The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has commended Governor Peter Mbah for significantly improving doctors’ welfare in Enugu State and said it would not join the strike declared by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). At a press briefing marking Physicians’ Week 2025 and the Enugu South-East Regional Health Summit, the state NMA Chairman, Dr…
Striking resident doctors in Nigeria say they will not return to work until the government meets all their demands, rejecting what they describe as “token gestures” towards resolving the crisis. The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), which represents thousands of trainee and junior doctors nationwide, began an indefinite strike on 1 November after a…
Medical services at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) have been paralysed as resident doctors under the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) embarked on an indefinite strike, citing poor pay, inadequate facilities, and poor working conditions. The action, which began at the weekend, has left patients in distress, with many lamenting the lack…
The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has announced substantial financial interventions and workforce reforms to address the long-standing concerns of medical professionals, particularly those belonging to the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). Dr. Iziaq Salako, the Minister of State for Health, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, revealing that President…
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has announced it will commence an indefinite nationwide strike from 11:59 p.m. on Friday, 31 October 2025. The decision was reached after a five-hour meeting of the association’s National Executive Council (NEC) held on Saturday, NARD said in a statement issued on Sunday. According to the National President,…
Healthcare delivery in Abuja has been thrown into turmoil as resident doctors in the Federal Capital Territory commenced an indefinite strike on Monday, citing government inaction over persistent welfare and systemic issues. The Association of Resident Doctors, FCTA (ARD-FCTA), said the action followed months of unmet demands, despite a seven-day ultimatum issued on 28 August…
Doctors in Nigeria’s capital have begun a week-long warning strike, pressing for sweeping reforms in a health system they say is near collapse due to years of neglect. The Association of Resident Doctors, FCT Administration (ARD-FCTA), said hospitals in the territory face dire shortages of staff and equipment, compounded by unpaid entitlements and poor working…
The Association of Resident Doctors at Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna, has threatened to begin an indefinite strike if the state government fails to meet its outstanding salary obligations within 12 days. Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria, the chapter president, Dr Josiah Yakubu, said the doctors were demanding full enforcement of the revised…
The Lagos government urged medical doctors to shelve their three-day warning strike, set to begin today, and stated that they are negotiating and engaging with the Medical Guild. This call for restraint, reinforcing the government’s ongoing negotiation efforts mentioned earlier, was detailed in a statement by the Lagos State Ministry of Health. The government assured…
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), has expressed concern about the exodus of 30 medical doctors from Jigawa due to poor remuneration. Dr Usman Haruna, the Chairman of the association in the state, said this at a news conference on Monday in Dutse. He said the doctors were exiting the state service at an alarming rate…
