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EXCLUSIVE: Strike: Why full virtual hearing is difficult for Federal High Court – Official
The court, through its official, says it can only afford to install facilities for virtual hearing in four out of its 36 divisions based on available funds. 3 min read
The Federal High Court has said its scramble to catch up with the trend of adoption of virtual hearing amid the closure of physical courts during the ongoing judiciary workers’ nationwide strike, is being hampered by lack of fund.
PREMIUM TIMES understands that the Federal High Court is among many Nigerian courts that still sparingly embrace virtual hearing despite putting in place the COVID-19-motivated practice directions recognising remote proceedings since last year.
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The House of Representatives’ Committee on Judiciary has urged members of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria not to embark on strike, saying it will intervene in the crisis between the government and the workers.
Chairman of the committee, Onofiok Luke, made the plea in a statement issued on Monday night, as the industrial action is scheduled to begin on Tuesday.
The statement read, “The attention of the Federal Judiciary Committee, House of Representatives, Nigeria, has been drawn to the planned nationwide strike by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) on the failure of governments to implement the financial autonomy of Judiciary.