Nigeria, April 10 -- The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the striking Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) met on Saturday and resolved to continue with their indefinite industrial action that has grounded courts nationwide since Tuesday.

The meeting was convened to take a position on Tuesday's appeal by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Muhammad, for the strike to be suspended.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that the union would be holding its NEC meeting this weekend, and subsequently, meet with state governors in a bid to find a solution to the crisis triggered by the workers' demand for financial autonomy for the judiciary.

Speaking with PREMIUM TIMES at the end of JUSUN's NEC meeting on Saturday, a top officer of the uni...