Resident doctors across Nigeria have announced a fresh nationwide strike from January 12, 2026, signalling a breakdown in talks with the Federal Government over unresolved welfare and career-related demands. The decision was taken by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) after an Extraordinary National Executive Council meeting held on January 2, 2026. In a […]
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its five-day warning strike, just two days after it began. The suspension was announced in an official statement signed by NARD’s National President, Dr Tope Osundara; Secretary-General, Dr Odunbaku Oluwasola; and Publicity and Social Secretary, Dr Amobi Omoha. According to the statement, the decision followed assurances […]
Resident doctors in the Federal Capital Territory have commenced a seven-day warning strike, accusing the government of neglect and warning that the health system is on the brink of collapse. Announcing the action in a communique, Dr George Ebong, ARD-FCT President, said the strike was unavoidable given the “long-standing systemic failure” in the territory’s healthcare […]
Resident doctors in Kaduna State have declared an indefinite strike beginning 12:00 a.m. on Sunday, September 1, 2025. They cited the government’s failure to implement the 2024 Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) and other welfare agreements. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Kaduna State chapter, announced the […]
*Ex-ANAN boss commends NARD for suspending industrial action The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), on Monday morning, suspended its nationwide industrial action, which commenced on August 2, 2021. The suspension of the strike followed a marathon emergency meeting of the association which stretched from Sunday evening to early Monday morning. According to the President […]
Ukpono Ukpong and Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN), on Monday, ordered members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to suspend their industrial action and to resume work immediately. This is even as NARD has faulted the order, insisting that it is going to summon a meeting of its […]
*Say a hungry doctor is an angry doctor Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has pleaded with Nigerians to be patient with them, saying a hungry doctor is an angry doctor. In a statement made available to journalists on Monday, NARD president, Dr. Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, said they are not unaware of […]
Trade dispute between the Federal Government and the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has been handed over to the National Industrial Court of Nigeria for adjudication. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, disclosed this on Friday in a letter addressed to NARD and the Federal Ministry of Health. The minister had […]
Tom Okpe, Abuja Governors elected on the platform of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) have called on the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to suspend the ongoing strike which is taking a toll on the healthcare of Nigerians. The APC Governors, however, asked the Resident Doctors to negotiate with individual State Governments and […]
By Tom Okpe Members of National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have hinted that they are ready to suspend their planned resumption strike action on Friday, May 7, following exhaustive meeting with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, The doctors, at the resumption of the meeting with Speaker of House of Representatives, […]
Members of the National Association of Resident Doctors have suspended the ongoing strike. The association’s President, Aliyu Sokomba, made this known this on Thursday evening. READ ALSO: Replace resident doctors with corps members — FG Sokomba, however, said that notwithstanding the suspension of the industrial action, negotiations with Federal Government will continue on Friday morning. […]
By Doosuur Iwambe National Association of Resident Doctors Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has insisted that it will not back down on the industrial action it embarked upon until all its demands are met. Speaking during an exclusive telephone interview with the Daily Times, President of the association Dr Roland Aigbovo said the workers’ decision […]
The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital chapter, has called on its members to embark on a five-day warning strike from today, June 29. This was contained in a statement jointly signed by the NARD President, Dr Abraham Akinbola and the General Secretary, Dr. Abubakar Usman. The statement, made available to […]
The Bayelsa state government has initiated measures to end the ongoing resident doctors’ strike at the state-owned Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital (NDUTH), Okolobiri. The doctors said they had yet to suspend their indefinite strike in spite of the suspension of the nationwide action by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Sunday. State […]
Resident doctors at the Bayelsa State Government owned Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital (NDUTH), Okolobiri, have yet to resume from the indefinite strike suspended on Sunday by their national body. The leadership of National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) had on Sunday directed its members across the country to resume work as the Federal Government […]
…NARD suspends industrial action after parley with govs The Federal Government says the strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) was “needless and insensitive” because issues raised by the association had received attention. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made this known at a media briefing on Sunday in Abuja. […]
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its indefinite strike which started on June 15. This followed a meeting between the association and the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) in Abuja. NARD President, Dr. Aliyu Sokomba, announced this while addressing a news conference on Sunday in Abuja. “The National Executive Council has resolved to […]
…Describe threat as empty, biggest joke of the century Medical Doctors in the country under the aegis of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have vowed to continue their indefinite strike action amid the coronavirus pandemic if the demands highlighted in their letter to the Federal Government are not given consideration. The doctors emphasised […]
The meeting between the striking Natinal Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) and the Federal government yesterday ended in deadlock just as the doctors worked out of the negotiations citing government’s lack of commitment to their demands as the reason. Consequently, the Minister Health, Ehanire Osagie, has directed all Medical Directors nationwide to open a register […]
…Doctors storm out of parley as FG threatens sack …CMD urges resident doctors to shelve strike The meeting between the striking National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) and the Federal Government, on Tuesday, ended in a deadlock just as the doctors worked out of the negotiations citing government’s lack of commitment to their demands as […]