converged at the National Assembly complex […]
In line with their industrial action, judicial employees affiliated with the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) have begun an indefinite nationwide strike, effectively shutting down the Supreme Court complex in Abuja. The strike started on Tuesday, in response to their demands, which include financial autonomy for the government’s judicial branch. The development came in […]
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has directed all its members across Nigeria to resume work on Tuesday October 2, following the suspension of strike organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC). President of JUSUN, Comrade Marwan Mustapha Adamu gave the directive in Abuja shortly after the NLC announced on Sunday that it has […]
Striking judiciary workers in Edo State, on Monday, defied a directive by the State Government ordering them to call off their over-four-month industrial action and return to work or face dismissal from the civil service. The workers, under the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, have been on strike since January 5 over the alleged unwillingness of […]