The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has announced a seven-day warning strike, set to begin at midnight on Monday, August 26, 2024. This nationwide industrial action is in protest of the ongoing captivity of Dr. Ganiyat Popoola, a member of NARD who has been held hostage for over eight months. EDITOR’S PICKS Dangote, Elumelu, … Read more
He noted that signing MoUs was an academic exercise that does nothing to address the demands of the doctors. The spokesperson of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD, Julian Ojebo, has said that the striking doctors will not resume until their benefits are paid. Ojebo spoke on Monday while featuring on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise … Read more
The resident doctors had, on April 1, embarked on an industrial action, which was suspended after 10 days following a meeting with the government on Saturday Members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have asked the Federal Government to honour its agreement with the union. They warned that should the government fail to … Read more
…the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, said a five-person committee has been set up to look into some of the doctors’ demands The National Association of Resident Doctors has said it may call off its strike on Saturday (today) after meeting with federal government representatives in Abuja. The meeting, which lasted for over … Read more
The doctors are demanding the immediate payment of all salaries owed to all house officers, including March salaries (regardless of quota system) before the end of March. They also demanded the immediate payment of all salary arrears, among other issues The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have faulted the Minister of Labour and Employment, … Read more
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige had, on Friday, threatened that the government would not hesitate to invoke the ‘No work no pay’ provision in the labour laws if they failed to call off the strike The National Association of Resident Doctors has raised the alarm that it is being threatened by some … Read more
The striking resident doctors are demanding payment of backlog of salaries and an upward review of their hazard allowance, among other issues President of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan Chapter of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Temitope Hussein, has said that the association lost 17 doctors to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hussein, who … Read more
The resident doctors had on Thursday embarked on an indefinite strike to protest alleged failure by the Federal Government to fulfil its obligations to them The Federal Government will implement the ‘no work, no pay’ on the striking National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) if they refuse to resume work. Minister of Labour and Employment, … Read more
The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Taraba Specialist Hospital Jalingo Chapter have embarked on an indefinite strike action to press home their demands for adequate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) among other issues. The Resident Doctors are also protesting the non-implementation of the reversed Hazard Allowance and payment of COVID-19 inducement allowance and non-implementation of the … Read more
The Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, has commenced its Nationwide strike today (Monday). According to the National Publicity Secretary, Dr Stanley Egbogu, he said the Association has to go ahead because the Federal Government was yet to invite its leadership for a meeting despite notifying them. NARD said the Nigerian Medical Association, Pharmaceutical Society … Read more