Resident doctors renew 21-day ultimatum over unpaid allowances, delayed residency fund
NARD said it reviewed reports on engagements with relevant ministries, departments and agencies, assessed the implementation of previous resolutions and ...
NARD said it reviewed reports on engagements with relevant ministries, departments and agencies, assessed the implementation of previous resolutions and ...
In a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES on Friday, the association expressed “profound concern” over the worsening labour dispute
Among its demands are the immediate disbursement of the 2026 Medical Residency Training Fund (MRTF), payment of outstanding salary-related arrears, ...
The association has repeatedly condemned several incidents of assault, harassment, and intimidation over attacks on doctors and other healthcare workers ...
According to NARD, the incident that led to the warning strike occurred after doctors informed a newborn’s father of the ...
The strike, triggered by unpaid allowances, delayed salaries, and other welfare issues, was called off following high-level government interventions.
Beyond the policy reversal, the association highlighted several unresolved financial obligations owed to its members
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), four health workers were infected with Lassa fever as ...
NARD said the loss of a young life under such circumstances was painful but warned that misleading narratives risk confusing ...
The court also barred NARD from taking steps preparatory to any industrial action.
NARD said it examined all agreements reached with the government over the years, many of which remain unfulfilled despite repeated ...
Confirming the development in a telephone conversation with PREMIUM TIMES, NARD President, Muhammad Suleiman said the strike has been suspended ...
PREMIUM TIMES' visit to hospitals in Abuja and Lagos this week revealed near-empty wards and frustrated patients returning home without ...
Mr Suleiman faulted government's claim that billions had been released to offset arrears owed to doctors, saying that most members ...
The industrial action began at midnight on Saturday and was declared over due to years of unmet demands and poor ...
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that resident doctors commenced an indefinite strike on 1 November, which has severely ...
The doctors’ union, which declared an indefinite strike on Saturday, listed 19 unresolved demands it said the government has failed ...
The ministry stated that the approval followed President Bola Tinubu's directive to ensure the immediate settlement of arrears owed to ...
With both NARD and ARD-FCTA now on indefinite strike, public hospitals nationwide are expected to experience widespread service disruptions starting ...
NARD had earlier embarked on a five-day warning strike on 12 September, which it suspended two days later, giving the ...
Mohammad Suleiman, national president of NARD, condemned the refusal to treat victims as “unacceptable."
Mr Ebong warned that suspending the strike without a concrete agreement would only trigger another round of industrial action within ...
Previous strikes by resident doctors have often crippled services across hospitals nationwide
The doctors said failure to comply will result in a five-day warning strike, commencing on Friday, 12 September.
NARD noted that some health workers were caught in the middle of the attacks, and the violence has diminished the ...
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