Nigeria, April 8 -- The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Thursday expressed shock over the federal government's "silence" on the judiciary workers' strike that has grounded courts nationwide since Tuesday.

The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) on Tuesday embarked on the nationwide industrial action to press home their demand for financial autonomy for the judicial arm of government.

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that the NBA and JUSUN delegates met on Thursday at the national secretariat of the association of Nigerian lawyers to brainstorm on ways of resolving the industrial dispute.

Our reporter, who attended a press briefing held by the parties after the meeting, reported that the National Treasurer of JUSUN, Jimoh Musa, who...