The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has threatened to commence a total and comprehensive nationwide industrial strike on Aug. 10 if the Federal Government fails to address its outstanding demands.
The resolution was contained in a communique issued at the end of the association’s July National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, which began on Sunday in Gombe and was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday night.
The communiqué was jointly signed by the NARD President, Dr Mohammad Suleiman; the Secretary-General, Dr Shuaibu Ibrahim; and the Publicity and Social Secretary, Dr Abdulmajid Ibrahim.
The association said the decision followed a review of the implementation of previous resolutions and engagements with the federal government, expressing dissatisfaction with the pace of compliance on several welfare and professional issues affecting resident doctors.
It said although the federal government had successfully disbursed the 2026 Medical Residency Training Fund (MRTF) to eligible resident doctors, several critical issues remained unresolved.
