NIGERIAN RESIDENT DOCTORS DECLARE INDEFINITE NATIONWIDE STRIKE

Resident Doctors in Nigeria have declared a total, comprehensive, and indefinite strike action set to commence on November 1, 2025. The doctors, under the aegis of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), made the declaration on Monday, accusing the government of demarketing their certificates to prevent them from travelling out of the country.

The President of NARD, Dr Mohammed Usman Suleiman, read the strike directive from a communique issued at the conclusion of its Extraordinary National Executive Council meeting. He directed all members to commence final ward rounds and hand over their patients to consultants in preparation for the industrial action.

The association also issued a stark warning to President Bola Tinubu, urging him to be cautious of the politicians surrounding him. The doctors alleged that these officials are deceiving the President and do not mean well for him, adding that they are planning many things for when the strike begins.

The strike is fueled by a list of 19-point demands. Key among them are the immediate commencement of specialist allowance payments to all doctors in recognition of their pivotal role in delivering specialist care nationwide. The doctors are also demanding the immediate correction of all entry-level placements of doctors to their appropriate salary grades. Furthermore, NARD is calling for the decentralisation and streamlining of promotion and upgrading processes to enhance efficiency in training and clinical service delivery.