The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has extended by four weeks its expired 21-day ultimatum to the Federal Government, warning that it may embark on industrial action if its demands remain unmet. The decision was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the association’s Extraordinary National Executive Council (E-NEC) meeting, held virtually…
Prof. Ememabasi Bassey, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH), has urged medical doctors in the hospital to resume work in order to save the lives of patients. Bassey who made the call at a press conference in Uyo on Wednesday, urged the Nigerian Medical Association to suspend its ongoing strike…
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has called off its indefinite strike shortly after it began, warning that industrial action could resume within 12 days if authorities fail to meet its demands. The doctors’ union is pressing for the reinstatement of the Physicians’ Adjustment Template (PAT), which it says is due to be halted…
Resident doctors in the Federal Capital Territory have lauded FCT Minister Nyesom Wike for settling their 13 months’ outstanding hazard allowance and approving a one-month wage award. The commendation was conveyed in a statement released on Tuesday by the minister’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Mr Lere Olayinka. Olayinka said the…
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…
